The hunt for goldenfire (Afina and Jaela, later Surraruthru too)

[Anastasia]

"No," Kascha says, "Do you think you could change the shape with your will? Jaela just managed something like that." Kascha says, as Arrel clears his throat. AN oddly wet, clacky sound from a dragon-eagle.

"Ahem! Our destination lies further up."

[Iron Dragoon]

Surraruthru nods emphatically in agreement with the older, larger dragon-eagle.

[Ebiris]

"No," Afina repeats. "Maybe a primal elemental could do something like that, or of this was an instinctual ability and not a spell I could modify it on the fly, but the point of a spell is to reliably get the same effect every time. Now that I've cast it this blade is as fixed and tangible as Hywelbane or Afame." She waves it around for emphasis before stopping. "Oh, sorry are we boring you Arrel? Let's continue upwards then."

[Anastasia]

Thus the party flies on. As they do, Kascha speaks up, "Will protections from fire be needed?" she asks, "Or other defensive means?"

[Ebiris]

"Last time the fires were either harmless or burnt through resistance or immunity, so just prepare as you would for any otherwise dangerous place?" Afina suggests.

[Corwin]

"Not from Goldenfire, not the way I remember it," Jaela responds. "But I'll protect us with Fortunate Fate as soon as we're in. And while there, Mirajane and I will take the front. I think Arrel and Afina would be best at striking out at any resistance once we two have managed to stop them in the first place. I'll need you to keep a map of the place, Kascha, and plot the best course we can under the circumstances. As for you, Surraruthru, can I count on you to cover the back?"

[20:43] <@Annerose> roll 1d8+10 temp hp, likewise
[20:43] <Kobot> Annerose rolled 1d8+10 temp hp, likewise --> [ 1d8=5 ]{15}

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Jaela 318+15/318, Divine Insight (CL 25), Lore of the Gods (CL 25), Magic Vestment/shield (CL 27), Magic Vestment/chainmail (CL 27), Celestial Brilliance (CL 25), Greater Magic Weapon/all five (CL 25), Righteous Halo (CL 25), Longstrider (CL 21), Moment of Prescience (CL 21), Heroes's Feast (CL 20), Good Hope (CL 25, duration 25min)
AC 63 (touch 45, incorporeal 47, flat footed 44), 20% miss chance, DR 20/evil+cold iron+epic, spell resistance 33/42 vs Evil spells, Immunity to Compulsion, Disease, Petrification, Sickened, Nauseated, Fire Resistance 10, Cold Resistance 10, Acid Resistance 20, Electricity Resistance 20, Sonic Resistance 10.
Spell charges total: 6//10/9/9/7/9/8/8/8/8//5
Spell charges remaining: 4//10/5/7/1/9/8/8/5/5//5

[Iron Dragoon]

"I can! But don't count me out just because I'm small!"

OOC: Going to cast Greater Mage Armor (Wiz CL 13, 130 min) on myself and bringing up my Greater Invisibility (2/3 uses remaining), Ring of Counterspelling: Dispel Magic, Greater

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Surraruthru: 238/238 HP, Greater Mage Armor (CL 13)
AC: 32+6 (Touch: 17, Flat Footed: 26+6) SR: 18, Immunity to Fear, Sleep, Paralysis, Reflective Fear, Darkvision 60 ft, Low-Light Vision, Waterbreathing.
Spells/SLAs: http://www.soulriders.net/forum/index.php/topic,101754.msg1059635.html#msg1059635

[Ebiris]

"No one's going to be underestimated for their size in this group," Afina reassures Surrurathru, having no complaints with Jaela's strategy. She doesn't bother casting any further spells just yet, and in fact dismisses her flame dagger rather than continuing to hold onto it where it's not particularly useful.

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Afina 208+17/208, greater mage armour (CL 23), moment of prescience (CL 23)
AC 60 (touch 46, flat footed 60), spell resistance 38, immunity to fire, disease, water, poison, fear.
Spell charges remaining: 6/9/8/8/9/8/8/8/6/7

[Corwin]

"You know," Jaela muses, "something kept bothering me from the last time we were here. That riddle, the one we answered with 'noting' which was apparently wrong. 'I am what all creatures shall strive for, never deserved but always granted when asked for. What am I?' I wonder what the answer to it is."

[Anastasia]

Iddy, greater mage armor's duration is one hour/level. So you have a lot more of it than 130 minutes worth.

As general agreements go around, the party advancing onwards, "Yes, I'll keep a map," Kascha agrees, "I wonder how rare maps of the sun are? They must be extremely so."

[Corwin]

"Only Lathander keeps one, probably," Jaela muses. "Extremely rare sounds right."

[Ebiris]

"I doubt we'll map more than a fraction of it. Even if we had time, exposure to goldenfire limits how much we can cover," Afina points out.

[Anastasia]

"I wonder if he even needs one," Kascha remarks idly as she keeps going, "Seira's really smart and doesn't need things like that anymore. But maybe it's a status symbol or enchanted in some way..." she pauses, save for her quill still writing.

[Iron Dragoon]

OOC: Greater Mage doesn't stack with my armor enchantment, so I updated the stack block to be correct:

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Surraruthru: 238/238 HP, Greater Mage Armor (CL 13)
AC: 32+1 (Touch: 17, Flat Footed: 26+1) SR: 18, Immunity to Fear, Sleep, Paralysis, Reflective Fear, Darkvision 60 ft, Low-Light Vision, Waterbreathing.
Spells/SLAs: http://www.soulriders.net/forum/index.php/topic,101754.msg1059635.html#msg1059635

[Anastasia]

Correct. Also please use italics for OOC posts. An OOC header isn't needed so long as you use italics.