Where hope dies (Afina, Surarruthru, Calleigh)

[Anastasia]

The Master considers, standing still with his arms crossed. "I dislike such odds, even with an ambush. Unless the ambush is sufficient to end things then and there. We need a single, overwhelming strike to end this and end it fast."

Tannin rubs his chin, "Yeah, you ask me, we need something huge. A couple of Necrolytes caught off guard's one thing, but hundreds is another. Don't fancy facing that many spellcasting cornugons with undead to support them. What kinds, by the way?"

[Ebiris]

"Be quicker to list what isn't there," Afina says, "Skeletons, zombies, spectres, shadows, flesh golems, disembodied body parts, devils... dozens and dozens of each. At the centre there's either a paelriyon or some kind of unique devil - room's laid out like Hell, with terraces for the layers dropping downwards and that female devil on a throne at the bottom."

"We can keep skirting around the edges and destroying their little labs and experiments, but if we want to send a real message we can't avoid taking on what's in that room."

[Anastasia]

"Which means we need a way of ending it," Tannin says, "Hey, maybe we can bring the roof down on them and destroy the entire building?"

"At the least, we need a good plan," Sylvie says, "Even if I throw around 21, it only covers so much space and we'll be the target of every Necrolyte in the room. So...does anyone have a good idea?"

[Ebiris]

"I can have four fireballs sent into the deepest concentrations while burying their leader under magma before they realise we're even there, that's bound to thin out their response... there's no clever way we can deal with such numbers so spread out. Even if we could bring the roof down on them that would leave the ghosts okay and probably rouse that thing everyone's taking pains to be quiet for. I don't think we're going to find a weapon around here that we could use on them either."

"If we do go in with a direct assault, illusions and barriers will be worth as much as explosions when it comes to dividing their response," she offers up as an option should anyone have the ability.

[Anastasia]

"Yeah," Sylvie says, "Buying time and splitting them up a bit would help. "We're probably going to find at least a few things that get to us, so we'll need all the defenses we can before we step in."

[Yuthirin]

"We can create a thick mist and areas of wild magic after a short time! Sorta!"

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Tryll
HP: 183
AC: 45
Touch AC: 28
Flatfooted AC: 39
Active Effects: Inertial Armor, Mind Blank
Passive Effects: Incorporeal, Hide Mind
PP: 462

Calleigh
HP: 91
AC: 47
Touch AC: 25
Flatfooted AC: 36
Active Effects: Inertial Armor, Mind Blank
Passive Effects: Magic Circle Against Evil, Tongues, Incorporeal, Improved Evasion

Psicrystal
HP: 91
AC: 31
Touch AC: 14
Flatfooted AC: 29
Active Effects: Inertial Armor, Mind Blank
Passive Effects: Unanimated (currently being used by Calleigh as a staff, gains no bonuses to initiative. No strength or dexterity score)
Psi-like ability (Ectoplasmic Shambler): Ready

[Anastasia]

"Elaborate," Sylvie glances at Calleigh, "How much time? What sort of mist?"

[Yuthirin]

"Uhhhhhm, the mist will appear and probably fill the room and it's really thick and it beats you up and has a funny face and it's hard to move through!" Calleigh helpfully explains, "but the rift takes as much as twenty four seconds to form."

It's 1d4 rounds.

[Anastasia]

For my reference, what power is it?

[Yuthirin]

Ectoplasmic Shambler and Chaotic Breach (class ability, not a spell or power)

[Iron Dragoon]

On lunch and working, so I'll post this because I can't do so any other time, but have it come into effect at most opportune time, please.

Surraruthru follows the others, mentally prepping a Friend to Foe spell, readying to target the most likely to succumb targets!

Friend to Foe, heightened to Level 9 spell, applying Fearful Empowerment, adds Fear descriptor. Range 370 ft.
DC: 39 (27base+2CC+7ESF+3Fear) Will Negates, Targets up to 27, Duration 27 rounds, CC bypasses SR.

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Surraruthru: 238/238 HP, Mind Blank, Arcane Sight
AC: 32 (Touch: 17, Flat Footed: 26) 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]

Okay then, plans have been laid. If you're going to attack, go ahead and lay out a plan here, Afina.

[Ebiris]

"Lets start preparing our defensive spells before we go in," Afina says, "I'm going to ward everyone against fire before I open a conduit to the plane of fire - it'll greatly augment my fire magic and that of anyone who uses it near me."

Resist Energy (Fire) cast on everyone except Afina (so 7 castings) for fire resistance 30 followed by planar bubble on myself to provide the fire traits (maximise and enlarge spell applied to fire spells, water spells are impeded, 3d10 fire damage per round) within 10 feet of Afina.

"We don't have any capacity for healing so we go in hard and fast, but we have to retreat as soon as anyone gets badly hurt - there's no point losing any of us to get revenge for Lief and Muirfinn. Ideally we'll retreat back the way we came, throwing up barriers as we go until we're out where Surraruthru left his screen, and from there we sneak out of the city the same way we entered. If that's impossible I'll disintegrate an opening in the ceiling and we fly straight up until we're clear of the mythal and can shift out. At worst I can try and disjoin an area of the mythal to allow escape, but that's a last resort." Dispel checks really aren't reliable enough to bank their lives on.

Everyone else should have gotten their spells prepared in the time she took to cast her own, so that just leaves a couple left for her to cast a searing and blistering fires of purity on herself and the Master.

Using the hat for blistering, +34 fire damage per hit (ignores resistance/immunity, does 250% damage against things vulnerable to fire. SR applies at +27 caster level. Also takes half damage from fire attacks with no damage on a successful reflex save.

"If everyone's ready, I'll go through the door to open things up and you all come right behind me."

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Afina: 208+20/208, heroes feast (CL 20), greater mage armour (CL 23), moment of prescience (CL 23), resist energy (cold) (CL 23), resist energy (acid) (CL 23), shadow form (CL 23), mind blank (CL 25), shield (CL 23), greater heroism (CL 23), haste (CL 23), planar bubble (CL 23), fires of purity (CL 23)
AC 65, spell resistance 38, blindsense 30, immunity to fire, water, disease, poison, fear, 50% miss chance (applies to spells as well), freedom of movement
Spell charges: 6/9/0/6/8/3/3/3/6/4

[Anastasia]

Some spells are cast by Sylvie, then she says, "Ready."

Tannin blinks, "You know," he says slowly, "I'm a little confused on why I have the sudden desire to protect libraries."

"The spell's called conviction." Sylvie glances sidelong at him, "That's what most of Oghma's faithful warriors do, protect knowledge."

Sylvie casts greater heroism on herself and ghost touch weapon on the Master. Then conviction on Tannin. She'll add spell resistance on herself.

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Sylvie

HP: 290+20/290
Effects: Heroes Feast (CL20), Overland Flight (CL22), Deeper Darkvision (CL22), Greater Mighty Wallop (CL22), Endure Elements (CL22), Attune Form (CL22), Mind Blank (CL 24), Shield (CL 22), Resist Energy(Cold) (CL22), Freedom of Movement (CL22), Resist Energy (Fire)(CL23), Greater Heroism (CL22), Spell Resistance(CL22)
Boosts: Immune to fear and poison, +1 morale bonus to attack rolls and Will saves, immunity to planar conditions, mind blanked, +4 shield bonus to AC, cold resistance 30, fire resistance 30, +4 morale to attack, saves and skills, spell resistance 34, (Note, her normal boosts aren't included since they're factored into her main stat block.)
Resources used: Arcane casting: 1st: Endure Elements, Shield 2nd: Resist Energy 3rd: Deeper Darkvision, Greater Mighty Wallop 4th: Attune Form 5th: Overland Flightx3 6th: Greater Heroism. Divine casting: 1st: Conviction. 3rd: Ghost Touch Weapon. 5th: Spell Resistance. 6th: Heal Stunning fist 6/7 left
Other: Current inspiration: 11/12

Master

HP: 295+15/295
Effects: Heroes Feast (CL20), Overland Flight (CL22), Attune Form(CL22), Mind Blank (CL25), Resist Energy (Fire)(CL23), Ghost Touch Weapon(CL22)
Boosts: Immune to fear and poison, +1 morale bonus to attack rolls and Will saves, immunity to planar conditions, mind blanked, fire resistance 30
Resources used: -
Other: -

Tannin

HP: 218+11/218
Effects: Heroes Feast (CL20), Overland Flight (CL22), Attune Form(CL22), Resist Energy (Fire)(CL23), Conviction(CL22)
Boosts: Immune to fear and poison, +1 morale bonus to attack rolls and Will saves, immunity to planar conditions, fire resistance 30, +5 morale to saves.
Resources used: -
Other: -

[Iron Dragoon]

Since I won't be here when this happens, I have Greater Anyspell, Limited Wish, Antimagic Field, and Mordenkainen's Disjunction ready through Arcane Disciple. Feel free to have me fire those off in whatever way you need.

Also, if we stick around for more than one round, I would suggest having Surraruthru use Incite Riot heightened to level 9 next round. It only lasts 1 round, but it hits one creature/level, so it'll smack the undead and get them fighting each other more. That'll leave me with one 9th level slot left, so if when we retreat, there's still a lot of minions, I have Mass Hold Monster. Or if you just want to keep them in one place and fill the area with magma or something.