Starting this with a repaste of the last thread's plan, so I can reference it here directly. Don't post yet.Operation Silver Chain
ForcesReserves
Tepen, Vul'lath, Morniel, Ilsenine, Stille
Battle horror
119 elven warriors
50 fire elementals of medium size
12 githyanki acolytes of medium size
28 air elementals of shinear
50 elven detachment of the confederation of liberators
100 satyrs of the sunrise
50 dire lions
50 griffons
25 awakened cryohydras
30 brownfeather squires
15 war hounds
15 griffons
Shredstorm
77 courre scouts
50 earth elementals of medium size
50 water elementals of medium size
12 earth elementals of large size
50 phase spiders of large size
46 mineral quasi-elementals
Blocking Force
Simmer, Ebony, Kascha, Arrel, Goldanariux, Smrgol
205 air elementals of small, medium and large size
63 dire wolves
22 conflagration oozes of large size
143 tortles of medium size
100 triune courre
300 refugees from the burning aeropolis
83 pixies of the purple pixie brigade
120 fey-blooded centaurs of halas
30 ladies of the butterfly kinship
50 freed eidolons of rimefire
As with Elons Rapid, the blocking force is tasked with encircling Liber and preventing enemies from escaping the base or enemy reinforcements from attacking.
Rapid Response Force
Balyss, Crystal, Master, Meillarberyl, Moonlight, Finnegan
77 firre warrior/clerics
100 triune movanic devas
62 female students of the Graceful Blow
60 lillend
92 refugees from the burning aeropolis
100 Ysgardian Regulars of medium size
A tactic that worked well in Elons Rapid will now be replicated officially. An elite and swift force of soldiers ready to respond to any stiff opposition by the devils with skirmish tactics.
Siege #0 - Baleruk
Siege #1
Adrian
1 Slaughterstone behemoths
31 Ysgardian warriors
21 female students of the Graceful Blow
10 refugee-warriors from Lifasa
18 cloud giant warriors from Elysium
13 pixies from Lifasa
17 air elementals of medium size
54 catfolk warriors of medium size
133 Ysgardian Regulars of medium size
14 Sylican regulars of medium size
27 healers of medium size
7 elite healers of medium size
7 knights of the wise convent
200 refugees from the burning aeropolis
33 lantern archons
66 hound archons
66 justice archons
50 lillend
10 brownfeather knights
Siege #2
Mirima
1 Slaughterstone behemoths
31 Ysgardian warriors
21 female students of the Graceful Blow
10 refugee-warriors from Lifasa
18 cloud giant warriors from Elysium
13 pixies from Lifasa
17 air elementals of medium size
54 catfolk warriors of medium size
133 Ysgardian Regulars of medium size
14 Sylican regulars of medium size
27 healers of medium size
7 elite healers of medium size
7 knights of the wise convent
200 refugees from the burning aeropolis
33 lantern archons
66 hound archons
66 justice archons
50 lillend
10 brownfeather knights
Siege #3
Cresiel
1 Slaughterstone behemoths
31 Ysgardian warriors
21 female students of the Graceful Blow
10 refugee-warriors from Lifasa
18 cloud giant warriors from Elysium
13 pixies from Lifasa
17 air elementals of medium size
54 catfolk warriors of medium size
134 Ysgardian Regulars of medium size
14 Sylican regulars of medium size
27 healers of medium size
6 elite healers of medium size
6 knights of the wise convent
200 refugees from the burning aeropolis
34 lantern archons
67 hound archons
67 justice archons
50 lillend
10 brownfeather knights
The three components of Siege force, broken down to allow for three independent commands to drive deep into the heart of the enemy. Aurora's main assault force.
Pacifying Force: Elons Rapid
Tannin, Rosa
100 elven warriors
Aurora's fleet of ships
The force in charge of keeping Elons Rapid pacified and to discourage any devil resurgence in the area. Roughly at a ratio of a solder per fifty residents, before the ships come into the equation.
StrategyAurora's fleet of ships is to be left behind to support the pacifying force and serve as a force multiplier for them stationed above Elons Rapid. Meanwhile, a gate will be opened into the Astral, and from it several more that lead towards positions surrounding Liber. The Blockading Force will be dispatched through all land-locked approaches to the naval base, while Baleruk will depart through the gate coming from the sea side. Aurora will follow suit a minute later, traveling through the two gates to emerge behind Baleruk if a breach had been organized in the defenses. In the unlikely event Baleruk was unsuccessful, the Aurora will seek to use the gate on the opposite side of the city and make use of the focus of the defenders upon Baleruk's assault.
Siege forces 1 through 3 will be deployed from Aurora into a single, massive assault into the base. Once perimeter had been breached, each force will move under the guidance of its leader (Adrian, Mirima, Cresiel). Primary objective is securing the base and defeating all devil opposition in the area. Secondary objective is managing this with such overwhelming force that devil resistance in the region falters, and collaborators are driven to surrender. The Rapid Response Force will be dispatched when called upon by any of the Siege commanders to clear out a blockage, and deploy to crush localized devil resistance in strength.
'Victory!'
It begins with that. Baleruk goes through the gates and then roars in your mind as you wait. The message hits both Moore and Jaela, his triumphant roar enough to make your head pound from the sheer noise of it, even through telepathy.
'Come, the devils are ours to CRUSH!'
Jaela grins, thrusting Gae Bolg high in the air from where she's flying above the battlefield and observing. "Victory!" her voice rings out across Benfal!
Casting Greater Heroism on myself, and having Mirajane cast one upon herself. Her Stone Body spell has expired by now.HP: 490+20/490
AC: 68 =65base+1AotDP(armor max dex +8)+2Foresight, 20% miss chance (airborne creatures take a -1 penalty on attack rolls and damage rolls against you).
Full Attack (Gae Bolg, GMW, HW, K:D +5, CMT +1luck, CMT +2competence, HF +1morale/GH +4 morale, SofDP +2 attack/+3 damage, DM, vs devils only): +57/+52/+47/+42 or +61 AoO, 2d8+56+8d6+4d6 last is goldenfire
Spells Active: Energy Absorption CL 26, Create Magic Tattoo x2 CL 26, Elemental Body/Air CL 26, Surraruthru's Stupendous Dragonskin CL 26, Agility of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Strength of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Mind of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Stoneskin CL 26, Spell Turning CL 26, Contingency CL32, Permanency/Greater Blindsight CL32, Permanency/Mantle of Good CL33, Foresight CL25, Conviction CL29, Longstrider CL23, Divine Insight CL28, Lore of the Gods CL28, Mind Blank (CL26), Fortunate Fate (CL13), Planar Tolerance (CL7), Greater Mage Armor (CL5), Heroes Feast (CL20), Righteous Halo CL28, Greater Heroism CL28.
Resistances and Immunities: Fire Immunity, Cold Resistance 10, Acid Resistance 20, Electricity Resistance 20, Sonic Resistance 20, Damage Reduction 25/Epic and Evil and Cold Iron (10/Adamantium from Stoneskin), Spell Resistance 35 (45 vs Evil spells/permanent Mantle of Good), Immunity to Disease (normal and supernatural/magical), Immunity to Compulsion effects, Immunity to Petrification, Immunity to Sickened/Nauseated, Immunity to fear and poison/Heroes's Feast, Never surprised or flat-footed/Foresight, Immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, and stunning, and are not subject to extra damage from critical hits or flanking/Elemental Body (Air).
Spells Left (1-9): 8/9/9/2/9/5/8/2/7
Spells Left (10-11): 6/2
Saves: Fort +61, Ref +57, Will +61
-True Strike x3
-Turning x2
-Teleport x1
-Greater Teleport x1
-Moment of Prescience x1
-3 smite
-True Seeing component x1
-Stoneskin 120/150
Cool. I'm waiting on Neph here so Moore has a chance to spell up and then we'll get this rolling in earnest.
i will be just a few
Cool. If work's beating you up and you need time, just say so.
The following spells will be cast:
Harmonize (25m) (CL 25)
Tyche's Touch on Jaela, Mirajane, Sylvie (1d) (CL 14)
Mass Conviction (+4 morale to saving throws, 140m) (CL 14)
EDIT: Moore will also cast Share Talents on Jaela and himself as well as Sylvie and Mirajane as a pair.
EDIT2: He will also cast Greater Improvisation.
Active Spells: fortunate fate (CL15), planar tolerance (CL7), Superior Resistance (CL 24), Conviction (+4 saving throw), Tyche's Touch (+3 sacred saving throw), Harmonize (CL25), Greater Improvisation (CL25), Share Talents (CL25)
HP: 311/311
AC: 61, 32 touch
19/25 Bardic music uses, Refrain 0/3
Spells:
0th - 7/7 (DC 21)
1st - 4/7
2nd - 7/7
3rd - 3/6
4th - 6/6
5th - 2/6
6th - 3/5
7th - 5/5
8th - 1/2
Favored Soul:
0th - 9/9
1st - 9/9
2nd - 6/9
3rd - 7/8
4th - 8/8
5th - 8/8
6th - 6/7
7th - 4/4
Create Magic Tattoo, CL 26, Duration 24 hours
+1 Luck Bonus on Attack Rolls
Create Magic Tattoo, CL 26, Duration 24 hours
+2 Competence bonus on Attack Rolls
Energy Absorption, CL 26, Duration 26 hours/expended
[spoiler]Subject gains Resistance 10 against all five energy types: Acid, Cold, Electricity, Fire, and Sonic.
As an immediate action, the subject can cause the spell to absorb the power of a single energy-based attack. The subject gains immunity to any energy types used in that attack (but only for that attack), and also heals a number of points of damage equal to 1/2 the damage the effect would normally have caused. For instance, if a red dragon breathes fire on the subject for 87 points of damage, he could decide as an immediate action to absorb the effect, thus healing 43 points of damage instead of taking any damage. Hit points in excess of the subject's normal maximum are lost. Taking advantage of this function ends the duration of the spell.
Elemental Body, CL 26, Duration 26 hours
You can transform your body into a particular type of elemental substance. You and your possessions appear to be made of that element, though in the same general shape and size as your normal appearance.
ou have the benefits of the attune form spell (page 17) with respect to the appropriate element. If you choose a water body, for example, you can breathe normally on water dominant planes. You are immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, and stunning, and are not subject to extra damage from critical hits or flanking. You gain darkvision out to 60 feet. Your creature type remains unchanged, so you are unaffected by spells that target elementals, but you gain the air, earth, fire, or water subtype depending on the elemental substance you chose.
Air: Fly at your normal speed (perfect maneuverability), air mastery (airborne creatures take a —1 penalty on attack rolls and damage rolls against you).
Earth: Earth mastery (you gain a +1 bonus on attack rolls and damage rolls if both you and your foe touch the ground), push (you can start a bull rush maneuver without provoking attacks of opportunity), +3 natural armor bonus to AC.
Fire: Fire immunity, burn (those you hit in melee and those who attack you with natural weapons must make a Reflex save or catch fire, with a save DC equal to that of a fire elemental of the same size).
Water: Water: Swim at your normal speed, water mastery (you gain a +1 bonus on attack rolls and damage rolls if both you and your opponent touch water), drench (you can use your elemental form to put out nonmagical open flames and dispel magical fire you touch as if casting dispel magic at your caster level).
The elemental body spell has the descriptor of the element you choose. So, if you choose a body of fire, elemental body is a fire spell.
Surraruthru's Stupendous Dragonskin, CL 26, Duration 26 hours
Grants you a +10 armor bonus to armor class and damage reduction 10/magic.
Agility of the Dragon Princess, CL 26, Duration 26 hours
The target of this spell gains a +4 insight bonus to Dexterity.
Strength of the Dragon Princess, CL 26, Duration 26 hours
The target of this spell gains a +4 insight bonus to Strength.
Mind of the Dragon Princess, CL 26, Duration 26 hours
The target of this spell gains a +4 insight bonus to Intelligence.
Mind Blank, CL 26, Duration 24 hours
The subject is protected from all devices and spells that detect, influence, or read emotions or thoughts. This spell protects against all mind-affecting spells and effects as well as information gathering by divination spells or effects. Mind blank even foils limited wish, miracle, and wish spells when they are used in such a way as to affect the subject's mind or to gain information about it. In the case of scrying that scans an area the creature is in, such as arcane eye, the spell works but the creature simply isn't detected. Scrying attempts that are targeted specifically at the subject do not work at all.
Stoneskin, CL 26, Duration 260 minutes
Subject gains DR 10/adamantine up to 150 points.
Spell Turning, CL 26, Duration 260 Minutes
Spells and spell-like effects targeted on you are turned back upon the original caster. The abjuration turns only spells that have you as a target. Effect and area spells are not affected. Spell turning also fails to stop touch range spells.
From seven to ten (1d4+6) spell levels are affected by the turning. The exact number is rolled secretly.
When you are targeted by a spell of higher level than the amount of spell turning you have left, that spell is partially turned. The subtract the amount of spell turning left from the spell level of the incoming spell, then divide the result by the spell level of the incoming spell to see what fraction of the effect gets through. For damaging spells, you and the caster each take a fraction of the damage. For nondamaging spells, each of you has a proportional chance to be affected.
If you and a spellcasting attacker are both warded by spell turning effects in operation, a resonating field is created.
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Sylvie is not yet there.
I mostly held y'all today since Neph was work grabbed and sewers ran red hot, but I'll toss this in now so it isn't forgotten in the shuffle.
As you prepare, you get a message from Tepen, 'A message from Afina,' He sends to both Jaela and Moore. 'I repeat verbatim: Tepen, Afina. In Water. Sewer Fortress is bomb, power fed from city directly above. Dispatch troops to stop. No teleporting. Interdicted to Taelfagn. Fled. Safe.'
Durrr my bad on Sylvie. Just nix the ones involving her for now.
'Tepen, are you in contact with the other officers in the area?' Jaela responds, keeping Mirajane and Moore in the loop as well. 'Have Rosa and Tannin report from the airborn ships, and Bubbles, Surraruthru, Tryll and Calleigh from the underground. If teleportation is blocked and I'll need to fly over, we should get all the facts straight first.'
"So he is playing his cards here..." Moore muses as he slips his mask on to be safe. "Is he someone we want to face under our own power? I do not know how much our allies would need to be involved at this hour."
'Yes, a routine check in. Either that message is in error or Taelfagn is spoofing our telepathy. A moment while I query them again.' Tepen says.
"Few have even a shot at stopping this guy, and those on allied planes who could won't leave their domains that easily," Jaela tells Moore. "We're it."
To Tepen, she sends, 'What about Sylvie's status?'
'She's working on it, but still not any time soon,' Tepen sends, 'Do you wish to recall her?'
Moore nods. "If he's using all his effort to face us then it gives our allies no need to fuss."
'Let's recall her,' Jaela agrees with a heavy heart. 'Have her return to the Aurora. If Afina's been forced off the battlefield by Taelfagn, I want her here.'
She gives Moore a strange look, but resolves to simply nod curtly.
'Done,' Tepen says, 'I'm getting word from Tryll and Surraruthru. They seem to be intact.'
"Oh, it's... uh, the mask." Moore gestures, as if that explains everything.
'Oh, wonderful. I'm glad they're okay.' Moore sends.
'Yes, the situation seems to be in hand now,' Tepen says, 'Are you going on to Liber now?'
'Ask them details about the bomb and Afina,' Jaela directs Tepen. 'Since it's a proper communication, see if it fits their usual mental communication patterns. Faking those would be far more difficult to devils who never heard them, and they differ enough from speech that you'll be able to vet them.'
She studies the course of the battle after Baleruk's forceful opening. With a bit of luck, it won't take long to seize the base.
He's doing fine. The riverside town is in chaos as Baleruk wages war on it, flying devils rising up and being obliterated. Aurora's forces are pouring in through the gates in the meantime.
'Doing so, but early results are positive,' Tepen sends.
Jaela nods to herself. "We'll hold here until Sylvie rejoins us," she says, keeping Tepen in the loop as well. "Arrange a Sending to Afina that relays, 'Afina, Jaela. Surraruthru and Tryll report success. Don't believe Taelfagn at Elons Rapid. Waiting for him. Overseeing assault on Liber. Is pickup required? Where from?'"
She frowns a bit, then, adding, "You're receiving from Dana and Bubbles as well? And Rosa and Tannin? What do they say about the communications blackout? Are the forces left behind and the civilians alright?"
'They didn't get previous messages, but we're talking now,' Tepen replies. 'I'm in contact with all of them.'
While they're all waiting, Moore makes a silent prayer to Erathaol to watch over them all and help guide them to victory over Taelfagn.
'Excellent. Have the Infiltration Force serve as reserves for the pacifying force, resting in the ships,' Jaela relays to Tepen. 'ETA on Sylvie?'
'A few minutes at most,' Tepen sends.
Jaela flies above the battlefield, watching for places where her little team can contribute.
Sure. Spot.
[20:26] <@Annerose> roll 1d20+18
[20:26] <Serith> Annerose roll for Serith < 30 > [d20=12]
You get +2 to your skill checks because of Share Talents, also, if you didn't factor that in.
I didn't. What bonus type is it?
It is untyped.
32 it is.
Near the ships you can see your forces advancing, but they've ran into a pit fiend commanding a large squad of collaborators, stopping them cold.
As you see this, Sylvie appears next to the two of you, "What have I missed?"
"Good to have you with us," Jaela says, pointing out the pit fiend. "Let's go say hello. I'll bring you up to date."
Who is in your group?
Mirajane, Moore, Sylvie.
'Tryll, Misalea and Dana are returning,' Tepen sends to you. 'Where do you want them, General?'
'Have them reinforce the Rapid Response Force,' Jaela responds to Tepen, speaking out loud to Sylvie after, "Afina ran into the Duke of Destiny but was able to disengage. Elons Rapid had some devil fortress below it rigged to blow, but Tryll and Surraruthru stopped it. The city remains firmly ours, while I decided to take this naval base and break the spirit of the remaining collaborators. Taelfagn apparently spoofs both telepathy and dimensional travel at will, thus I regretfully recalled you for when he resurfaces."
She points out the pit fiend they're approaching, adding, "Now, how about introducing ourselves properly with 21?"
All of you soar down and...
Let's do init.
[21:16] <@Annerose> roll 1d20+13
[21:16] <Serith> Annerose roll for Serith < 29 > [d20=16]
Everyone gets +12 to their init checks, also due to the marshal aura.
[14:18] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+34
[14:18] <Serith> Nephrite roll for Serith < 47 > [d20=13]
41, then!
> roll 1d20+37 Sylvie
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 56 > [d20=19]
> roll 1d20+19 Mirajane
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 38 > [d20=19]
> roll 1d20+13 pit fiend
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 16 > [d20=3]
> roll 1d20+5 assorted forces
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 25 > [d20=20]
Init is Sylvie (56) > Moore (47) > Mirajane (38) > Annerose (29) > Assorted Forces (25) > Pit Fiend (16)
Sylvie opens.
Sylvie flies above the enemy forces and smiles, "Good idea," she says to you, before 21 is drawn and consumes the pit fiend and barbazu.
> roll 1d20+29 pit fiend
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 44 > [d20=15]
> roll 1d20+8 barbazu
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 11 > [d20=3]
> roll 21d12+21
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 139 > [d12=8,9,12,7,5,7,3,12,6,4,3,4,4,2,4,10,4,4,3,4,3]
Light comes and the devils are no more. At least the barbazu, eliminated to the last. The pit fiend's wings are gone, blood pouring down from the stumps. It cries out in pain as...
Moore.
"Let's finish this quickly, then!" Moore calls, offering inspiration to everyone!
14 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and the same bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls for everyone.
Active Spells: fortunate fate (CL15), planar tolerance (CL7), Superior Resistance (CL 24), Conviction (+4 saving throw), Tyche's Touch (+3 sacred saving throw), Harmonize (CL25), Greater Improvisation (CL25), Share Talents (CL25)
HP: (7)311/311
AC: 61, 32 touch
18/25 Bardic music uses, Refrain 0/3
Spells:
0th - 7/7 (DC 21)
1st - 4/7
2nd - 7/7
3rd - 3/6
4th - 6/6
5th - 2/6
6th - 3/5
7th - 5/5
8th - 1/2
Favored Soul:
0th - 9/9
1st - 9/9
2nd - 6/9
3rd - 7/8
4th - 8/8
5th - 8/8
6th - 6/7
7th - 4/4
Create Magic Tattoo, CL 26, Duration 24 hours
+1 Luck Bonus on Attack Rolls
Create Magic Tattoo, CL 26, Duration 24 hours
+2 Competence bonus on Attack Rolls
Energy Absorption, CL 26, Duration 26 hours/expended
[spoiler]Subject gains Resistance 10 against all five energy types: Acid, Cold, Electricity, Fire, and Sonic.
As an immediate action, the subject can cause the spell to absorb the power of a single energy-based attack. The subject gains immunity to any energy types used in that attack (but only for that attack), and also heals a number of points of damage equal to 1/2 the damage the effect would normally have caused. For instance, if a red dragon breathes fire on the subject for 87 points of damage, he could decide as an immediate action to absorb the effect, thus healing 43 points of damage instead of taking any damage. Hit points in excess of the subject's normal maximum are lost. Taking advantage of this function ends the duration of the spell.
Elemental Body, CL 26, Duration 26 hours
You can transform your body into a particular type of elemental substance. You and your possessions appear to be made of that element, though in the same general shape and size as your normal appearance.
ou have the benefits of the attune form spell (page 17) with respect to the appropriate element. If you choose a water body, for example, you can breathe normally on water dominant planes. You are immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, and stunning, and are not subject to extra damage from critical hits or flanking. You gain darkvision out to 60 feet. Your creature type remains unchanged, so you are unaffected by spells that target elementals, but you gain the air, earth, fire, or water subtype depending on the elemental substance you chose.
Air: Fly at your normal speed (perfect maneuverability), air mastery (airborne creatures take a —1 penalty on attack rolls and damage rolls against you).
Earth: Earth mastery (you gain a +1 bonus on attack rolls and damage rolls if both you and your foe touch the ground), push (you can start a bull rush maneuver without provoking attacks of opportunity), +3 natural armor bonus to AC.
Fire: Fire immunity, burn (those you hit in melee and those who attack you with natural weapons must make a Reflex save or catch fire, with a save DC equal to that of a fire elemental of the same size).
Water: Water: Swim at your normal speed, water mastery (you gain a +1 bonus on attack rolls and damage rolls if both you and your opponent touch water), drench (you can use your elemental form to put out nonmagical open flames and dispel magical fire you touch as if casting dispel magic at your caster level).
The elemental body spell has the descriptor of the element you choose. So, if you choose a body of fire, elemental body is a fire spell.
Surraruthru's Stupendous Dragonskin, CL 26, Duration 26 hours
Grants you a +10 armor bonus to armor class and damage reduction 10/magic.
Agility of the Dragon Princess, CL 26, Duration 26 hours
The target of this spell gains a +4 insight bonus to Dexterity.
Strength of the Dragon Princess, CL 26, Duration 26 hours
The target of this spell gains a +4 insight bonus to Strength.
Mind of the Dragon Princess, CL 26, Duration 26 hours
The target of this spell gains a +4 insight bonus to Intelligence.
Mind Blank, CL 26, Duration 24 hours
The subject is protected from all devices and spells that detect, influence, or read emotions or thoughts. This spell protects against all mind-affecting spells and effects as well as information gathering by divination spells or effects. Mind blank even foils limited wish, miracle, and wish spells when they are used in such a way as to affect the subject's mind or to gain information about it. In the case of scrying that scans an area the creature is in, such as arcane eye, the spell works but the creature simply isn't detected. Scrying attempts that are targeted specifically at the subject do not work at all.
Stoneskin, CL 26, Duration 260 minutes
Subject gains DR 10/adamantine up to 150 points.
Spell Turning, CL 26, Duration 260 Minutes
Spells and spell-like effects targeted on you are turned back upon the original caster. The abjuration turns only spells that have you as a target. Effect and area spells are not affected. Spell turning also fails to stop touch range spells.
From seven to ten (1d4+6) spell levels are affected by the turning. The exact number is rolled secretly.
When you are targeted by a spell of higher level than the amount of spell turning you have left, that spell is partially turned. The subtract the amount of spell turning left from the spell level of the incoming spell, then divide the result by the spell level of the incoming spell to see what fraction of the effect gets through. For damaging spells, you and the caster each take a fraction of the damage. For nondamaging spells, each of you has a proportional chance to be affected.
If you and a spellcasting attacker are both warded by spell turning effects in operation, a resonating field is created.
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Mirajane will let you go first in case there's a trap or danger, Jaela. Go. She's not risking it after the last few incidents.
Jaela plunges down as a comet, seeking to destroy the wounded pit fiend and absolutely terrify any mortals in its presence! Shock and awe!
[21:39] <@Annerose> roll 1d20+43+5+1+2+4+2+14 divine might, diving charge, not smiting
[21:39] <Serith> Annerose roll for Serith < 90 > [d20=19]
[21:41] <@Annerose> roll 5d8+145+25+15+70+70+4d6 KD+SotDP+DM+Aura+goldenfire
[21:41] <Serith> Annerose roll for Serith < 348 > [d8=1,8,1,3,2][d6=1,3,2,2]
If I need to roll Intimidate after this, I'll take 10 for 60. Recasting Moment of Prescience as swift.
-4 to attack for 86 and -20 to damage for 328.Divine Might 14/14 rounds left.
Aura: +14 morale to attack/damage/saves from charm and fear
Aura: +14 circumstantial to dex-based checks and init
HP: 490+20/490
AC: 68 =65base+1AotDP(armor max dex +8)+2Foresight, 20% miss chance (airborne creatures take a -1 penalty on attack rolls and damage rolls against you).
Full Attack (Gae Bolg, GMW, HW, K:D +5, CMT +1luck, CMT +2competence, HF +1morale/GH +4 morale, SofDP +2 attack/+3 damage, DM, vs devils only): +57/+52/+47/+42 or +61 AoO, 2d8+56+8d6+4d6 last is goldenfire
Spells Active: Energy Absorption CL 26, Create Magic Tattoo x2 CL 26, Elemental Body/Air CL 26, Surraruthru's Stupendous Dragonskin CL 26, Agility of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Strength of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Mind of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Stoneskin CL 26, Spell Turning CL 26, Contingency CL32, Permanency/Greater Blindsight CL32, Permanency/Mantle of Good CL33, Foresight CL25, Conviction CL29, Longstrider CL23, Divine Insight CL28, Lore of the Gods CL28, Mind Blank (CL26), Fortunate Fate (CL13), Planar Tolerance (CL7), Greater Mage Armor (CL5), Heroes Feast (CL20), Righteous Halo CL28, Greater Heroism CL28, Tyche's Touch CL14 (+4 sacred to next save), Share Talents CL14 (+2 untyped to skills), Moment of Prescience CL23.
Resistances and Immunities: Fire Immunity, Cold Resistance 10, Acid Resistance 20, Electricity Resistance 20, Sonic Resistance 20, Damage Reduction 25/Epic and Evil and Cold Iron (10/Adamantium from Stoneskin), Spell Resistance 35 (45 vs Evil spells/permanent Mantle of Good), Immunity to Disease (normal and supernatural/magical), Immunity to Compulsion effects, Immunity to Petrification, Immunity to Sickened/Nauseated, Immunity to fear and poison/Heroes's Feast, Never surprised or flat-footed/Foresight, Immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, and stunning, and are not subject to extra damage from critical hits or flanking/Elemental Body (Air).
Spells Left (1-9): 8/9/9/2/9/5/8/2/7
Spells Left (10-11): 6/2
Saves: Fort +61, Ref +57, Will +61
-True Strike x3
-Turning x3
-Teleport x1
-Greater Teleport x1
-Moment of Prescience x2
-3 smite
-True Seeing component x1
-Stoneskin 120/150
You impale the pit fiend.
A simple sentence to describe a monumental event.
You thrust your spear through its skull down to its groina nd beyond, the creature exploding into goldenfire. It is utterly vanquished, slaughtered as the collaborators throw down their arms and surrender at sight of you. Your own troops surge in now, advancing further towards the ships now tha tthe barrier's gone.
"With General Jaela, we're invincible," a few call, as Mirajane flies down next to you.
"That was inspired, mother."
"Sylvie's opening was the perfect setting," she says with a grin. "Let's go sink those ships. If any of you see another bottleneck like this, let me know and I'll send in the Rapid Response Force."
Moore will take a look around as he flies down to see if there's anything else in the immediate vicinity of his vision.
Take 10 for 48.
Nothing immediately, but you can see devils and collaborators rising on the ships.
Plan here, Jaela? Go ahead and do your thing, you two.
Moore will gesture and point out the rising devils.
I'll take a moment to cast Shield of Warding and Crown of Flames on myself, while Mirajane casts Mass Death Ward on the four of us.
Then I'll cast Good Hope CL28 on all of us. We should arrive to our destination by then!"Sylvie, Mirajane, pick a ship each," Jaela commands. "Pick out the command vessels. Moore, do your thing. We'll sink this fleet!"
Then, she shoots down at the largest and most imposing of the ships!
Divine Might 10/14 rounds left.
Aura: +14 morale to attack/damage/saves from charm and fear
Aura: +14 circumstantial to dex-based checks and init
Init +13
HP: 490+20/490
AC: 73 =65base+1AotDP(armor max dex +8)+2Foresight+5SoW, 20% miss chance (airborne creatures take a -1 penalty on attack rolls and damage rolls against you).
Full Attack (Gae Bolg, GMW, HW, K:D +5, CMT +1luck, CMT +2competence, HF +1morale/GH +4 morale, SofDP +2 attack/+3 damage, DM, vs devils only): +59/+54/+49/+44 or +63 AoO, 2d8+56+8d6+4d6 last is goldenfire
Spells Active: Energy Absorption CL 26, Create Magic Tattoo x2 CL 26, Elemental Body/Air CL 26, Surraruthru's Stupendous Dragonskin CL 26, Agility of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Strength of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Mind of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Stoneskin CL 26, Spell Turning CL 26, Contingency CL32, Permanency/Greater Blindsight CL32, Permanency/Mantle of Good CL33, Foresight CL25, Conviction CL29, Longstrider CL23, Divine Insight CL28, Lore of the Gods CL28, Mind Blank (CL26), Fortunate Fate (CL13), Planar Tolerance (CL7), Greater Mage Armor (CL5), Heroes Feast (CL20), Righteous Halo CL28, Greater Heroism CL28, Tyche's Touch CL14 (+4 sacred to next save), Share Talents CL14 (+2 untyped to skills), Moment of Prescience CL23, Good Hope CL28, Shield of Warding CL28, Crown of Flames CL28, Mass Death Ward CL24.
Resistances and Immunities: Fire Immunity, Cold Resistance 10, Acid Resistance 20, Electricity Resistance 20, Sonic Resistance 20, Damage Reduction 25/Epic and Evil and Cold Iron (10/Adamantium from Stoneskin), Spell Resistance 35 (45 vs Evil spells/permanent Mantle of Good), Immunity to Disease (normal and supernatural/magical), Immunity to Compulsion effects, Immunity to Petrification, Immunity to Sickened/Nauseated, Immunity to fear and poison/Heroes's Feast, Never surprised or flat-footed/Foresight, Immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, and stunning, and are not subject to extra damage from critical hits or flanking/Elemental Body (Air).
Spells Left (1-9): 8/9/8/1/8/5/8/2/7
Spells Left (10-11): 6/2
Saves: Fort +61, Ref +62, Will +61
-True Strike x3
-Turning x3
-Teleport x1
-Greater Teleport x1
-Moment of Prescience x2
-3 smite
-True Seeing component x1
-Stoneskin 120/150
Chain Dispel -> Gae Dioltas
Do your thing so we can factor in bonuses properly, Moore.
6 nonlethal damage to Moore.
+14 morale bonus to attack and weapon damage rolls and the same bonus against charm and fear saves to everyone. This lasts for 10 rounds after they stop hearing Moore -- YMMV on how long that actually is since they're all splitting up.
I think by the time everyone's in position they'll be out of range of his aura and his other bonuses. He'll go with Jaela either way, so she'll keep the aura bonuses -- so she gets an extra +3 to attack rolls. +2 is untyped and +1 is circumstance.
Moore hover sin position and sings for now as the other three split up. Jaela races to a ship - a big, flat barge full of soldiers. She's approaching as devils mobilize on it, collaborators getting bows and cultlasses ready.
Go ahead, attack is yours.
"Not today, devils!" she cries out, spearing through the ship's decks one after the other!
[19:53] <@Annerose> roll 1d20+43+1+5+1+2+14+2+3-22 diving charge~
[19:53] <Rei-chan> Annerose rolled : 1d20+43+1+5+1+2+14+2+3-22 diving charge~ --> [ 1d20=6 ]{55}
[19:54] <@Annerose> roll 5d8+145+25+70+70+15+110 KD+DM+Moore+SotDP+PA
[19:54] <Rei-chan> Annerose rolled : 5d8+145+25+70+70+15+110 KD+DM+Moore+SotDP+PA --> [ 5d8=17 ]{452}Divine Might 10/14 rounds left.
Aura: +14 morale to attack/damage/saves from charm and fear
Aura: +14 circumstantial to dex-based checks and init
Init +13
HP: 490+20/490
AC: 73 =65base+1AotDP(armor max dex +8)+2Foresight+5SoW, 20% miss chance (airborne creatures take a -1 penalty on attack rolls and damage rolls against you).
Full Attack (Gae Bolg, GMW, HW, K:D +5, CMT +1luck, CMT +2competence, HF +1morale/GH +4 morale, SofDP +2 attack/+3 damage, DM, vs devils only): +59/+54/+49/+44 or +63 AoO, 2d8+56+8d6+4d6 last is goldenfire
Spells Active: Energy Absorption CL 26, Create Magic Tattoo x2 CL 26, Elemental Body/Air CL 26, Surraruthru's Stupendous Dragonskin CL 26, Agility of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Strength of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Mind of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Stoneskin CL 26, Spell Turning CL 26, Contingency CL32, Permanency/Greater Blindsight CL32, Permanency/Mantle of Good CL33, Foresight CL25, Conviction CL29, Longstrider CL23, Divine Insight CL28, Lore of the Gods CL28, Mind Blank (CL26), Fortunate Fate (CL13), Planar Tolerance (CL7), Greater Mage Armor (CL5), Heroes Feast (CL20), Righteous Halo CL28, Greater Heroism CL28, Tyche's Touch CL14 (+4 sacred to next save), Share Talents CL14 (+2 untyped to skills), Moment of Prescience CL23, Good Hope CL28, Shield of Warding CL28, Crown of Flames CL28, Mass Death Ward CL24.
Resistances and Immunities: Fire Immunity, Cold Resistance 10, Acid Resistance 20, Electricity Resistance 20, Sonic Resistance 20, Damage Reduction 25/Epic and Evil and Cold Iron (10/Adamantium from Stoneskin), Spell Resistance 35 (45 vs Evil spells/permanent Mantle of Good), Immunity to Disease (normal and supernatural/magical), Immunity to Compulsion effects, Immunity to Petrification, Immunity to Sickened/Nauseated, Immunity to fear and poison/Heroes's Feast, Never surprised or flat-footed/Foresight, Immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, and stunning, and are not subject to extra damage from critical hits or flanking/Elemental Body (Air).
Spells Left (1-9): 8/9/8/1/8/5/8/2/7
Spells Left (10-11): 6/2
Saves: Fort +61, Ref +62, Will +61
-True Strike x3
-Turning x3
-Teleport x1
-Greater Teleport x1
-Moment of Prescience x2
-3 smite
-True Seeing component x1
-Stoneskin 120/150
Chain Dispel -> Gae Dioltas
You plunge down through the deck and a then another, into the chilly-dark waters below. Everything becomes muffled as you are underwater, the world wet and slower.
Go ahead, no enemy's in position to make a meaningful immediate counter to that.
Jaela propels herself towards the water's surface, steam rising all around her as her Crown of Flames burns any devils unfortunate enough to end up in her presence.
"Surrender while you still can!" she announces to the crews of the other ships.
[20:04] <@Annerose> roll 2d6
[20:04] <Rei-chan> Annerose rolled : 2d6 --> [ 2d6=9 ]{9}
[20:04] <@Annerose> roll 1d20+28
[20:04] <Rei-chan> Annerose rolled : 1d20+28 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{40}
Meanwhile above, Moore can see it all. The ship Jaela plunged through begins to floor and sink. Sylvie flies above another ship, a blast of fire exploding amid it and setting it ablaze. Mirajane opts for much the same, a flame strike hitting the center of her target and setting that one on fire, too.
Make a quick Listen check, Moore.
Take 10 for 48
You hear a rustle right behind you.
In the meantime, Jaela...
Make an Intimidate check there, Jaela. +10 bonus since you're pretty fucking intimidating like that.
Nice try, assassin dude!
Wait, there isn't an assassin anymore.
Crap!! Moore turns invisible just to be on the safe side! He's going to try and swing around to see whatever's there while getting out of the way!
Turning invisible via free action, then he's going to try and go forward 20 ft and turn around to see what it was.
[20:43] <@Annerose> roll 1d20+64 surrender!
[20:43] <Rei-chan> Annerose rolled : 1d20+64 surrender! --> [ 1d20=9 ]{73}Divine Might 10/14 rounds left.
Aura: +14 morale to attack/damage/saves from charm and fear
Aura: +14 circumstantial to dex-based checks and init
Init +13
HP: 490+20/490
AC: 73 =65base+1AotDP(armor max dex +8)+2Foresight+5SoW, 20% miss chance (airborne creatures take a -1 penalty on attack rolls and damage rolls against you).
Full Attack (Gae Bolg, GMW, HW, K:D +5, CMT +1luck, CMT +2competence, HF +1morale/GH +4 morale, SofDP +2 attack/+3 damage, DM, vs devils only): +59/+54/+49/+44 or +63 AoO, 2d8+56+8d6+4d6 last is goldenfire
Spells Active: Energy Absorption CL 26, Create Magic Tattoo x2 CL 26, Elemental Body/Air CL 26, Surraruthru's Stupendous Dragonskin CL 26, Agility of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Strength of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Mind of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Stoneskin CL 26, Spell Turning CL 26, Contingency CL32, Permanency/Greater Blindsight CL32, Permanency/Mantle of Good CL33, Foresight CL25, Conviction CL29, Longstrider CL23, Divine Insight CL28, Lore of the Gods CL28, Mind Blank (CL26), Fortunate Fate (CL13), Planar Tolerance (CL7), Greater Mage Armor (CL5), Heroes Feast (CL20), Righteous Halo CL28, Greater Heroism CL28, Tyche's Touch CL14 (+4 sacred to next save), Share Talents CL14 (+2 untyped to skills), Moment of Prescience CL23, Good Hope CL28, Shield of Warding CL28, Crown of Flames CL28, Mass Death Ward CL24.
Resistances and Immunities: Fire Immunity, Cold Resistance 10, Acid Resistance 20, Electricity Resistance 20, Sonic Resistance 20, Damage Reduction 25/Epic and Evil and Cold Iron (10/Adamantium from Stoneskin), Spell Resistance 35 (45 vs Evil spells/permanent Mantle of Good), Immunity to Disease (normal and supernatural/magical), Immunity to Compulsion effects, Immunity to Petrification, Immunity to Sickened/Nauseated, Immunity to fear and poison/Heroes's Feast, Never surprised or flat-footed/Foresight, Immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, and stunning, and are not subject to extra damage from critical hits or flanking/Elemental Body (Air).
Spells Left (1-9): 8/9/8/1/8/5/8/2/7
Spells Left (10-11): 6/2
Saves: Fort +61, Ref +62, Will +61
-True Strike x3
-Turning x3
-Teleport x1
-Greater Teleport x1
-Moment of Prescience x2
-3 smite
-True Seeing component x1
-Stoneskin 120/150
Chain Dispel -> Gae Dioltas
Collaborators cry out in terror and even the devils on board step back, fearful and surprised. For a moment no one on the ship is doing anything, if you want to take advantage of it.
Moore turns around and sees...nothing?
...There are becoming way too many things that aren't being revealed by True Seeing these days...!
Either way, he looks around for magic while he continues to keep his guard up!
Take 10 for 51 on Spellcraft.
Jaela gestures at yet another ship, and the already divine fire of the Flame Strike is boosted by goldenfire, just as her daughter's is!
[21:09] <@Annerose> roll 15d6+4d6 last is goldenfire, Flame Strike DC29
[21:09] <Rei-chan> Annerose rolled : 15d6+4d6 last is goldenfire, Flame Strike DC29 --> [ 15d6=59 4d6=14 ]{73}
"Those who resist will burn away to ashes!" she announces, feeling that the threat will be scarier once the collaborators see the notoriously immune devils acquire some unpleasant burns....
There's no magic around at all. Maybe it was just your nerves or imagination?
As Moore grapples with that, the forces of the sinking ship begin to surrender. A collaborator, another and another...and then devils follow, throwing down weapons.
No -- there's absolutely no way. Moore will start to fly up towards the ship Jaela's on, either way. Safety in numbers and all that.
Jaela observes the other ships, glaring at the crew of each one as she waits for the others to rejoin her. If the spirit of the defenders is completely crushed, they can let their own troops secure the port section.
Sylvie's ship is on fire, devils and collaborators diving into the water as it sinks. Mirajane's is in much the same state and its spreading, the ship knocked into others as flames spread. Meanwhile Moore catches up to Jaela safely.
'Easy enough. They're not focusing on the ships that much,' Sylvie says, 'I think they realize this isn't a war won or lost over a river.'
'The more absolute our victory here, the easier it would be for the troops on all subsequent fronts,' Jaela reasons, before sending to Tepen, 'I could do with an update. Are things clear at Elons Rapid? Any trouble spots with the assault on Liber I didn't get reported from the Siege leaders?'
Any ship that doesn't show signs of immediate surrender gets treated to bombardment by goldenfire-enhanced Flame Strike. Jaela had called upon the fiends and their minions to surrender twice already, and there wouldn't be a third time.
Divine Might 10/14 rounds left.
Aura: +14 morale to attack/damage/saves from charm and fear
Aura: +14 circumstantial to dex-based checks and init
Init +13
HP: 490+20/490
AC: 73 =65base+1AotDP(armor max dex +8)+2Foresight+5SoW, 20% miss chance (airborne creatures take a -1 penalty on attack rolls and damage rolls against you).
Full Attack (Gae Bolg, GMW, HW, K:D +5, CMT +1luck, CMT +2competence, HF +1morale/GH +4 morale, SofDP +2 attack/+3 damage, DM, vs devils only): +59/+54/+49/+44 or +63 AoO, 2d8+56+8d6+4d6 last is goldenfire
Spells Active: Energy Absorption CL 26, Create Magic Tattoo x2 CL 26, Elemental Body/Air CL 26, Surraruthru's Stupendous Dragonskin CL 26, Agility of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Strength of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Mind of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Stoneskin CL 26, Spell Turning CL 26, Contingency CL32, Permanency/Greater Blindsight CL32, Permanency/Mantle of Good CL33, Foresight CL25, Conviction CL29, Longstrider CL23, Divine Insight CL28, Lore of the Gods CL28, Mind Blank (CL26), Fortunate Fate (CL13), Planar Tolerance (CL7), Greater Mage Armor (CL5), Heroes Feast (CL20), Righteous Halo CL28, Greater Heroism CL28, Tyche's Touch CL14 (+4 sacred to next save), Share Talents CL14 (+2 untyped to skills), Moment of Prescience CL23, Good Hope CL28, Shield of Warding CL28, Crown of Flames CL28, Mass Death Ward CL24.
Resistances and Immunities: Fire Immunity, Cold Resistance 10, Acid Resistance 20, Electricity Resistance 20, Sonic Resistance 20, Damage Reduction 25/Epic and Evil and Cold Iron (10/Adamantium from Stoneskin), Spell Resistance 35 (45 vs Evil spells/permanent Mantle of Good), Immunity to Disease (normal and supernatural/magical), Immunity to Compulsion effects, Immunity to Petrification, Immunity to Sickened/Nauseated, Immunity to fear and poison/Heroes's Feast, Never surprised or flat-footed/Foresight, Immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, and stunning, and are not subject to extra damage from critical hits or flanking/Elemental Body (Air).
Spells Left (1-9): 8/9/8/1/8/5/8/2/7
Spells Left (10-11): 6/2
Saves: Fort +61, Ref +62, Will +61
-True Strike x3
-Turning x3
-Teleport x1
-Greater Teleport x1
-Moment of Prescience x2
-3 smite
-True Seeing component x1
-Stoneskin 120/150
Chain Dispel -> Gae Dioltas
'Things are going well, with the sole exception of Elons Rapids sewers. There are tentative reports of a possible dragon there,' Tepen replies. 'More details as they develop.'
The one good thing is that between the three of you, you're setting ships ablaze. The enemy seems content to retreat or fall back here, most of the ships unmanned by the time you reach them, devils melting into the city along with their collaborators. By the time you're done Sylvie catches up to you, frowning all the while, "They're just giving up the ships entirely?"
"If you can't hold the world, you won't need the ships. I just didn't want their weapons or maneuverability used against our own," Jaela responds.
Of Tepen, she asks, 'How long would it take to travel to our third objective from here?'
"Well, the ships themselves aren't going to help them win this." Moore reasons. "So it probably makes more sense for them to defend something strategically important, that they might otherwise miss."
Before Tepen can reply?
All of reality flashes white. There is a violent shaking, everything trembling. A howl comes from afar, like a vast creature crying out. The world around you is having a seizure. The skies split open as the unnatural noon intensifies even further.
Together, twelve female voices cry out as one, "Children of Benfal, the day of of salvation is here! Fight!" It echos from all around you, coming from everywhere.
Moore practically jumps out of his clothes as he looks around. He's even flying and he felt that!
"Uhh... that's... good, right?" Moore asks.
"Sure seems like the fated hour's upon us!" Jaela calls out happily.
As you speak, the clear skies cry. From cloudless skies come clear raindrops that shift into flames as they fall. The waters of the river begin to boil as cracks open up in the earth.
The wind carries a message, a woman's voice declaring, "Return to Hell or die!"
Jaela gains altitude to better see the proceedings, asking Tepen, 'Is the clash going to take place on this continent? Do we need to evacuate?'
Mirajane hurries over, "That was Alicia's voice," she informs you, "The final confrontation's occurring."
'Hold, overwhelmed. Working,' Tepen says shortly back.
"Then we should probably start getting people back." Moore says, casting a Haste on everyone so they can move more quickly -- at least for now.
Jaela is content to wait on Tepen's response. In the meantime, she asks those with sharper eyes, "Can anyone spot Adrian, Mirima and Cresiel?"
Moore will look!
Take 10 for 59!
> roll 1d100
<Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=36 ]{36}
No good. Your words are drowned out by the heavens thundering tremendously, blood-red lightning raining down.
Sylvie sends to you, 'I think we need to get back to Aurora,' she says, 'Get everyone who can get in there as soon as possible. The apocalypse isn't something any of us need to live through.'
Jaela nods, before she draws a massive arrow in the direction of Aurora above their troops.
'We'll go as a group and look for any stragglers,' she sends to the others. 'Keep an eye out and point the way, I'll make sure we're understood.'
Moore nods and will keep a look out as they go back!
'Tepen, in case the local commanders haven't made the call already, have the ships at Elons Rapid collect our troops and as many refugees as their capacity and available time allows for before gating out to a spot of your choosing on Ysgard,' Jaela sends, just to cover all their bases.
'It will be done,' Tepen sends back.
Good to skip along?
Please.
Aurora is safe. It is a refuge that you and the soldiers return to, obtaining sanctuary within. From here you can watch the apocalypse unfold.
The ground bubbles and boils, becoming a rainbow-colored slurry that shifts into strange geometric patterns. The skies rain fire and blood, cascading down on the broken ground. Gale winds blow that howl with diabolical fury and the ring of battle. Snow and ice erupt from the ground like veins bursting through skin, melting into sizzling purple fire. Earthquakes, semi-constant and varying in intensity. The sound of trumpets blast across the world, answered by roars of infernal wrath.
Mirajane watches this raptly, as does Sylvie.
"Mother," Mirajane says, "The world is terrified. Nature is terrified of the spirits fighting for the fate of this world. It is torn between being what it should be and what Semyaza forces it to be."
"Could be worse. You could be seeing what I'm seeing. All the sins committed on Benfal are being shed like pus from an infected wound." Sylvie speaks weakly, voice ill and shaking, "So many of them are Semyaza's. It's burning the diabolical sickness out of the world."
"I don't suppose either of you sees anything we can do?" Jaela asks, wondering if their own world would require direct divine intervention to truly be saved.
"I draw some comfort from imagining Taelfagn stuck in that mess," Sylvie says, eyes locked on the disaster outside. "Right now, no. We did our part."
"...I'm not sure. I see...something. Spirits," Mirajane frowns, "Unclean spirits."
"Well, when you clean an infected wound... the infection is still there, just removed from the wound, right?" Moore says. "It sounds like this is the same sort of thing -- the embodiment of this blight." He rubs his chin for a moment. "I think we'd need some sort of magic, if one even exists, to protect ourselves if we wanted to go out and try and deal with it..."
"Can 21 manage this, if it didn't have someone like Semyaza to oppose it? For an entire devil-tainted world, I mean?"
Sylvie bows her head several moments. "Yeah, probably. I can't do it with 21. I bet the Incarnations could've. I've barely scratched the surface of what 21 could do."
"Circles of protection from evil may help, but I doubt it. I'm not sure anything can help in this disaster," Mirajane says rather quietly as well, the four of you staying close together.
Whatever else, it's her second front row seat to the apocalypse of a Prime, and this time Jaela isn't forced to fight for her life. She might as well use it as an opportunity to study the heights she needs to reach to actually force the devils off Lifasa for good.
Is what's currently going on kind of a scaled up version of spiritual wounds? Or is it actually on the level of alter reality and that sort of thing so it's not even comparable? I'm just looking for a possible spell or something that might be able to make a zone we could stand in to avoid the effects for a while.
K:P check here, Moore.
As the four of you watch, Afina flutters on up.
Go ahead, Afina.
Jaela waves at Afina in greeting, before returning her attention to the apocalypse outside.
Let's go all out on this then! Take 10 for 79, using Divine Insight (and some more of my Improvisation pool) for it.
Having already given the rapid response unit their orders to sally forth, Afina approaches Jaela as the leader of the main bulwark currently present in the courtyard. "Jaela," she speaks up in greeting. "The fight between deities is stirring up malign spirits from the ground that will be drawn to beacons of righteousness such as Aurora. I've sent out some forces to hunt them and thin their ranks, so those of us here will need to take positions to defend Aurora for any that get past or prove too much for our hunters. Is everyone here still able to fight?"
"Morale's pretty high and everyone's raring to go," Jaela responds with a slight smile. "We took no meaningful losses in the Liber assault, so there's no need to reorganize anything." The smile is gone as she says, "We can only account for one spot on the entire world, though, unless you want to start teleporting officers around on solo missions."
Moore thinks so, but on a far larger scale. It's basically the end result of multiple spiritual wounds left unchecked - reality is revolting, unraveling. This is to a typical spiritual wound as a lion is to an ant.
"No, we can only defend Aurora here. Only our officers can expect to even survive more than a few minutes outside like this. We'll defend Aurora and destroy or pin down those spirits that are drawn our way," Afina says, accepting their limitations.
Would it be reasonable to believe, based on that, that wish/miracle might be able to create a temporary area of safety? Or multiple wishes/miracles if necessary? I'm basically thinking of something like a 50ft area dome / orb of safety bubble in front of Aurora or somewhere nearby it.
Possibly, but Moore has his doubts. This is beyond mere mortal magic, even such powerful spells. Perhaps one sufficiently powerful could, in the same vein as some curses needing a powerful enough spellcaster to break.
"Are we staying inside Aurora and letting them come to us?" Sylvie asks.
"Do we know anything about these spirits?" Jaela inquires. "Strength and the like? If it's wraiths, we would be best served only sending out the priests and officers, lest we make more of them."
"I'm not sure that they're actually undead. The description I was given is was hellish spirits bound to the world by Semyaza, formed of pure malice and rampaging wildly," Afina admits. "I'd treat them more like devils than spectres. We'll be staying inside Aurora for the most part, sallying out if they get wise to our gate traps. I'm not sure how intelligent they'll be either. Lots of unknowns here, I'm afraid."
Jaela nods. "We've worked with less when we had to. And at least it's something to do. Frustrating as that is, we really can't do a thing to affect the actual outcome here."
Moore huffs as if he's having some sort of mental debate about something that he ended up getting an answer he didn't like.
"If we're going to do anything about the area outside at all, we'd need divine, or nearly divine help -- and I know our allies have their proverbial hands full, so our cries to them would be but a yelp." He shakes his head and sighs at that. "If we could manage it, I think it might be easier to fight them that way and safer for us, but... calling on that sort of divine aid isn't exactly easy for anyone, I'm afraid. If we have to just wait for them to come to us like you said, then that's just what we'll have to do."
"I like to think our contributions mattered," Afina says sanguinely. "Killing those giant twins and the dogai, they robbed Semyaza of valuable support that might have turned the tide elsewhere, forced him into battle before he was ready. But yes, we won't be the ones striking the final blows in this battle."
Afina: 303/303, glaciante's spiteful ward (CL 27 attached to epic mage armour), heroes feast (CL 20), mind blank (CL 17), fortunate fate (CL 15), planar tolerance (CL 7), epic mage armour (CL 25), see invisibility (CL 25), interplanar telepathic bond (CL 24), magic tattoo (CL 26), magic tattoo (CL 26), energy absorption (CL 26), stupendous dragonskin (CL 26), seira's agility (CL 26), seira's strength (CL 26), seira's mind (CL 26), mind blank (CL 27), stoneskin (CL 26), control weather (CL 27), scalding touch (CL 27, SR 45), moment of prescience (CL 25), spell turning (CL 26)
AC 89, spell resistance 40, blindsense 30, immunity to fire, water, earth, cold, disease
Spell charges: 5/0/7/3/0/8/4/2/0/0/0/0
20 uses left on blistering/searing scalding touch
Fenrir: 322/370, heroes feast (CL 20), greater mage armour (CL 7), mind blank (CL 17), fortunate fate (CL 15), planar tolerance (CL 7), haste (CL 25)
AC 43, spell resistance 25, freedom of movement, immunity to electricity, exhaustion, mind affecting, fatigue, fear, poison
Garm: 92/370, heroes feast (CL 20), greater mage armour (CL 7), mind blank (CL 17), fortunate fate (CL 15), planar tolerance (CL 7), haste (CL 25)
AC 43, spell resistance 25, freedom of movement, immunity to electricity, exhaustion, mind affecting, fatigue, fear, poison
Attack: +39 (2d6+25) +10d6 skirmish, dimensional anchor
Once you all are done talking - now or in more posts - go ahead and set up your defensive scheme here.
It sounds like we're all just waiting for stuff to happen, so if that's the case I'll cast some preparatory spells on everyone?
Go ahead, I need to know what C&T are doing, which should be known shortly.
Plan is basically PCs and Sylvie/Mirajane hang out near the gate, other NPCs and army spread out around Aurora in case anything manages to punch through the force shield. We kill anything that comes through the gate. If anything loiters near the gate we might run out and kill it instead, see how it goes?
"Given that things started way ahead of schedule, I agree. I meant this-- it got me thinking, of how Lifasa would need the same thing. And none of us can really kick Bel out if we need to fight this sort of battle. It's metaphorical as much as real." She frowns. "This actually reminds me of a divine confrontation on Astral. We did a lot of the work there, but then were pretty helpless while the gods sealed the deal for us. I think we need to start thinking of the future, where Lifasa is concerned."
Works for me.
The following spells will be cast (or recast, as the case may be)
Harmonize (25m) (CL 25) (on himself)
Tyche's Touch on Afina & Sylvie, since she didn't get it earlier (1d) (CL 14) (as a reminder, Jaela & Mirajane have this on them)
Mass Conviction (+4 morale to saving throws, 140m) (CL 14)
Share Talents (CL 14) on Afina+Sylvie
Divine Insight for himself.
Active Spells: fortunate fate (CL15), planar tolerance (CL7), Superior Resistance (CL 24), Conviction (+4 saving throw), Tyche's Touch (+3 sacred saving throw), Harmonize (CL25), Greater Improvisation (CL25), Share Talents (CL25)
HP: 311/311
AC: 61, 32 touch
17/25 Bardic music uses, Refrain 0/3
Spells:
0th - 7/7 (DC 21)
1st - 4/7
2nd - 3/7
3rd - 3/6
4th - 6/6
5th - 2/6
6th - 3/5
7th - 5/5
8th - 1/2
Favored Soul:
0th - 9/9
1st - 9/9
2nd - 5/9
3rd - 7/8
4th - 8/8
5th - 7/8
6th - 6/7
7th - 4/4
Create Magic Tattoo, CL 26, Duration 24 hours
+1 Luck Bonus on Attack Rolls
Create Magic Tattoo, CL 26, Duration 24 hours
+2 Competence bonus on Attack Rolls
Energy Absorption, CL 26, Duration 26 hours/expended
[spoiler]Subject gains Resistance 10 against all five energy types: Acid, Cold, Electricity, Fire, and Sonic.
As an immediate action, the subject can cause the spell to absorb the power of a single energy-based attack. The subject gains immunity to any energy types used in that attack (but only for that attack), and also heals a number of points of damage equal to 1/2 the damage the effect would normally have caused. For instance, if a red dragon breathes fire on the subject for 87 points of damage, he could decide as an immediate action to absorb the effect, thus healing 43 points of damage instead of taking any damage. Hit points in excess of the subject's normal maximum are lost. Taking advantage of this function ends the duration of the spell.
Elemental Body, CL 26, Duration 26 hours
You can transform your body into a particular type of elemental substance. You and your possessions appear to be made of that element, though in the same general shape and size as your normal appearance.
ou have the benefits of the attune form spell (page 17) with respect to the appropriate element. If you choose a water body, for example, you can breathe normally on water dominant planes. You are immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, and stunning, and are not subject to extra damage from critical hits or flanking. You gain darkvision out to 60 feet. Your creature type remains unchanged, so you are unaffected by spells that target elementals, but you gain the air, earth, fire, or water subtype depending on the elemental substance you chose.
Air: Fly at your normal speed (perfect maneuverability), air mastery (airborne creatures take a —1 penalty on attack rolls and damage rolls against you).
Earth: Earth mastery (you gain a +1 bonus on attack rolls and damage rolls if both you and your foe touch the ground), push (you can start a bull rush maneuver without provoking attacks of opportunity), +3 natural armor bonus to AC.
Fire: Fire immunity, burn (those you hit in melee and those who attack you with natural weapons must make a Reflex save or catch fire, with a save DC equal to that of a fire elemental of the same size).
Water: Water: Swim at your normal speed, water mastery (you gain a +1 bonus on attack rolls and damage rolls if both you and your opponent touch water), drench (you can use your elemental form to put out nonmagical open flames and dispel magical fire you touch as if casting dispel magic at your caster level).
The elemental body spell has the descriptor of the element you choose. So, if you choose a body of fire, elemental body is a fire spell.
Surraruthru's Stupendous Dragonskin, CL 26, Duration 26 hours
Grants you a +10 armor bonus to armor class and damage reduction 10/magic.
Agility of the Dragon Princess, CL 26, Duration 26 hours
The target of this spell gains a +4 insight bonus to Dexterity.
Strength of the Dragon Princess, CL 26, Duration 26 hours
The target of this spell gains a +4 insight bonus to Strength.
Mind of the Dragon Princess, CL 26, Duration 26 hours
The target of this spell gains a +4 insight bonus to Intelligence.
Mind Blank, CL 26, Duration 24 hours
The subject is protected from all devices and spells that detect, influence, or read emotions or thoughts. This spell protects against all mind-affecting spells and effects as well as information gathering by divination spells or effects. Mind blank even foils limited wish, miracle, and wish spells when they are used in such a way as to affect the subject's mind or to gain information about it. In the case of scrying that scans an area the creature is in, such as arcane eye, the spell works but the creature simply isn't detected. Scrying attempts that are targeted specifically at the subject do not work at all.
Stoneskin, CL 26, Duration 260 minutes
Subject gains DR 10/adamantine up to 150 points.
Spell Turning, CL 26, Duration 260 Minutes
Spells and spell-like effects targeted on you are turned back upon the original caster. The abjuration turns only spells that have you as a target. Effect and area spells are not affected. Spell turning also fails to stop touch range spells.
From seven to ten (1d4+6) spell levels are affected by the turning. The exact number is rolled secretly.
When you are targeted by a spell of higher level than the amount of spell turning you have left, that spell is partially turned. The subtract the amount of spell turning left from the spell level of the incoming spell, then divide the result by the spell level of the incoming spell to see what fraction of the effect gets through. For damaging spells, you and the caster each take a fraction of the damage. For nondamaging spells, each of you has a proportional chance to be affected.
If you and a spellcasting attacker are both warded by spell turning effects in operation, a resonating field is created.
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Afina recasts shield herself while they're all getting ready.
Afina: 303/303, glaciante's spiteful ward (CL 27 attached to epic mage armour), heroes feast (CL 20), mind blank (CL 17), fortunate fate (CL 15), planar tolerance (CL 7), epic mage armour (CL 25), see invisibility (CL 25), interplanar telepathic bond (CL 24), magic tattoo (CL 26), magic tattoo (CL 26), energy absorption (CL 26), stupendous dragonskin (CL 26), seira's agility (CL 26), seira's strength (CL 26), seira's mind (CL 26), mind blank (CL 27), stoneskin (CL 26), control weather (CL 27), scalding touch (CL 27, SR 45), moment of prescience (CL 25), spell turning (CL 26), Tyche's Touch (CL 14), Mass Conviction (CL 14), Share Talents (CL 14), shield (CL 25)
AC 89, spell resistance 40, blindsense 30, immunity to fire, water, earth, cold, disease
Spell charges: 5/0/6/3/0/8/4/2/0/0/0/0
20 uses left on blistering/searing scalding touch
Fenrir: 322/370, heroes feast (CL 20), greater mage armour (CL 7), mind blank (CL 17), fortunate fate (CL 15), planar tolerance (CL 7), haste (CL 25)
AC 43, spell resistance 25, freedom of movement, immunity to electricity, exhaustion, mind affecting, fatigue, fear, poison
Garm: 92/370, heroes feast (CL 20), greater mage armour (CL 7), mind blank (CL 17), fortunate fate (CL 15), planar tolerance (CL 7), haste (CL 25)
AC 43, spell resistance 25, freedom of movement, immunity to electricity, exhaustion, mind affecting, fatigue, fear, poison
Attack: +39 (2d6+25) +10d6 skirmish, dimensional anchor
As all of you prepare and the rapid response readies going out? A rift opens above Aurora. From it a howling mass of black comes forth, the DIEtop of it twisted into a screaming DIEface. It plunges towards Aurora - and DIE hits the sphere of force. It's momentarily stopped DIEbefore it tries again, slamming into it over and over again.
DIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIDIEDIEDIE!
Your heads pulse as you look at the creature.
Suffer.
Looking at it shakes you. It is wrong. It is nothing but the worst parts of you, bringing to mind painful truths best buried. The little droplets of poison you hide away within yourself, pooled together.
"Let's go!" Jaela calls out to Sylvie, Mirajane, Moore and Afina, already heading towards the gate. "It keeps on hovering in the same space and giving us a target!"
"Gisfal, get blockers underneath in case it breaks through!" Afina calls, hasting her cohort before heading out along with Jaela.
Afina: 303/303, glaciante's spiteful ward (CL 27 attached to epic mage armour), heroes feast (CL 20), mind blank (CL 17), fortunate fate (CL 15), planar tolerance (CL 7), epic mage armour (CL 25), see invisibility (CL 25), interplanar telepathic bond (CL 24), magic tattoo (CL 26), magic tattoo (CL 26), energy absorption (CL 26), stupendous dragonskin (CL 26), seira's agility (CL 26), seira's strength (CL 26), seira's mind (CL 26), mind blank (CL 27), stoneskin (CL 26), control weather (CL 27), scalding touch (CL 27, SR 45), moment of prescience (CL 25), spell turning (CL 26), Tyche's Touch (CL 14), Mass Conviction (CL 14), Share Talents (CL 14), shield (CL 25), haste (CL 25)
AC 99, spell resistance 40, blindsense 30, immunity to fire, water, earth, cold, disease, 50% miss chance, freedom of movement
Spell charges: 5/0/6/2/0/8/4/2/0/0/0/0
20 uses left on blistering/searing scalding touch
Fenrir: 322/370, heroes feast (CL 20), greater mage armour (CL 7), mind blank (CL 17), fortunate fate (CL 15), planar tolerance (CL 7), haste (CL 25)
AC 43, spell resistance 25, freedom of movement, immunity to electricity, exhaustion, mind affecting, fatigue, fear, poison
Garm: 92/370, heroes feast (CL 20), greater mage armour (CL 7), mind blank (CL 17), fortunate fate (CL 15), planar tolerance (CL 7), haste (CL 25)
AC 43, spell resistance 25, freedom of movement, immunity to electricity, exhaustion, mind affecting, fatigue, fear, poison
Attack: +39 (2d6+25) +10d6 skirmish, dimensional anchor
"Aye," Gisfal calls as the four of you race out. Winds whip at you immediately as you race up, thunder bursting in the skies above like drumbeats.
You're 100ft away and 200ft below the spirit right now. Due to the weather conditions, each square of movement counts as difficult terrain and costs double. Immunity to wind effects or freedom of movement defeat this, mention if you have it.
Init.
[22:13] <@Rin> roll 1d20+13+12
[22:13] <Serith> Rin roll for Serith < 36 > [d20=11]
Init +13
HP: 490+20/490
AC: 73 =65base+1AotDP(armor max dex +8)+2Foresight+5SoW, 20% miss chance (airborne creatures take a -1 penalty on attack rolls and damage rolls against you).
Full Attack (Gae Bolg, GMW, HW, K:D +5, CMT +1luck, CMT +2competence, HF +1morale/GH +4 morale, SofDP +2 attack/+3 damage, DM, vs devils only): +59/+54/+49/+44 or +63 AoO, 2d8+56+8d6+4d6 last is goldenfire
Spells Active: Energy Absorption CL 26, Create Magic Tattoo x2 CL 26, Elemental Body/Air CL 26, Surraruthru's Stupendous Dragonskin CL 26, Agility of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Strength of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Mind of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Stoneskin CL 26, Spell Turning CL 26, Contingency CL32, Permanency/Greater Blindsight CL32, Permanency/Mantle of Good CL33, Foresight CL25, Conviction CL29, Longstrider CL23, Divine Insight CL28, Lore of the Gods CL28, Mind Blank (CL26), Fortunate Fate (CL13), Planar Tolerance (CL7), Greater Mage Armor (CL5), Heroes Feast (CL20), Righteous Halo CL28, Greater Heroism CL28, Tyche's Touch CL14 (+4 sacred to next save), Share Talents CL14 (+2 untyped to skills), Moment of Prescience CL23, Good Hope CL28, Shield of Warding CL28, Crown of Flames CL28, Mass Death Ward CL24.
Resistances and Immunities: Fire Immunity, Cold Resistance 10, Acid Resistance 20, Electricity Resistance 20, Sonic Resistance 20, Damage Reduction 25/Epic and Evil and Cold Iron (10/Adamantium from Stoneskin), Spell Resistance 35 (45 vs Evil spells/permanent Mantle of Good), Immunity to Disease (normal and supernatural/magical), Immunity to Compulsion effects, Immunity to Petrification, Immunity to Sickened/Nauseated, Immunity to fear and poison/Heroes's Feast, Never surprised or flat-footed/Foresight, Immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, and stunning, and are not subject to extra damage from critical hits or flanking/Elemental Body (Air).
Spells Left (1-9): 8/9/8/1/8/5/8/2/7
Spells Left (10-11): 6/2
Saves: Fort +61, Ref +62, Will +61
-True Strike x3
-Turning x3
-Teleport x1
-Greater Teleport x1
-Moment of Prescience x2
-3 smite
-True Seeing component x1
-Stoneskin 120/150
Chain Dispel -> Gae Dioltas
I have freedom of movement, I also have control weather which I've been maintaining since the start of the battle to keep conditions sunny and mild.
[20:16] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+32+12
[20:16] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 46 > [d20=2]
[15:15] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+34
[15:15] <Serith> Nephrite roll for Serith < 38 > [d20=4]
Sorry Afina, the problem's beyond control weather to meaningfully impact. Control weather works within the natural system, which is currently being messed up by divine power. It's simply not able to compete with that sort of power and fix the cause of the disturbances. Freedom of movement and the like are effective because they're working around you rather with a system that's going tits up thanks the divine throwdown going on.
> roll 1d20+7 Mirajane
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 9 > [d20=2]
> roll 1d20+25 Sylvie
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 38 > [d20=13]
> roll 1d20+18 spirit of malice
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 33 > [d20=15]
Init is Afina (46) > Moore = Sylvie (38) > Jaela (36) > Spirit of Malice (33) > Mirajane (9)
Go Afina.
So does fire work? Fire usually works. Flying towards the spiritual wound, Afina hurls a single fireball at it from range, nothing fancy about this one.
[20:29] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+29 delayed blast fireball SR
[20:29] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 36 > [d20=7]
[20:29] <@Ebiris> roll 25d6 DC 35 ref half
[20:29] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 88 > [d6=2,6,4,5,4,1,6,1,4,2,6,3,3,5,2,2,6,5,1,4,6,2,6,1,1]
Ignores resistance, half vs immune.
Using Afame as swift for +4 dodge
Afina: 303/303, glaciante's spiteful ward (CL 27 attached to epic mage armour), heroes feast (CL 20), mind blank (CL 17), fortunate fate (CL 15), planar tolerance (CL 7), epic mage armour (CL 25), see invisibility (CL 25), interplanar telepathic bond (CL 24), magic tattoo (CL 26), magic tattoo (CL 26), energy absorption (CL 26), stupendous dragonskin (CL 26), seira's agility (CL 26), seira's strength (CL 26), seira's mind (CL 26), mind blank (CL 27), stoneskin (CL 26), control weather (CL 27), scalding touch (CL 27, SR 45), moment of prescience (CL 25), spell turning (CL 26), Tyche's Touch (CL 14), Mass Conviction (CL 14), Share Talents (CL 14), shield (CL 25), haste (CL 25)
AC 103, spell resistance 40, blindsense 30, immunity to fire, water, earth, cold, disease, 50% miss chance, freedom of movement
Spell charges: 5/0/6/2/0/8/4/1/0/0/0/0
20 uses left on blistering/searing scalding touch
Fenrir: 322/370, heroes feast (CL 20), greater mage armour (CL 7), mind blank (CL 17), fortunate fate (CL 15), planar tolerance (CL 7), haste (CL 25)
AC 43, spell resistance 25, freedom of movement, immunity to electricity, exhaustion, mind affecting, fatigue, fear, poison
Garm: 92/370, heroes feast (CL 20), greater mage armour (CL 7), mind blank (CL 17), fortunate fate (CL 15), planar tolerance (CL 7), haste (CL 25)
AC 43, spell resistance 25, freedom of movement, immunity to electricity, exhaustion, mind affecting, fatigue, fear, poison
Attack: +39 (2d6+25) +10d6 skirmish, dimensional anchor
> roll 1d20+30 reflex save
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 47 > [d20=17]
The spirit twists and flows around the fireball, but nonetheless you manage to scorch it in part. Black retreats from red, your fireball scoring a grazing hit. Writhe in agony.
Moore and Sylvie, go.
"We must not fail against a horrible creature like this, my friends! Let us push it back -- until the fight ends!" Moore throws his arms wide to send magic out to his allies while offering them a call of inspiration and courage!
[21:37] <Nephrite> roll 3d4 nonlethal
[21:37] <Serith> Nephrite roll for Serith < 8 > [d4=3,4,1]
8 nonlethal damage to Moore. Inspire Courage (via Harmoize) as a movement ability, +14 morale to attack and weapon damage and saves against charm and fear. In addition, everyone also gets +2 to attack rolls and +1 circumstance to attack rolls for a total of +17 to attack.
He's casting Mass Surefooted Stride on Jaela, himself, Mirajane and Sylvie. They all should be close enough to benefit from it. It lasts for 25 minutes.
Active Spells: fortunate fate (CL15), planar tolerance (CL7), Superior Resistance (CL 24), Conviction (+4 saving throw), Tyche's Touch (+3 sacred saving throw), Harmonize (CL25), Greater Improvisation (CL25) (49 points left), Share Talents (CL25), Divine Insight, Surefooted Stride (CL25)
HP: (19)311/311
AC: 61, 32 touch
17/25 Bardic music uses, Refrain 0/3
Spells:
0th - 7/7 (DC 21)
1st - 4/7
2nd - 3/7
3rd - 3/6
4th - 6/6
5th - 1/6
6th - 3/5
7th - 5/5
8th - 1/2
Favored Soul:
0th - 9/9
1st - 9/9
2nd - 5/9
3rd - 7/8
4th - 8/8
5th - 7/8
6th - 6/7
7th - 4/4
Create Magic Tattoo, CL 26, Duration 24 hours
+1 Luck Bonus on Attack Rolls
Create Magic Tattoo, CL 26, Duration 24 hours
+2 Competence bonus on Attack Rolls
Energy Absorption, CL 26, Duration 26 hours/expended
[spoiler]Subject gains Resistance 10 against all five energy types: Acid, Cold, Electricity, Fire, and Sonic.
As an immediate action, the subject can cause the spell to absorb the power of a single energy-based attack. The subject gains immunity to any energy types used in that attack (but only for that attack), and also heals a number of points of damage equal to 1/2 the damage the effect would normally have caused. For instance, if a red dragon breathes fire on the subject for 87 points of damage, he could decide as an immediate action to absorb the effect, thus healing 43 points of damage instead of taking any damage. Hit points in excess of the subject's normal maximum are lost. Taking advantage of this function ends the duration of the spell.
Elemental Body, CL 26, Duration 26 hours
You can transform your body into a particular type of elemental substance. You and your possessions appear to be made of that element, though in the same general shape and size as your normal appearance.
ou have the benefits of the attune form spell (page 17) with respect to the appropriate element. If you choose a water body, for example, you can breathe normally on water dominant planes. You are immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, and stunning, and are not subject to extra damage from critical hits or flanking. You gain darkvision out to 60 feet. Your creature type remains unchanged, so you are unaffected by spells that target elementals, but you gain the air, earth, fire, or water subtype depending on the elemental substance you chose.
Air: Fly at your normal speed (perfect maneuverability), air mastery (airborne creatures take a —1 penalty on attack rolls and damage rolls against you).
Earth: Earth mastery (you gain a +1 bonus on attack rolls and damage rolls if both you and your foe touch the ground), push (you can start a bull rush maneuver without provoking attacks of opportunity), +3 natural armor bonus to AC.
Fire: Fire immunity, burn (those you hit in melee and those who attack you with natural weapons must make a Reflex save or catch fire, with a save DC equal to that of a fire elemental of the same size).
Water: Water: Swim at your normal speed, water mastery (you gain a +1 bonus on attack rolls and damage rolls if both you and your opponent touch water), drench (you can use your elemental form to put out nonmagical open flames and dispel magical fire you touch as if casting dispel magic at your caster level).
The elemental body spell has the descriptor of the element you choose. So, if you choose a body of fire, elemental body is a fire spell.
Surraruthru's Stupendous Dragonskin, CL 26, Duration 26 hours
Grants you a +10 armor bonus to armor class and damage reduction 10/magic.
Agility of the Dragon Princess, CL 26, Duration 26 hours
The target of this spell gains a +4 insight bonus to Dexterity.
Strength of the Dragon Princess, CL 26, Duration 26 hours
The target of this spell gains a +4 insight bonus to Strength.
Mind of the Dragon Princess, CL 26, Duration 26 hours
The target of this spell gains a +4 insight bonus to Intelligence.
Mind Blank, CL 26, Duration 24 hours
The subject is protected from all devices and spells that detect, influence, or read emotions or thoughts. This spell protects against all mind-affecting spells and effects as well as information gathering by divination spells or effects. Mind blank even foils limited wish, miracle, and wish spells when they are used in such a way as to affect the subject's mind or to gain information about it. In the case of scrying that scans an area the creature is in, such as arcane eye, the spell works but the creature simply isn't detected. Scrying attempts that are targeted specifically at the subject do not work at all.
Stoneskin, CL 26, Duration 260 minutes
Subject gains DR 10/adamantine up to 150 points.
Spell Turning, CL 26, Duration 260 Minutes
Spells and spell-like effects targeted on you are turned back upon the original caster. The abjuration turns only spells that have you as a target. Effect and area spells are not affected. Spell turning also fails to stop touch range spells.
From seven to ten (1d4+6) spell levels are affected by the turning. The exact number is rolled secretly.
When you are targeted by a spell of higher level than the amount of spell turning you have left, that spell is partially turned. The subtract the amount of spell turning left from the spell level of the incoming spell, then divide the result by the spell level of the incoming spell to see what fraction of the effect gets through. For damaging spells, you and the caster each take a fraction of the damage. For nondamaging spells, each of you has a proportional chance to be affected.
If you and a spellcasting attacker are both warded by spell turning effects in operation, a resonating field is created.
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Moore's words struggle to be heard over the winds and thunder, blood red lightning crashing down all around you. As this happen Sylvie flies up, positioning.
Jaela.
CL on stride, Moore?
[spoiler]
+14 weapon damage/fear, +17 attack rolls from bardic music.
Sylvie
HP: 369/369
Spells Active: Mind Blank (CL15), Fortunate Fate (CL13), Planar Tolerance (CL7), Greater Mage Armor (CL5), Heroes Feast (CL20), Mass Death Ward (CL24), Mass Surefooted Stride
Bonuses: +1 morale attack and will saves, immunity to fear and poison.
Negative Conditions:
Resources Used: Zone of Revelation, 13/13 inspiration
Mirajane
HP: 311+50/311
Spells Active: Mind Blank (CL15), Fortunate Fate (CL13), Planar Tolerance (CL7), Greater Mage Armor (CL5), Heroes Feast (CL20), Mass Death Ward (CL24)
Bonuses: +1 morale attack and will saves, immunity to fear and poison, righteous might bonuses, +4 sacred strength.
Negative Conditions:
Resources Used: Mass Death Ward, Mirajane's Revelation, Miracle, Righteous Might, Righteous Fury.
That's all Jaela truly needs to zoom across the distance and strike at the spirit before it can even begin to react!
[15:18] <@Rin> roll 1d20+43+1+5+1+2+14+2+3-22 lunging impalement
[15:18] <Serith> Rin roll for Serith < 56 > [d20=7]
[15:21] <@Rin> roll 4d8+116+20+56+12+88+4d6 last is goldenfire, +1 con damage
[15:21] <Serith> Rin roll for Serith < 325 > [d8=3,7,6,2][d6=2,6,3,4]
Striking from 20ft. Anything to dispel?Init +13
HP: 490+20/490
AC: 73 =65base+1AotDP(armor max dex +8)+2Foresight+5SoW, 20% miss chance (airborne creatures take a -1 penalty on attack rolls and damage rolls against you).
Full Attack (Gae Bolg, GMW, HW, K:D +5, CMT +1luck, CMT +2competence, HF +1morale/GH +4 morale, SofDP +2 attack/+3 damage, DM, vs devils only): +59/+54/+49/+44 or +63 AoO, 2d8+56+8d6+4d6 last is goldenfire
Spells Active: Energy Absorption CL 26, Create Magic Tattoo x2 CL 26, Elemental Body/Air CL 26, Surraruthru's Stupendous Dragonskin CL 26, Agility of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Strength of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Mind of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Stoneskin CL 26, Spell Turning CL 26, Contingency CL32, Permanency/Greater Blindsight CL32, Permanency/Mantle of Good CL33, Foresight CL25, Conviction CL29, Longstrider CL23, Divine Insight CL28, Lore of the Gods CL28, Mind Blank (CL26), Fortunate Fate (CL13), Planar Tolerance (CL7), Greater Mage Armor (CL5), Heroes Feast (CL20), Righteous Halo CL28, Greater Heroism CL28, Tyche's Touch CL14 (+4 sacred to next save), Share Talents CL14 (+2 untyped to skills), Moment of Prescience CL23, Good Hope CL28, Shield of Warding CL28, Crown of Flames CL28, Mass Death Ward CL24.
Resistances and Immunities: Fire Immunity, Cold Resistance 10, Acid Resistance 20, Electricity Resistance 20, Sonic Resistance 20, Damage Reduction 25/Epic and Evil and Cold Iron (10/Adamantium from Stoneskin), Spell Resistance 35 (45 vs Evil spells/permanent Mantle of Good), Immunity to Disease (normal and supernatural/magical), Immunity to Compulsion effects, Immunity to Petrification, Immunity to Sickened/Nauseated, Immunity to fear and poison/Heroes's Feast, Never surprised or flat-footed/Foresight, Immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, and stunning, and are not subject to extra damage from critical hits or flanking/Elemental Body (Air).
Spells Left (1-9): 8/9/8/1/8/5/8/2/7
Spells Left (10-11): 6/2
Saves: Fort +61, Ref +62, Will +61
-True Strike x3
-Turning x3
-Teleport x1
-Greater Teleport x1
-Moment of Prescience x2
-3 smite
-True Seeing component x1
-Stoneskin 120/150
Chain Dispel -> Gae Dioltas
Jaela charges in, but the creature moves around her sphere like smoke, avoiding the strike. As she draws back for another -
Perish. Vanish from my sight.
All the world becomes pain for all of you as it explodes within you, bodies rebelling.
Fort saves, all.
[15:50] <@Rin> roll 1d20+61+4
[15:50] <Serith> Rin roll for Serith < 77 > [d20=12]
CL25 on stride for your reference.
EDIT: Fort save here too
[09:28] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+47 mettle
[09:28] <Serith> Nephrite roll for Serith < 55 > [d20=8]
EDIT: I forgot Tyche's Touch so that's 58, and the bonus now goes to +2.
[16:12] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+33 fort
[16:12] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 49 > [d20=16]
> roll 1d20+41 Sylvie will calculate in bonuses if needed since her fort save is insane
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 53 > [d20=12]
> roll 1d20+45 (+4 Tyche's touch, +7 bracers, +4 conviction) Mirajane
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 50 > [d20=5]
> roll 1d20+41 Sylvie will calculate in bonuses if needed since her fort save is insane
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 53 > [d20=12]
> roll 1d20+45 (+4 Tyche's touch, +7 bracers, +4 conviction) Mirajane
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 50 > [d20=5]
> roll 16d12 all of you halve this
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 113 > [d12=1,10,9,10,9,6,10,8,12,9,6,6,3,6,4,4]
Pain and agony tear at your bodies. The spirit writhes as hail begins to fall, black hail harder than iron. It's falling everywhere suddenly, silently bouncing off Aurora's field of force and off all of you.
Reflex. For clarity, unrelated weather effect.
[spoiler]
+14 weapon damage/fear, +17 attack rolls from bardic music.
Sylvie
HP: 313/369
Spells Active: Mind Blank (CL15), Fortunate Fate (CL13), Planar Tolerance (CL7), Greater Mage Armor (CL5), Heroes Feast (CL20), Mass Death Ward (CL24), Mass Surefooted Stride
Bonuses: +1 morale attack and will saves, immunity to fear and poison.
Negative Conditions:
Resources Used: Zone of Revelation, 13/13 inspiration
Mirajane
HP: 255/311
Spells Active: Mind Blank (CL15), Fortunate Fate (CL13), Planar Tolerance (CL7), Greater Mage Armor (CL5), Heroes Feast (CL20), Mass Death Ward (CL24)
Bonuses: +1 morale attack and will saves, immunity to fear and poison, righteous might bonuses, +4 sacred strength.
Negative Conditions:
Resources Used: Mass Death Ward, Mirajane's Revelation, Miracle, Righteous Might, Righteous Fury.
5th level slot in spell shield for -25 damage.
[17:43] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+45 ref evasion
[17:43] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 56 > [d20=11]
Also an idea of what radius that last attack had so I can stay out of it in future?
Afina: 272/303, glaciante's spiteful ward (CL 27 attached to epic mage armour), heroes feast (CL 20), mind blank (CL 17), fortunate fate (CL 15), planar tolerance (CL 7), epic mage armour (CL 25), see invisibility (CL 25), interplanar telepathic bond (CL 24), magic tattoo (CL 26), magic tattoo (CL 26), energy absorption (CL 26), stupendous dragonskin (CL 26), seira's agility (CL 26), seira's strength (CL 26), seira's mind (CL 26), mind blank (CL 27), stoneskin (CL 26), control weather (CL 27), scalding touch (CL 27, SR 45), moment of prescience (CL 25), spell turning (CL 26), Tyche's Touch (CL 14), Mass Conviction (CL 14), Share Talents (CL 14), shield (CL 25), haste (CL 25)
AC 103, spell resistance 40, blindsense 30, immunity to fire, water, earth, cold, disease, 50% miss chance, freedom of movement
Spell charges: 5/0/6/2/0/7/4/1/0/0/0/0
20 uses left on blistering/searing scalding touch
[19:41] <@Rin> roll 1d20+62+3
[19:41] <Serith> Rin roll for Serith < 75 > [d20=10]
Likewise evasion.Init +13
HP: 454/490
AC: 73 =65base+1AotDP(armor max dex +8)+2Foresight+5SoW, 20% miss chance (airborne creatures take a -1 penalty on attack rolls and damage rolls against you).
Full Attack (Gae Bolg, GMW, HW, K:D +5, CMT +1luck, CMT +2competence, HF +1morale/GH +4 morale, SofDP +2 attack/+3 damage, DM, vs devils only): +59/+54/+49/+44 or +63 AoO, 2d8+56+8d6+4d6 last is goldenfire
Spells Active: Energy Absorption CL 26, Create Magic Tattoo x2 CL 26, Elemental Body/Air CL 26, Surraruthru's Stupendous Dragonskin CL 26, Agility of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Strength of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Mind of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Stoneskin CL 26, Spell Turning CL 26, Contingency CL32, Permanency/Greater Blindsight CL32, Permanency/Mantle of Good CL33, Foresight CL25, Conviction CL29, Longstrider CL23, Divine Insight CL28, Lore of the Gods CL28, Mind Blank (CL26), Fortunate Fate (CL13), Planar Tolerance (CL7), Greater Mage Armor (CL5), Heroes Feast (CL20), Righteous Halo CL28, Greater Heroism CL28, Tyche's Touch CL14 (+4 sacred to next save), Share Talents CL14 (+2 untyped to skills), Moment of Prescience CL23, Good Hope CL28, Shield of Warding CL28, Crown of Flames CL28, Mass Death Ward CL24.
Resistances and Immunities: Fire Immunity, Cold Resistance 10, Acid Resistance 20, Electricity Resistance 20, Sonic Resistance 20, Damage Reduction 25/Epic and Evil and Cold Iron (10/Adamantium from Stoneskin), Spell Resistance 35 (45 vs Evil spells/permanent Mantle of Good), Immunity to Disease (normal and supernatural/magical), Immunity to Compulsion effects, Immunity to Petrification, Immunity to Sickened/Nauseated, Immunity to fear and poison/Heroes's Feast, Never surprised or flat-footed/Foresight, Immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, and stunning, and are not subject to extra damage from critical hits or flanking/Elemental Body (Air).
Spells Left (1-9): 8/9/8/1/8/5/8/2/7
Spells Left (10-11): 6/2
Saves: Fort +61, Ref +62, Will +61
-True Strike x3
-Turning x3
-Teleport x1
-Greater Teleport x1
-Moment of Prescience x2
-3 smite
-True Seeing component x1
-Stoneskin 120/150
Chain Dispel -> Gae Dioltas
[12:44] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+52 evasion
[12:44] <Serith> Nephrite roll for Serith < 59 > [d20=7]
> roll 1d20+44 Mirajane (+3 tyche, +7 bracers, +4 conviction)
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 52 > [d20=8]
> OOC: She has that evasion alike, quick note.
> roll 1d20+52 (+3 tyche, +4 conviction, +15 inspiration 12/13 left, evasion) Sylvie
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 59 > [d20=7]
Big, Afina. You were in it even from there, so it's a good distance. You'd have to experience it again from farther away to tell more, since there's no one else around to help determine a range.
Pain - but all of you still dodge the hail, avoiding the deadly storm.
Init is Afina (46) > Moore = Sylvie (38) > Jaela (36) > Spirit of Malice (33) > Mirajane (9)
Mirajane chants amid the windstorm, "Triune," she calls in Celestial, "Light the way as the world ends!"
Celestial valor cast on everyone. Righteous fury on herself.
Go Afina.
Your words of magic fill those that hear them with deep wellsprings of righteous bravery. Each target of this spell gains a +8 sacred bonus to saving throws against fear and any emotion based effect that would sap the will to fight, such as calm emotions or crushing despair. In addition, celestial valor grants a +4 sacred bonus to attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, armor class and saving throws.
Finally, any weapon they use counts as a holy weapon for the duration, granting 2d6 extra damage against evil targets. This does not stack if the weapon already has the holy special property.
Rushing in the rest of the way, Afina touches the hellish spirit with her burning hand!
Using Afame as swift for +4 dodge.
Scalding touch hits SR 45 as previously rolled against the dogai. Ignores fire res/immunity. DC 36 fort or dazed and -2 to everything for one round.
[18:09] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+47 melee touch
[18:09] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 57 > [d20=10]
[18:09] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+42 melee touch
[18:09] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 60 > [d20=18]
[18:09] <@Ebiris> roll 13d6+5d6+2d6
[18:09] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 73 > [d6=1,5,3,3,4,3,5,3,6,3,5,5,1,6,4,3,3,1,4,5]
[18:09] <@Ebiris> roll 13d6+5d6+2d6
[18:09] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 75 > [d6=5,2,3,4,5,2,5,2,1,3,4,5,3,6,6,5,1,3,6,4]
Afina: 272/303, glaciante's spiteful ward (CL 27 attached to epic mage armour), heroes feast (CL 20), mind blank (CL 17), fortunate fate (CL 15), planar tolerance (CL 7), epic mage armour (CL 25), see invisibility (CL 25), interplanar telepathic bond (CL 24), magic tattoo (CL 26), magic tattoo (CL 26), energy absorption (CL 26), stupendous dragonskin (CL 26), seira's agility (CL 26), seira's strength (CL 26), seira's mind (CL 26), mind blank (CL 27), stoneskin (CL 26), control weather (CL 27), scalding touch (CL 27, SR 45), moment of prescience (CL 25), spell turning (CL 26), Tyche's Touch (CL 14), Mass Conviction (CL 14), Share Talents (CL 14), shield (CL 25), haste (CL 25)
AC 103, spell resistance 40, blindsense 30, immunity to fire, water, earth, cold, disease, 50% miss chance, freedom of movement
Spell charges: 5/0/6/2/0/7/4/1/0/0/0/0
18 uses left on blistering/searing scalding touch
Spirit is immune to dazing but both hit.
Your touch comes in contact with the impure thing before you. Touching it causes your world to go black.
"No, get away-"
"AAAAAAH! WHY?"
"Stop!"
Images. A moment where you see the sins that have bled into the land. The devils marching, the Raspine Bands, collaborators, sacrifices.
Only your mind blank saves you from being ill, from your mind retreating away from everything in horror. It smooths over the mental assault and leaves you intact, if still feeling polluted and contaminated by the contact.
The spirit writhes as all of it heats up and sizzles, the touches leaving it cooking. It's twisting in the air as...
2 points of vile Wisdom damge but no other effect, Afina. Touching a primal spirit of pure malice fed by devilish atrocities wasn't the wisest choice ever.
Moore and Sylvie. Go Moore.
I didn't touch it with skin, I touched it with primal terrifying burning ruin!
Afina: 272/303, glaciante's spiteful ward (CL 27 attached to epic mage armour), heroes feast (CL 20), mind blank (CL 17), fortunate fate (CL 15), planar tolerance (CL 7), epic mage armour (CL 25), see invisibility (CL 25), interplanar telepathic bond (CL 24), magic tattoo (CL 26), magic tattoo (CL 26), energy absorption (CL 26), stupendous dragonskin (CL 26), seira's agility (CL 26), seira's strength (CL 26), seira's mind (CL 26), mind blank (CL 27), stoneskin (CL 26), control weather (CL 27), scalding touch (CL 27, SR 45), moment of prescience (CL 25), spell turning (CL 26), Tyche's Touch (CL 14), Mass Conviction (CL 14), Share Talents (CL 14), shield (CL 25), haste (CL 25)
AC 103, spell resistance 40, blindsense 30, immunity to fire, water, earth, cold, disease, 50% miss chance, freedom of movement,
Spell charges: 5/0/6/2/0/7/4/1/0/0/0/0
18 uses left on blistering/searing scalding touch
2 points vile wisdom damage
Touch attacks count as touching things unless the spell or effect explicitly says otherwise. Comes up in touch attacks and in the SRD. The example is getting burned if you use a touch spell on a fire elemental.
Point is, it came off worse than me for the encounter.
Disregard
Moore, are you still under magical augmentation for how far your voice can be heard?
I am not. If conditions are such that It's obvious I'd need that kind of amplification then I can redo the standard action if allowed.
Yes, it's getting rather loud and apocalypsy out here.
Apocalypsy is a good word.
For the time being, Moore stays where he is and offers further support to his allies -- if he has to raise his voice louder, he will!
Standard action to cast Carrying Voice to improve his ability to be heard in the loud noises.
Inspire Greatness on himself, Sylvie, Mirajane, Jaela and Afina. This is 8d10 temp HP for all of them, +8 to attack rolls and +4 to fort saves, they are competence bonuses.
Finally he's using an immediate to activate his Badge of Valor, which increases Inspire Courage by 2.
This means that everyone should have a total of +14+2+8 to attack rolls, and 14+2 to damage rolls.
Inspire Courage is now at 10 rounds left.
Active Spells: fortunate fate (CL15), planar tolerance (CL7), Superior Resistance (CL 24), Conviction (+4 saving throw), Tyche's Touch (+3 sacred saving throw), Harmonize (CL25), Greater Improvisation (CL25) (49 points left), Share Talents (CL25), Divine Insight, Surefooted Stride (CL25)
HP: (52)311+40/311
AC: 61, 32 touch
16/25 Bardic music uses, Refrain 0/3
Spells:
0th - 7/7 (DC 21)
1st - 4/7
2nd - 3/7
3rd - 2/6
4th - 6/6
5th - 1/6
6th - 3/5
7th - 5/5
8th - 1/2
Favored Soul:
0th - 9/9
1st - 9/9
2nd - 5/9
3rd - 7/8
4th - 8/8
5th - 7/8
6th - 6/7
7th - 4/4
Create Magic Tattoo, CL 26, Duration 24 hours
+1 Luck Bonus on Attack Rolls
Create Magic Tattoo, CL 26, Duration 24 hours
+2 Competence bonus on Attack Rolls
Energy Absorption, CL 26, Duration 26 hours/expended
[spoiler]Subject gains Resistance 10 against all five energy types: Acid, Cold, Electricity, Fire, and Sonic.
As an immediate action, the subject can cause the spell to absorb the power of a single energy-based attack. The subject gains immunity to any energy types used in that attack (but only for that attack), and also heals a number of points of damage equal to 1/2 the damage the effect would normally have caused. For instance, if a red dragon breathes fire on the subject for 87 points of damage, he could decide as an immediate action to absorb the effect, thus healing 43 points of damage instead of taking any damage. Hit points in excess of the subject's normal maximum are lost. Taking advantage of this function ends the duration of the spell.
Elemental Body, CL 26, Duration 26 hours
You can transform your body into a particular type of elemental substance. You and your possessions appear to be made of that element, though in the same general shape and size as your normal appearance.
ou have the benefits of the attune form spell (page 17) with respect to the appropriate element. If you choose a water body, for example, you can breathe normally on water dominant planes. You are immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, and stunning, and are not subject to extra damage from critical hits or flanking. You gain darkvision out to 60 feet. Your creature type remains unchanged, so you are unaffected by spells that target elementals, but you gain the air, earth, fire, or water subtype depending on the elemental substance you chose.
Air: Fly at your normal speed (perfect maneuverability), air mastery (airborne creatures take a —1 penalty on attack rolls and damage rolls against you).
Earth: Earth mastery (you gain a +1 bonus on attack rolls and damage rolls if both you and your foe touch the ground), push (you can start a bull rush maneuver without provoking attacks of opportunity), +3 natural armor bonus to AC.
Fire: Fire immunity, burn (those you hit in melee and those who attack you with natural weapons must make a Reflex save or catch fire, with a save DC equal to that of a fire elemental of the same size).
Water: Water: Swim at your normal speed, water mastery (you gain a +1 bonus on attack rolls and damage rolls if both you and your opponent touch water), drench (you can use your elemental form to put out nonmagical open flames and dispel magical fire you touch as if casting dispel magic at your caster level).
The elemental body spell has the descriptor of the element you choose. So, if you choose a body of fire, elemental body is a fire spell.
Surraruthru's Stupendous Dragonskin, CL 26, Duration 26 hours
Grants you a +10 armor bonus to armor class and damage reduction 10/magic.
Agility of the Dragon Princess, CL 26, Duration 26 hours
The target of this spell gains a +4 insight bonus to Dexterity.
Strength of the Dragon Princess, CL 26, Duration 26 hours
The target of this spell gains a +4 insight bonus to Strength.
Mind of the Dragon Princess, CL 26, Duration 26 hours
The target of this spell gains a +4 insight bonus to Intelligence.
Mind Blank, CL 26, Duration 24 hours
The subject is protected from all devices and spells that detect, influence, or read emotions or thoughts. This spell protects against all mind-affecting spells and effects as well as information gathering by divination spells or effects. Mind blank even foils limited wish, miracle, and wish spells when they are used in such a way as to affect the subject's mind or to gain information about it. In the case of scrying that scans an area the creature is in, such as arcane eye, the spell works but the creature simply isn't detected. Scrying attempts that are targeted specifically at the subject do not work at all.
Stoneskin, CL 26, Duration 260 minutes
Subject gains DR 10/adamantine up to 150 points.
Spell Turning, CL 26, Duration 260 Minutes
Spells and spell-like effects targeted on you are turned back upon the original caster. The abjuration turns only spells that have you as a target. Effect and area spells are not affected. Spell turning also fails to stop touch range spells.
From seven to ten (1d4+6) spell levels are affected by the turning. The exact number is rolled secretly.
When you are targeted by a spell of higher level than the amount of spell turning you have left, that spell is partially turned. The subtract the amount of spell turning left from the spell level of the incoming spell, then divide the result by the spell level of the incoming spell to see what fraction of the effect gets through. For damaging spells, you and the caster each take a fraction of the damage. For nondamaging spells, each of you has a proportional chance to be affected.
If you and a spellcasting attacker are both warded by spell turning effects in operation, a resonating field is created.
[/spoiler]
Words of power are sent through the wind, voice projecting far louder than it should be. It's heard by all as...
Init is Afina (46) > Moore = Sylvie (38) > Jaela (36) > Spirit of Malice (33) > Mirajane (9)
Jaela.
Gripping Gae Dioltas's shaft tighter, Jaela decides to focus on finesse this time around. Too much strength lead her blow astray before, so now she focuses on making a cleaner hit!
[20:53] <@Rin> roll 1d20+43+1+5+1+2+14+2+8+2+3-10 divine might,10pa
[20:53] <Serith> Rin roll for Serith < 81 > [d20=10]
Forgot Mirajane's +4, so 85.
[20:54] <@Rin> roll 4d8+116+20+56+8+12+12+40+56+2d6+4d6 last is goldenfire
[20:55] <Serith> Rin roll for Serith < 360 > [d8=1,5,1,7][d6=5,6,2,4,4,5]
Anything to dispel?
[20:55] <@Rin> roll 8d10
[20:55] <Serith> Rin roll for Serith < 47 > [d10=2,2,9,9,9,3,7,6]
Temp hp.Init +13
HP: 457+47/490
AC: 73 =65base+1AotDP(armor max dex +8)+2Foresight+5SoW, 20% miss chance (airborne creatures take a -1 penalty on attack rolls and damage rolls against you).
Full Attack (Gae Bolg, GMW, HW, K:D +5, CMT +1luck, CMT +2competence, HF +1morale/GH +4 morale, SofDP +2 attack/+3 damage, DM, vs devils only): +59/+54/+49/+44 or +63 AoO, 2d8+56+8d6+4d6 last is goldenfire
Spells Active: Energy Absorption CL 26, Create Magic Tattoo x2 CL 26, Elemental Body/Air CL 26, Surraruthru's Stupendous Dragonskin CL 26, Agility of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Strength of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Mind of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Stoneskin CL 26, Spell Turning CL 26, Contingency CL32, Permanency/Greater Blindsight CL32, Permanency/Mantle of Good CL33, Foresight CL25, Conviction CL29, Longstrider CL23, Divine Insight CL28, Lore of the Gods CL28, Mind Blank (CL26), Fortunate Fate (CL13), Planar Tolerance (CL7), Greater Mage Armor (CL5), Heroes Feast (CL20), Righteous Halo CL28, Greater Heroism CL28, Tyche's Touch CL14 (+4 sacred to next save), Share Talents CL14 (+2 untyped to skills), Moment of Prescience CL23, Good Hope CL28, Shield of Warding CL28, Crown of Flames CL28, Mass Death Ward CL24.
Resistances and Immunities: Fire Immunity, Cold Resistance 10, Acid Resistance 20, Electricity Resistance 20, Sonic Resistance 20, Damage Reduction 25/Epic and Evil and Cold Iron (10/Adamantium from Stoneskin), Spell Resistance 35 (45 vs Evil spells/permanent Mantle of Good), Immunity to Disease (normal and supernatural/magical), Immunity to Compulsion effects, Immunity to Petrification, Immunity to Sickened/Nauseated, Immunity to fear and poison/Heroes's Feast, Never surprised or flat-footed/Foresight, Immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, and stunning, and are not subject to extra damage from critical hits or flanking/Elemental Body (Air).
Spells Left (1-9): 8/9/8/1/8/5/8/2/7
Spells Left (10-11): 6/2
Saves: Fort +61, Ref +62, Will +61
-True Strike x3
-Turning x3
-Teleport x1
-Greater Teleport x1
-Moment of Prescience x2
-3 smite
-True Seeing component x1
-Stoneskin 120/150
Chain Dispel -> Gae Dioltas
Nothing to dispel and hit. Are you just making the one attack?
Since her strike didn't seem to bother their opponent too much, Jaela decides to set it on fire as an afterthought.
Swift for Flame Strike.
[21:12] <@Rin> roll 1d20+25 SR
[21:12] <Serith> Rin roll for Serith < 34 > [d20=9]
[21:12] <@Rin> roll 15d6+4d6 flame strike, goldenfire, DC29
[21:12] <Serith> Rin roll for Serith < 79 > [d6=6,5,4,5,4,1,2,5,5,4,6,3,6,6,5,6,1,4,1]
Divine Might 14/14 rounds
Init +13
HP: 457+47/490
AC: 73 =65base+1AotDP(armor max dex +8)+2Foresight+5SoW, 20% miss chance (airborne creatures take a -1 penalty on attack rolls and damage rolls against you).
Full Attack (Gae Bolg, GMW, HW, K:D +5, CMT +1luck, CMT +2competence, HF +1morale/GH +4 morale, SofDP +2 attack/+3 damage, DM, vs devils only): +59/+54/+49/+44 or +63 AoO, 2d8+56+8d6+4d6 last is goldenfire
Spells Active: Energy Absorption CL 26, Create Magic Tattoo x2 CL 26, Elemental Body/Air CL 26, Surraruthru's Stupendous Dragonskin CL 26, Agility of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Strength of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Mind of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Stoneskin CL 26, Spell Turning CL 26, Contingency CL32, Permanency/Greater Blindsight CL32, Permanency/Mantle of Good CL33, Foresight CL25, Conviction CL29, Longstrider CL23, Divine Insight CL28, Lore of the Gods CL28, Mind Blank (CL26), Fortunate Fate (CL13), Planar Tolerance (CL7), Greater Mage Armor (CL5), Heroes Feast (CL20), Righteous Halo CL28, Greater Heroism CL28, Tyche's Touch CL14 (+4 sacred to next save), Share Talents CL14 (+2 untyped to skills), Moment of Prescience CL23, Good Hope CL28, Shield of Warding CL28, Crown of Flames CL28, Mass Death Ward CL24.
Resistances and Immunities: Fire Immunity, Cold Resistance 10, Acid Resistance 20, Electricity Resistance 20, Sonic Resistance 20, Damage Reduction 25/Epic and Evil and Cold Iron (10/Adamantium from Stoneskin), Spell Resistance 35 (45 vs Evil spells/permanent Mantle of Good), Immunity to Disease (normal and supernatural/magical), Immunity to Compulsion effects, Immunity to Petrification, Immunity to Sickened/Nauseated, Immunity to fear and poison/Heroes's Feast, Never surprised or flat-footed/Foresight, Immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, and stunning, and are not subject to extra damage from critical hits or flanking/Elemental Body (Air).
Spells Left (1-9): 8/9/8/1/8/5/8/2/7
Spells Left (10-11): 6/2
Saves: Fort +61, Ref +62, Will +61
-True Strike x3
-Turning x4
-Teleport x1
-Greater Teleport x1
-Moment of Prescience x2
-3 smite
-True Seeing component x1
-Stoneskin 120/150
You hit - striking it deeply into it, your goldenfire spear making the spirit wail. A wail of sublime agony, shaking in place as your flame strike fizzles against it, consumed.
At the same time Sylvie positions as 21 is withdrawn, three profound words uttered as...
> roll 21d12+21
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 163 > [d12=2,10,6,5,6,7,4,7,9,6,6,8,12,2,7,11,8,11,5,1,9]
> roll 1d20+30
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 40 > [d20=10]/i]
Wounded from your strike, the spirit breaks apart and is completely dissolved in 21's light. But that doesn't stop the hail falling all around you.
Ref saves and then we'll go into free act after I resolve this. Reasonably tough but not a ton of HP by standards.
[21:23] <@Rin> roll 1d20+62+2 evasion
[21:23] <Serith> Rin roll for Serith < 83 > [d20=19]
[14:27] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+50 evasion
[14:27] <Serith> Nephrite roll for Serith < 64 > [d20=14]
[19:29] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+44 evasion
[19:29] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 55 > [d20=11]
> roll 1d20+43 Mirajane
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 45 > [d20=2]
> roll 1d20+51 Sylvie 11/3 inspiration fo rencounter
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 69 > [d20=18]
No one's hit and you all have evasion, so free act for now.
"Back to Aurora until we see another!" Afina calls, heading back for the gates to get under shelter once more.
Jaela sees no reason to object, zooming towards the gates.
Moore will follow along with the others, continuing his words of encouragement and bolstering.
He'll just maintain Inspire Greatness for the foreseeable future.
All of you rush back amid the hail, dodging as best you can.
One more Ref save as you run back, y'all.
[21:38] <@Rin> roll 1d20+62+1 evasion
[21:38] <Serith> Rin roll for Serith < 78 > [d20=15]
[19:41] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+42 evasion
[19:42] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 46 > [d20=4]
[14:47] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+49 evasion
[14:47] <Serith> Nephrite roll for Serith < 64 > [d20=15]
> roll 1d20+42 Mirajane
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 60 > [d20=18]
> roll 1d20+50 Sylvie 10/13 inspiration fo rencounter
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 55 > [d20=5]
You make it back to Aurora intact, out of the apocalypse ahead.
Free act for the moment.
Afina just settles in and waits now, keeping her eyes open for further trouble in their vicinity.
'Everything alright, Tepen?' Jaela asks, even as she heals everyone. 'We just took care of one of those spirits. Didn't seem like a ghost, but the ordinary troops don't stand a chance against one.'
Mass Heal
'We're working on it. Surraruthru found a critically wounded brass dragon and is looking to evacuate.' Tepen replies.
Afina: 303/303, glaciante's spiteful ward (CL 27 attached to epic mage armour), heroes feast (CL 20), mind blank (CL 17), fortunate fate (CL 15), planar tolerance (CL 7), epic mage armour (CL 25), see invisibility (CL 25), interplanar telepathic bond (CL 24), magic tattoo (CL 26), magic tattoo (CL 26), energy absorption (CL 26), stupendous dragonskin (CL 26), seira's agility (CL 26), seira's strength (CL 26), seira's mind (CL 26), mind blank (CL 27), stoneskin (CL 26), control weather (CL 27), scalding touch (CL 27, SR 45), moment of prescience (CL 25), spell turning (CL 26), Tyche's Touch (CL 14), Mass Conviction (CL 14), Share Talents (CL 14), shield (CL 25), haste (CL 25)
AC 103, spell resistance 40, blindsense 30, immunity to fire, water, earth, cold, disease, 50% miss chance, freedom of movement,
Spell charges: 5/0/6/2/0/7/4/1/0/0/0/0
18 uses left on blistering/searing scalding touch
2 points vile wisdom damage
'What's stopping him?'
'Nothing, it should be happening as we speak,' Tepen sends back.
'It sounded like he ran into a problem,' Jaela muses. 'If he needs assistance, let us know. There's more officers present in the courtyard for Aurora defense than is strictly needed.'
'Understood,' Tepen says, as the ground in front of Aurora's gates opens wide. A hand as large as Hanna claws up from the rift, as if to lift far more out of it.
Is it an actual hand or like, a spooky energy hand?
The hand is black and looks solid enough. Material.
K:P or K:A to identify? I'll take 10 for either one for 51.
It looks like the hand of something inhuman. A bit similar to a nightwalker, but bigger and not quite right. Perhaps something similar to that, a manifestation of shadows and sheer hatred?
Moore frowns as he continues to keep everyone inspired.
"It's probably obvious, but I don't think anything good can come from that." Moore comments.
Sylvie cracks her knuckles, "Are we ready for round two?"
Moore nods as he readies himself to bring inspiration to everyone in short order!
If he has time to get another song off before init, anyway.
Jaela takes off at once to strike at the massive hand!
"Let's go," Afina agrees, flying out. "Avoid touch attacks, they're unclean," she warns.
Congratulations, it's initiative time.
[16:25] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+32 init
[16:25] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 51 > [d20=19]
[11:35] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+34
[11:35] <Serith> Nephrite roll for Serith < 54 > [d20=20]
[18:54] <@Rin> roll 1d20+13+12
[18:54] <Serith> Rin roll for Serith < 34 > [d20=9]
> roll 1d20+25 Sylvie
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 45 > [d20=20]
> roll 1d20+7 Mirajane
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 8 > [d20=1]
> roll 1d20+8 impure spirit
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 20 > [d20=12]
Forgot Moore's +12 there so adding it now.
Init is Sylvie (57) > Moore (54) > Afina (51) > Jaela (34) > Mirajane = Impure Spirit (20)
Sylvie opens but will yield to Moore since he goes all boosty. Go Moore.
I never added the Moore boost either so I'd be 63 in init.
Init is Afina (63) > Sylvie (57) > Moore (54) > Jaela (34) > Mirajane = Impure Spirit (20)
Open Afina.
Conserving her magic for the moment, Afina creates an inwards facing wall of fire around the rift to burn everything within and make it deeply unpleasant for anything to leave.
Wall of Fire SLA, circular ring, heat projected inwards.
[17:48] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+28 wall of fire SR
[17:48] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 45 > [d20=17]
[17:49] <@Ebiris> roll 2d4 within 10 feet
[17:49] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 2 > [d4=1,1]
[17:49] <@Ebiris> roll 2d6+25 passing through damage
[17:49] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 34 > [d6=6,3]
Ignores resistance, half vs immune. Double damage vs undead if applicable.Then she flies sixty feet straight up!
Afina: 303/303, glaciante's spiteful ward (CL 27 attached to epic mage armour), heroes feast (CL 20), mind blank (CL 17), fortunate fate (CL 15), planar tolerance (CL 7), epic mage armour (CL 25), see invisibility (CL 25), interplanar telepathic bond (CL 24), magic tattoo (CL 26), magic tattoo (CL 26), energy absorption (CL 26), stupendous dragonskin (CL 26), seira's agility (CL 26), seira's strength (CL 26), seira's mind (CL 26), mind blank (CL 27), stoneskin (CL 26), control weather (CL 27), scalding touch (CL 27, SR 45), moment of prescience (CL 25), spell turning (CL 26), Tyche's Touch (CL 14), Mass Conviction (CL 14), Share Talents (CL 14), shield (CL 25), haste (CL 25)
AC 103, spell resistance 40, blindsense 30, immunity to fire, water, earth, cold, disease, 50% miss chance, freedom of movement,
Spell charges: 5/0/6/2/0/7/4/1/0/0/0/0
18 uses left on blistering/searing scalding touch
2 points vile wisdom damage
From here, Afina can see the arm sizzle as it doesn't stop - just an arm, filling up the passage, connecting to something far larger below. It doesn't seem remotely deterred by the flames.
Moore, go. Sylvie after you.
"If you choose to use magic, then focus on overcoming its resistances!" Moore calls to his allies. "However, if you'd rather strike, then strike!"
Swift action to switch aura from Dexterity bonus to Determined Caster, so everyone gets +12 to bonuses to overcome SR.
Move action (via Harmonize) to use Inspire Courage, +14 to attack, weapon damage, and charm and fear saves.
Standard action to use Destined Strike, +3 to attack and weapon damage, improved crit feat, and +12 to confirmation on crit rolls.
Inspire Greatness is still in effect and will start counting down after this round.
This gives everyone the following total bonuses:
Attack: 14 (morale, inspire courage), +8 (competence, greatness), +3 (untyped, destined strike) +2 (untyped, bonus from harp)+1 (circumstance, aura) = +28
Weapon damage: 14 (morale) +3 untyped = +17
Bonus to overcome SR = +12
+2 to CL for spells (sorry, I forgot about this before but it's part of his repertoire)
+4 competence bonus to fort saves
Active Spells: fortunate fate (CL15), planar tolerance (CL7), Superior Resistance (CL 24), Conviction (+4 saving throw), Tyche's Touch (+3 sacred saving throw), Harmonize (CL25), Greater Improvisation (CL25) (49 points left), Share Talents (CL25), Divine Insight, Surefooted Stride (CL25)
HP: (4)311+40/311
AC: 61, 32 touch
13/25 Bardic music uses, Refrain 0/3
Spells:
0th - 7/7 (DC 21)
1st - 4/7
2nd - 3/7
3rd - 2/6
4th - 6/6
5th - 1/6
6th - 3/5
7th - 5/5
8th - 1/2
Favored Soul:
0th - 9/9
1st - 9/9
2nd - 5/9
3rd - 7/8
4th - 8/8
5th - 7/8
6th - 6/7
7th - 4/4
Create Magic Tattoo, CL 26, Duration 24 hours
+1 Luck Bonus on Attack Rolls
Create Magic Tattoo, CL 26, Duration 24 hours
+2 Competence bonus on Attack Rolls
Energy Absorption, CL 26, Duration 26 hours/expended
[spoiler]Subject gains Resistance 10 against all five energy types: Acid, Cold, Electricity, Fire, and Sonic.
As an immediate action, the subject can cause the spell to absorb the power of a single energy-based attack. The subject gains immunity to any energy types used in that attack (but only for that attack), and also heals a number of points of damage equal to 1/2 the damage the effect would normally have caused. For instance, if a red dragon breathes fire on the subject for 87 points of damage, he could decide as an immediate action to absorb the effect, thus healing 43 points of damage instead of taking any damage. Hit points in excess of the subject's normal maximum are lost. Taking advantage of this function ends the duration of the spell.
Elemental Body, CL 26, Duration 26 hours
You can transform your body into a particular type of elemental substance. You and your possessions appear to be made of that element, though in the same general shape and size as your normal appearance.
ou have the benefits of the attune form spell (page 17) with respect to the appropriate element. If you choose a water body, for example, you can breathe normally on water dominant planes. You are immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, and stunning, and are not subject to extra damage from critical hits or flanking. You gain darkvision out to 60 feet. Your creature type remains unchanged, so you are unaffected by spells that target elementals, but you gain the air, earth, fire, or water subtype depending on the elemental substance you chose.
Air: Fly at your normal speed (perfect maneuverability), air mastery (airborne creatures take a —1 penalty on attack rolls and damage rolls against you).
Earth: Earth mastery (you gain a +1 bonus on attack rolls and damage rolls if both you and your foe touch the ground), push (you can start a bull rush maneuver without provoking attacks of opportunity), +3 natural armor bonus to AC.
Fire: Fire immunity, burn (those you hit in melee and those who attack you with natural weapons must make a Reflex save or catch fire, with a save DC equal to that of a fire elemental of the same size).
Water: Water: Swim at your normal speed, water mastery (you gain a +1 bonus on attack rolls and damage rolls if both you and your opponent touch water), drench (you can use your elemental form to put out nonmagical open flames and dispel magical fire you touch as if casting dispel magic at your caster level).
The elemental body spell has the descriptor of the element you choose. So, if you choose a body of fire, elemental body is a fire spell.
Surraruthru's Stupendous Dragonskin, CL 26, Duration 26 hours
Grants you a +10 armor bonus to armor class and damage reduction 10/magic.
Agility of the Dragon Princess, CL 26, Duration 26 hours
The target of this spell gains a +4 insight bonus to Dexterity.
Strength of the Dragon Princess, CL 26, Duration 26 hours
The target of this spell gains a +4 insight bonus to Strength.
Mind of the Dragon Princess, CL 26, Duration 26 hours
The target of this spell gains a +4 insight bonus to Intelligence.
Mind Blank, CL 26, Duration 24 hours
The subject is protected from all devices and spells that detect, influence, or read emotions or thoughts. This spell protects against all mind-affecting spells and effects as well as information gathering by divination spells or effects. Mind blank even foils limited wish, miracle, and wish spells when they are used in such a way as to affect the subject's mind or to gain information about it. In the case of scrying that scans an area the creature is in, such as arcane eye, the spell works but the creature simply isn't detected. Scrying attempts that are targeted specifically at the subject do not work at all.
Stoneskin, CL 26, Duration 260 minutes
Subject gains DR 10/adamantine up to 150 points.
Spell Turning, CL 26, Duration 260 Minutes
Spells and spell-like effects targeted on you are turned back upon the original caster. The abjuration turns only spells that have you as a target. Effect and area spells are not affected. Spell turning also fails to stop touch range spells.
From seven to ten (1d4+6) spell levels are affected by the turning. The exact number is rolled secretly.
When you are targeted by a spell of higher level than the amount of spell turning you have left, that spell is partially turned. The subtract the amount of spell turning left from the spell level of the incoming spell, then divide the result by the spell level of the incoming spell to see what fraction of the effect gets through. For damaging spells, you and the caster each take a fraction of the damage. For nondamaging spells, each of you has a proportional chance to be affected.
If you and a spellcasting attacker are both warded by spell turning effects in operation, a resonating field is created.
[/spoiler]
Sylvie nods and flies through, into the mess outside. She draws 21 as she hovers above it and lets it loose, light engulfing the hand.
> roll 21d12+21 she was going to melee, but that wall of fire changed her mind
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 149 > [d12=6,9,4,5,12,1,11,4,8,8,10,1,3,5,12,7,10,1,3,5,3]
> roll 1d20+24 evasion
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 33 > [d20=9]
The hand is badly scorched and pitted from the light, parts of it simply gone as if they were never there. Yet it still holds on and is beginning to rise up as...
Jaela.
And that is where Jaela swoops in for the kill!
[20:11] <@Rin> roll 1d20+58+5+1+2+14+2+8+3+2+1+20-22 divine might, diving charge smite, lunging strike, true strike, 22pa
[20:11] <Serith> Rin roll for Serith < 98 > [d20=4]
+2 more since it's an evil outsider, +1 more if Haste is up
[20:15] <@Rin> roll 5d8+305+110+70+25+15+70+15+10+2d6+4d6 last is goldenfire, smite, 1 con damage
[20:15] <Serith> Rin roll for Serith < 668 > [d8=8,5,7,2,6][d6=5,4,2,4,2,3]Divine Might 14/14 rounds
Init +13
HP: 457+47/490
AC: 73 =65base+1AotDP(armor max dex +8)+2Foresight+5SoW, 20% miss chance (airborne creatures take a -1 penalty on attack rolls and damage rolls against you).
Full Attack (Gae Bolg, GMW, HW, K:D +5, CMT +1luck, CMT +2competence, HF +1morale/GH +4 morale, SofDP +2 attack/+3 damage, DM, vs devils only): +59/+54/+49/+44 or +63 AoO, 2d8+56+8d6+4d6 last is goldenfire
Spells Active: Energy Absorption CL 26, Create Magic Tattoo x2 CL 26, Elemental Body/Air CL 26, Surraruthru's Stupendous Dragonskin CL 26, Agility of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Strength of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Mind of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Stoneskin CL 26, Spell Turning CL 26, Contingency CL32, Permanency/Greater Blindsight CL32, Permanency/Mantle of Good CL33, Foresight CL25, Conviction CL29, Longstrider CL23, Divine Insight CL28, Lore of the Gods CL28, Mind Blank (CL26), Fortunate Fate (CL13), Planar Tolerance (CL7), Greater Mage Armor (CL5), Heroes Feast (CL20), Righteous Halo CL28, Greater Heroism CL28, Tyche's Touch CL14 (+4 sacred to next save), Share Talents CL14 (+2 untyped to skills), Moment of Prescience CL23, Good Hope CL28, Shield of Warding CL28, Crown of Flames CL28, Mass Death Ward CL24.
Resistances and Immunities: Fire Immunity, Cold Resistance 10, Acid Resistance 20, Electricity Resistance 20, Sonic Resistance 20, Damage Reduction 25/Epic and Evil and Cold Iron (10/Adamantium from Stoneskin), Spell Resistance 35 (45 vs Evil spells/permanent Mantle of Good), Immunity to Disease (normal and supernatural/magical), Immunity to Compulsion effects, Immunity to Petrification, Immunity to Sickened/Nauseated, Immunity to fear and poison/Heroes's Feast, Never surprised or flat-footed/Foresight, Immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, and stunning, and are not subject to extra damage from critical hits or flanking/Elemental Body (Air).
Spells Left (1-9): 8/9/8/1/8/5/8/2/6
Spells Left (10-11): 6/2
Saves: Fort +61, Ref +62, Will +61
-True Strike x4
-Turning x5
-Teleport x1
-Greater Teleport x1
-Moment of Prescience x2
-4 smite
-True Seeing component x1
-Stoneskin 120/150
Jaela swoops in amid the flames, enduring them as she stabs into the creature's arm. It explodes into goldenfire, burning away to nothing as she impales it all the way through. Hail continues to fall in the meantime, pummeling both you and Sylvie.
Ref saves, you two.
[18:27] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+42 evasion
[18:27] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 53 > [d20=11]
[20:26] <@Rin> roll 1d20+62 evasion
[20:26] <Serith> Rin roll for Serith < 74 > [d20=12]
> roll 1d20+48 12/13 inspiration
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 67 > [d20=19]
Hail continues to fall but you dodge. As you do, Mirajane's eyes widen, "It's coming! The rest of it!" she shouts, preparing.
Readying a mass heal if it's needed, since she can't do a lot directly at the moment. Impure spirit is up.
The ground all around you - far more than just where the hand broke through - explodes up in a rain of shards. As you endure that, the creature emerges. Far larger than a titan or even a dragon, it looms over a hundred feet tall. It is roughly humanoid and male, beautiful to look at. It is missing its left arm and looks furious as it raises its foot up to stomp Jaela flat.
Its movement provoked an AoO from you, Jaela. You can take it if you like.
Though in an awkward position, Jaela seizes upon her chance!
[20:35] <@Rin> roll 1d20+43+5+1+2+14+2+8+3+2+1-22+4 AoO
[20:35] <Serith> Rin roll for Serith < 75 > [d20=12]
[20:36] <@Rin> OOC: +3 more
[20:37] <@Rin> roll 1d8+29+44+14+5+3+14+3+2+2d6+4d6 last is goldenfire
[20:37] <Serith> Rin roll for Serith < 136 > [d8=3][d6=4,1,3,4,1,6]
Also I realized I forgot 110 more damage from the previous attack.Divine Might 14/14 rounds
Init +13
HP: 457+47/490
AC: 73 =65base+1AotDP(armor max dex +8)+2Foresight+5SoW, 20% miss chance (airborne creatures take a -1 penalty on attack rolls and damage rolls against you).
Full Attack (Gae Bolg, GMW, HW, K:D +5, CMT +1luck, CMT +2competence, HF +1morale/GH +4 morale, SofDP +2 attack/+3 damage, DM, vs devils only): +59/+54/+49/+44 or +63 AoO, 2d8+56+8d6+4d6 last is goldenfire
Spells Active: Energy Absorption CL 26, Create Magic Tattoo x2 CL 26, Elemental Body/Air CL 26, Surraruthru's Stupendous Dragonskin CL 26, Agility of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Strength of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Mind of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Stoneskin CL 26, Spell Turning CL 26, Contingency CL32, Permanency/Greater Blindsight CL32, Permanency/Mantle of Good CL33, Foresight CL25, Conviction CL29, Longstrider CL23, Divine Insight CL28, Lore of the Gods CL28, Mind Blank (CL26), Fortunate Fate (CL13), Planar Tolerance (CL7), Greater Mage Armor (CL5), Heroes Feast (CL20), Righteous Halo CL28, Greater Heroism CL28, Tyche's Touch CL14 (+4 sacred to next save), Share Talents CL14 (+2 untyped to skills), Moment of Prescience CL23, Good Hope CL28, Shield of Warding CL28, Crown of Flames CL28, Mass Death Ward CL24.
Resistances and Immunities: Fire Immunity, Cold Resistance 10, Acid Resistance 20, Electricity Resistance 20, Sonic Resistance 20, Damage Reduction 25/Epic and Evil and Cold Iron (10/Adamantium from Stoneskin), Spell Resistance 35 (45 vs Evil spells/permanent Mantle of Good), Immunity to Disease (normal and supernatural/magical), Immunity to Compulsion effects, Immunity to Petrification, Immunity to Sickened/Nauseated, Immunity to fear and poison/Heroes's Feast, Never surprised or flat-footed/Foresight, Immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, and stunning, and are not subject to extra damage from critical hits or flanking/Elemental Body (Air).
Spells Left (1-9): 8/9/8/1/8/5/8/2/6
Spells Left (10-11): 6/2
Saves: Fort +61, Ref +62, Will +61
-True Strike x4
-Turning x5
-Teleport x1
-Greater Teleport x1
-Moment of Prescience x2
-4 smite
-True Seeing component x1
-Stoneskin 120/150
It's a stab straight up, managing to impale the shin of the creature. Goldenfire spreads and burns through it, but slowly. It resists, the wound merely a pinprick as its other foot comes on down.
> roll 1d20+50 vs Jaela AC
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 62 > [d20=12]
Whiff.
Yet Jaela's not there anymore, already gone and safe. She leaps back, avoiding the crater-making impact as...
Afina.
Alright, time to start stabbing! Flying at and past the creature, Afina delivers a pair of deadly stabs from her tiny blade against the giant monster!
Using Afame as swift for +4 dodge
[19:02] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+77 stab
[19:03] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 83 > [d20=6]
[19:03] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+72 stab
[19:03] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 82 > [d20=10]
[19:03] <@Ebiris> roll 1d4+41+2d6+2d6+2d6+5d6+2d6
[19:03] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 87 > [d4=1][d6=6,1,1,3,4,1,1,5,3,3,5,6,6]
[19:03] <@Ebiris> roll 1d4+41+2d6+2d6+2d6+5d6+2d6
[19:03] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 94 > [d4=4][d6=1,5,5,6,1,3,1,4,5,5,6,2,5]
Afina: 303/303, glaciante's spiteful ward (CL 27 attached to epic mage armour), heroes feast (CL 20), mind blank (CL 17), fortunate fate (CL 15), planar tolerance (CL 7), epic mage armour (CL 25), see invisibility (CL 25), interplanar telepathic bond (CL 24), magic tattoo (CL 26), magic tattoo (CL 26), energy absorption (CL 26), stupendous dragonskin (CL 26), seira's agility (CL 26), seira's strength (CL 26), seira's mind (CL 26), mind blank (CL 27), stoneskin (CL 26), control weather (CL 27), scalding touch (CL 27, SR 45), moment of prescience (CL 25), spell turning (CL 26), Tyche's Touch (CL 14), Mass Conviction (CL 14), Share Talents (CL 14), shield (CL 25), haste (CL 25)
AC 103, spell resistance 40, blindsense 30, immunity to fire, water, earth, cold, disease, 50% miss chance, freedom of movement,
Spell charges: 5/0/6/2/0/7/4/1/0/0/0/0
18 uses left on blistering/searing scalding touch
2 points vile wisdom damage
Init is Afina (63) > Screaming Face (60) > Moore (54) > Sylvie (53) > Jaela (34) > Mirajane = Impure Spirit (20)
Afina zips around the massive spirit as she attacks again and again, rising up and leaving little cuts all over its body. It's as if a titan is trying to be worn down by papercuts, as the ground and world shakes again.
"NO!" A man's voice cries in anguish, "GIVE IT BACK!" Earthquakes intensify, the skies turning pitch black.
At the same time, you can see it, 400ft ahead. A blur of black, a screaming face trailed by energy. It's howling in fury and racing right towards all of you, too.
Go Moore.
Moore moves ahead to keep up with the others and continues to offer them inspiration!
He's maintaining Inspire Courage for now.
Destined Strike and Greatness have 10 rounds left.
Sylvie meanwhile flies around the creature, pointing at the onrushing face ahead. An invisible field of force appears, shimmering once briefly, 100ft ahead of it. It breaks its open charge towards all of you.
Jaela.
Leaving Sylvie to face the other threat, Jaela slips into her favorite stance for combat and strikes at the titan's wounded foot repeatedly!
[21:36] <@Rin> roll 1d20+56+28
[21:36] <@Rin> roll 1d20+56+28
[21:36] <Serith> Rin roll for Serith < 94 > [d20=10]
[21:36] <Serith> Rin roll for Serith < 95 > [d20=11]
[21:36] <@Rin> roll 1d20+51+28
[21:36] <Serith> Rin roll for Serith < 90 > [d20=11]
[21:36] <@Rin> roll 1d20+46+28
[21:36] <Serith> Rin roll for Serith < 80 > [d20=6]
[21:36] <@Rin> roll 1d20+41+28
[21:36] <Serith> Rin roll for Serith < 73 > [d20=4]
[21:38] <@Rin> roll 2d8+56+8d6+17+14+4d6 last is goldenfire
[21:38] <@Rin> roll 2d8+56+8d6+17+14+4d6 last is goldenfire
[21:38] <@Rin> roll 2d8+56+8d6+17+14+4d6 last is goldenfire
[21:38] <Serith> Rin roll for Serith < 138 > [d8=6,1][d6=3,5,6,4,3,5,4,4,2,1,3,4]
[21:38] <Serith> Rin roll for Serith < 144 > [d8=4,5][d6=3,4,4,1,5,4,1,6,3,5,6,6]
[21:38] <Serith> Rin roll for Serith < 144 > [d8=1,8][d6=5,3,5,6,4,4,1,4,5,1,5,5]
[21:38] <@Rin> roll 2d8+56+8d6+17+14+4d6 last is goldenfire
[21:38] <Serith> Rin roll for Serith < 139 > [d8=6,4][d6=6,1,3,4,4,1,4,1,6,5,1,6]
[21:38] <@Rin> roll 2d8+56+8d6+17+14+4d6 last is goldenfire
[21:38] <Serith> Rin roll for Serith < 140 > [d8=6,6][d6=2,3,1,4,4,6,6,5,4,3,1,2]
Gambit."Mirajane, get over here!" she calls out to her daughter in-between her strikes. "Let's hit it together, like we practiced!"
This is where I'd like Mirajane and I to use Twin Gambit from the Angelfeather Stone.
Angelfeather Stone: This stone enables the combination magic 'Twin Gambit.'Angelfeather Stone: This stone enables the combination magic 'Twin Gambit.'
Twin Gambit
Users: One creature that has the feat Robilar's gambit and one creature with combat reflexes.
Positioning: Users must be adjacent to one another.
Duration: 1 round.
Saving Throw: None.
On using this combination magic, the user with combat reflexes moves into the same square(s) as the user with Robilar's gambit. The users must be the same size, with the sole exception of small and medium creatures. These two types of creatures may use this ability together. Both creatures offer up Robilar's gambit, and both gain an AoO whenever Robilar's gambit is triggered on either of them. If one of the users is dropped during this combination magic, the other keeps the benefits of Robilar's gambit for the rest of the round, including gaining an AoO against the creature who dropped the other use. This combination magic may be repeated each round as the users wish. When the users cease to use it, the user with combat reflexes must immediately leave the other user's square.
Divine Might 13/14 rounds
Init +13
HP: 490+47/490
AC: 74 =65base+1AotDP(armor max dex +8)+2Foresight+5SoW+1Haste, 20% miss chance (airborne creatures take a -1 penalty on attack rolls and damage rolls against you).
Full Attack (Gae Bolg, GMW, HW, K:D +5, CMT +1luck, CMT +2competence, +1 Haste, SofDP +2 attack/+3 damage, DM, vs devils only): +56/+56/+51/+46/+41 or +60 AoO, 2d8+56+8d6+4d6 last is goldenfire
Spells Active: Energy Absorption CL 26, Create Magic Tattoo x2 CL 26, Elemental Body/Air CL 26, Surraruthru's Stupendous Dragonskin CL 26, Agility of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Strength of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Mind of the Dragon Princess CL 26, Stoneskin CL 26, Spell Turning CL 26, Contingency CL32, Permanency/Greater Blindsight CL32, Permanency/Mantle of Good CL33, Foresight CL25, Conviction CL29, Longstrider CL23, Divine Insight CL28, Lore of the Gods CL28, Mind Blank (CL26), Fortunate Fate (CL13), Planar Tolerance (CL7), Greater Mage Armor (CL5), Heroes Feast (CL20), Righteous Halo CL28, Greater Heroism CL28, Tyche's Touch CL14 (+4 sacred to next save), Share Talents CL14 (+2 untyped to skills), Moment of Prescience CL23, Good Hope CL28, Shield of Warding CL28, Crown of Flames CL28, Mass Death Ward CL24.
Resistances and Immunities: Fire Immunity, Cold Resistance 10, Acid Resistance 20, Electricity Resistance 20, Sonic Resistance 20, Damage Reduction 25/Epic and Evil and Cold Iron (10/Adamantium from Stoneskin), Spell Resistance 35 (45 vs Evil spells/permanent Mantle of Good), Immunity to Disease (normal and supernatural/magical), Immunity to Compulsion effects, Immunity to Petrification, Immunity to Sickened/Nauseated, Immunity to fear and poison/Heroes's Feast, Never surprised or flat-footed/Foresight, Immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, and stunning, and are not subject to extra damage from critical hits or flanking/Elemental Body (Air).
Spells Left (1-9): 8/9/8/1/8/5/8/2/6
Spells Left (10-11): 6/2
Saves: Fort +61, Ref +62, Will +61
-True Strike x4
-Turning x5
-Teleport x1
-Greater Teleport x1
-Moment of Prescience x2
-4 smite
-True Seeing component x1
-Stoneskin 120/150
"Let's-" Mirajane begins and then she stops with a gasp.
The sound of a bell being rung. It resonates across everything, a beautiful sound that makes the spirit before you crack like glass.
A blur follows.
...then if all must...
...glory everlasting...
...in the sky above...
...forty nine beautiful...
All of you awaken on the ground, stunned. The impure spirit is gone, as if it was never there. Above, the bright blue sky of Benfal shines, sunlight coming down. There are no signs of the spirit that attacked you nor of the damages you saw wrack the land. Beyond Aurora you see a natural land, full and splendid in life, unblemished.
"We won!" Afina cheers, springing back into the air hopefully before anyone can notice her sprawled out on the ground!
Though it was the perfect time to put all that practice to the test, Jaela can hardly begrudge the restoration of a world. She raises into the air with a beat of her wings, seeking out Liber. Is any of it even left? What of its people?
A Bell, huh? That sounds almost famili--...
Moore blinks as he pulls himself up from the ground as he looks around.
"Huh... it looks like we defied fate, then." Moore says quietly as he moves to fly back up into the air.
Defied fate... ...is that what happened before?
As all of you rise, a voice that speaks words you do not know is understood to you. It is a voice impossibly beautiful, capturing your attentions as you begin to rise.
"It is over. Rise."
As Jaela flies up, she sees Liber, whole and intact, restored. The dead rise, restored to life. There is no sign of the devils at all. The air becomes increasingly pleasing, your wounds beginning to mend on their own. A sense of rightness fills you, a sense of being home, of being allured. A sensation all of you have experienced before: The pull of Elysium.
Jaela can't help but wince. Even after all this time, her bias against Elysium remains. "We'll begin to send out the refugees at once," she speaks out, confident that a deity talking to them can hear the answer as well.
'Generals,' Tepen sends to you, 'I just got word from Donald, one of Seira's personal advisors. He will arrive shortly to explain what happened in the battle against Semyaza.'
'We'll be there shortly,' Jaela respond. 'Organize the safe transportation of sheltering refugees. There's no more need for them to shelter.'
Sylvie's quiet throughout this, "Am I needed for anything else?" she asks.
Elysium?
Huh. Well, he's still got things to do, so the pull of eternal happiness will just have to wait a while.
"Great job, everyone." Moore says with a clap of his hands. "I'm sure Hell has a pretty big black eye from our actions today."
"No, get some rest," Afina tells Sylvie. "You've earned it. We're winding down now," she says, heading back for Aurora herself for the upcoming debrief.
Sylvie departs without another word.
You three heading onto Tepen then?
I'll hang out in the courtyard till Donald shows up.
Since no response is forthcoming, Jaela takes a long look at their current surroundings. Has the actual Prime stopped being one and ascended?
She brings up the rear as they all head back into the Aurora, regardless.
Taking ten on K:P for 67 or 10 with K:R for 67.
You believe so. You recall ancient stories of heroes and even kingdoms being called to Thalasia, perhaps that is true after all.
I'll let Tepen direct me.
'I apologize for the delay,' Tepen sends, 'I am being bombarded with messages. The refugees are being lead out. Will you return, we have a guest coming shortly.'
I'll just stick with Jaela for now.
'On my way.'
Heading towards where Tepen wants me to meet the guest.
For the sake of avoiding a minor topic split, I'll just have him you wait with Afina in the courtyard.
Perhaps ten minutes pass. All of you rest as refugees head out and soldiers bustle about. It's noisy and busy, Mirajane coming over to you. "Mother," she murmurs, "We should send Sylvie or another back out to get that spell we need for Grandmother and Canderella."
In the meantime a figure appears outside of Aurora. He's wearing full armor and a helmet, features hidden. He carries a bastard sword and shield, stepping back and looking up, whistling loud enough to be heard.
I saw Donald at the Cauldron before, do I recognise any of the equipment this dude's carrying?
"Go with Sylvie, grab Finnegan as well for protection," Jaela tells her quietly, before stepping forward and calling out, "Donald?"
Moore has no idea who this person is, but he raises an arm in a wave of greeting.
It looks more or less like him, yes.
Mirajane nods and smiles, laying a hand on your shoulder. "Grandmother will be free soon." Once that's done she departs.
"Yeah," he raises his hand to wave back, sword still held in it. He's rather burnt, battle scarred and bloody, though he doesn't appear injured. "Damn, it's not just Afina who gets shit done, all of you do. That was damned fast, I didn't even have a chance to link up with all of you."
"We'll get other chances," Jaela reasons, offering him her hand as she draws closer.
Donald returns the handshake, a strong grip. "Yeah, and the rewards for doing all of this is getting to play diplomat and fill you in on what happened. Hell of a job."
"Elena, I think it would be in poor form if we blew up our ambassador," Jaela mentions, waving Donald inside. "Tepen and the others are waiting for us." She looks around, adding, "You already know Afina, of course. This is Moore, one of our officers originating from Celestia."
"Hello!" Moore greets with a bow. "Before you ask the obvious, yes, it's a long story."
"Good to see you again Donald," Afina greets. "Let's talk in our war room?" she suggests, flying that way.
Tepen and Adrian are there, along with Elena. They're chatting away, Gisfal coming in right behind you. "Damn, Aurora's ghost is as cute as I heard," Donald says, grabbing a chair.
Elena blushes and stammers out, "R-really?"
"Galariel's in trouble," Afina mutters to Jaela as everyone gets comfortable.
"He better step up his game, she's legitimately cute," Jaela agrees with Afina, having taken up a seat next to the pixie.
Elena squeals and blushes, hands to her cheeks as she beats a hasty retreat. That draws a few subdued laughs from everyone, "On behalf of Aurora," Tepen speaks up, "You have the floor, Donald. Tell us what happened."
"Yeah, well..." Donald takes off his helmet, brushing his hair back. He has the features of an elf with dragon's blood. "Semyaza got his hands on something called the Icon of the Compact. It let him direct Benfal's magics and granted him the magical ability of an archdruid well beyond the 9th circle. It was the root of a lot of the problems in Benfal and the battle against him revolved around that. My understanding's that there wasn't any way to half ass it, they had to use their full divine power on Semyaza to oppose it. Hence all the weather that went wrong."
After a pause to grab a drink of water and gun it down in one shot, "Anyway, they got the Icon back, but not before Semyaza had done too much damage to Benfal. He did even more as a means to cover his retreat. Now if you ask me, that's the sign of compensating for something. No wonder he acts like he does. So then Alicia did something, not sure what. Deity business, none of them will give me the straight story on it. Everyone forgets a few minutes, anathemic knowledge, and Benfal's whole and in Elysium. Thalasia in particular."
"If it's that easy to shift a prime into an outer plane, why didn't Semyaza do it from the start? Why isn't Lifasa already in Hell?" Afina asks. "Also, why Elysium and not Sylica?"
Moore's nodding attentively until the last part, where he frowns.
It's only a few minutes, sure, but even so...
"Don't know," Donald says, "I got out of Seira that it's forbidden, and Seira's not the type to hide information like that unless she has to. All I know is that it has something to do with a gate. It has holes to me too, but I'm sure there has to be reasons and logic here. It's just bullshit since we don't know them."
"That ring any bells for anyone?" Adrian asks, "I'd really like a clue right about now."
Afina is ignorant and so says nothing.
"Uh, right before the... incident, I heard something." Moore says. "Something about glory and the sky... uh... forty nine? I don't think that helps much, but maybe someone heard something else that makes more sense? I mean, forty-nine to me is seven times seven, but in this case the plane didn't end up as part of Celestia, so..." Moore offers a small shrug.
Taking 10 for K:P and using Divine Insight for 77.
Jaela recalls something, a tiny fragment that she can barely recall. Just a name and a title - it came up in Hanna's speaking with dead dragons and...somewhere else. Research you want to say, but it's hazy.
Cantasa Alexandria, Maiden of the Gate.
You're fairly sure you're forgetting something you read, in the sense of anathemic knowledge rather than just forgetting, too. Isn't the first time you've ran into that problem.
"Sure sounds like anathemic knowledge," Jaela slowly agrees. "I want to say Cantasa Alexandria?"
"It's something we need to investigate," Gisfal says, voice firm. "Lifasa is in a similar state as Benfal."
"Well, if it's something about knowledge, I could see if I can find the answer in Xiranthador." Moore offers.
"Do we want to save Lifasa by sending it to Elysium?" Jaela decides to ask bluntly.
"Yeah, g'luck. I think they'll only tell an actual deity," Donald grumbles, "Got a bunch more too. All the official congratulations, promises of further aid, celebrations and all that'll follow. You know, the stupid official shit."
Meanwhile Adrian crosses his arms, "Better than Hell if we have to make that choice. We need more information here about this and why it happened."
"I've been thinking that once we get all nine of the traitors and their rings, we could pull off a ritual of our own," Jaela muses. "But if the Icon served a similar purpose and Alicia could challenge Semyaza over possession of it, maybe we should make a push for Lifasa as soon as we can prepare for the assault?"
"Sooner is better of course, but we're a ways off from having the numbers to retake Lifasa," Afina says.
"We'll be hard pressed to get all of them. I'd bet you money they have them locked up tighter than a princess's snatch," Adrian frowns and sits back, "If these rings are so important, they aren't going to let us get all of them without one hell of a fight."
After a pause, "However, logic dictates that because they're on Lifasa and with the traitors instead of deep in Hell, that they need to be there."
"That's the thing. If the Icon's possession wasn't necessary, maybe we don't actually need all of the rings. If a friendly deity was willing to contest things with the two we have, we might get someone from Hell to show up in opposition. And if taking a world kicks all devils off it, we won't need the numbers to actually occupy it afterwards."
"I think getting pulled to Elysium kicked the devils off, and I wouldn't consider that a best result for us," Afina points out. "Though if we win decisively they'll surely retreat their forces, it's going to require a lot more than just conquering a single city like we did here. Personally I was thinking something like capturing Lixer and bargaining his freedom for Lifasa is the best way of short circuiting the whole campaign, but that's not easy either."
"In the meantime, perhaps we can work on some operations to capture or get rid of more of the Lifasan traitors?" Moore asks. "Or is that too obvious a plan considering our victory here?"
"Not right now, we're all winding down from combat," Afina says, not in the best headspace for military planning. Also she did take some wisdom damage earlier. "But you can draw up some ideas and we'll see what works in the coming days."
"We have a lot to do," Tepen says quietly, "Many options avail us and many more paths are open. Generals..." He looks up to all of you, "What does Aurora do next?"
And we'll pause there to give you all a few days to ponder this OOC. You have options and paths to consider now, after all. Tonight sometime will be the battle summary, more loot posting and sorting out all sorts of things.