Anvil (Afina)

[Ebiris]

"Afina," she answers the cloaked woman with her own, before speaking up to be heard by all. "I am Afina Devilsbane, general of Aurora. Speak your names for all to hear, and we will battle in alphabetical order."

She has good odds of going first from their side and it should prevent the demons from enjoying any advantage by manipulating their own order of battle.

[Anastasia]

Afina's cutesy little voice carries across the battlefield, the red-cloaked woman calling, "Helga!"

The throne archon declares, "Alanna!"

The demons simply leer and glower at you, but after a moment the balor replies, "Hupan."

The marilith's tail flickers about, a cross look on her face. "Zani."

The humanoid merely shakes his head, tapping his fingers against his throat. The balor snarls, "He has no name and will go last."

[Ebiris]

How very convenient, it seems Afina's appraisal of the humanoid was correct. Drawing Hywelbane she flutters forward into the space between the two groups. "Come Hupan, let us dance," she invites.

[11:55] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+26 init
[11:55] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 46 > [d20=20]

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Afina: 208+26/208, heroes feast (CL 20), greater mage armour (CL 23), greater heroism (CL 23), shield (CL 23), moment of prescience (CL 23)
AC 71, spell resistance 38, blindsense 30, immunity to fire, water, disease, poison, fear
Spell charges: 6/10/8/8/9/6/7/0/0/1

[Anastasia]

The balor approaches, 30ft away and straight ahead. "Your soul is mine, pixie," the beast snarls, rage echoing in the wounded Silver Sea. His sword and whip twitch as he races ahead, trying to shatter Afina apart.

> roll 1d20+17 balor init
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 31 > [d20=14]

Init order is Afina (46) > Hupan (31)

Go Afina.

[Ebiris]

Hasting herself (and Helga and Alanna) as is her custom, Afina then zips straight towards Hupan, a pair of quick stabs taking him in the neck before she flits upwards a hundred feet, getting plenty of space both for the armies to watch her dismantle this giant demon and for no one to be harmed when he explodes. Although perhaps luring him towards Zani and the nameless wonder might be a good idea... yes, she'll maneuver herself that way next. No one could accuse her of cheating if they get harmed by their own ally after all.

[12:02] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+56 5th level arcane strike
[12:02] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 67 > [d20=11]
[12:02] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+51 5th level arcane strike
[12:02] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 60 > [d20=9]
[12:03] <@Ebiris> roll 1d4+26+2d6+2d6+5d6+2d6+5d4 good/silver/anarchic
[12:03] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 77 > [d4=1][d6=6,5,1,4,3,5,2,2,6,2,1][d4=3,2,1,4,3]
[12:03] <@Ebiris> roll 1d4+26+2d6+2d6+5d6+2d6+5d4 good/silver/anarchic
[12:03] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 79 > [d4=2][d6=3,4,4,1,3,3,2,5,6,2,2][d4=3,1,4,4,4]

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Afina: 208+26/208, heroes feast (CL 20), greater mage armour (CL 23), greater heroism (CL 23), shield (CL 23), moment of prescience (CL 23)
AC 72, spell resistance 38, blindsense 30, freedom of movement, miss chance 50% (applies to targeted spells as well) immunity to fire, water, disease, poison, fear
Spell charges: 6/10/8/7/9/5/7/0/0/1

[Anastasia]

Afina is a dart a she swoops past the balor's neck, criss-crossing slashes trickling blood over it. But it's like cutting down a tree with a butter knife, the creature resisting. It glares up at her, as sudden a wave of fury boils up inside of her.

Will save. Mind-affecting enchantment, so note if immune instead.

[Ebiris]

[12:12] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+35 will don't forget SR/miss chance
[12:12] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 50 > [d20=15]

[Anastasia]

Supernatural aura, so neither applies. Flip side, mind affecting. Upsides and downsides worked out for him here.

But Afina shakes it off, as the balor rockets towards her. A single, powerful slash rips out, trying to cut her apart. As it does, sheer, multihued lights surround the balor, like a set of armor.

> roll 1d10 chaos devotion
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 10 > [d10=10]

+10 anarchic to AC for the round.

> roll 1d20+65 (+2 charge, +4 ????, +6 ????)
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 75 > [d20=10]
> roll 1d100 51+ is a hit
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 68 > [d100=68]

> roll 2d6+39
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 47 > [d6=3,5]

Does not beat your DR, so factor that in.

The creature appears little more than a blur of red and black as it advances, a feeling of overwhelming hatred making Afina step back. It ruins her defenses just enough, a hack tearing into her side. A graze, but the creature's aim is sublimely good. It's able to actually hit her, landing a serious blow.

Go.

[Ebiris]

"No mere fiend, you," Afina says in surprise as she's caught a blow, the balor's form making it clear that it was no lucky strike either. Casting a spell to bring flame to her blade first of all...

Casting blistering fires of purity defensively (not sure if it's even needed with a quickened spell)
[12:35] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+35 concentration DC 21
[12:35] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 49 > [d20=14]

She then gifts Hupan a pair of stabs across the face before flying down between the other two demon champions!

[12:35] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 49 > [d20=14]
[12:37] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+56 5th level arcane strike
[12:37] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 70 > [d20=14]
[12:37] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+51 5th level arcane strike
[12:37] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 64 > [d20=13]
[12:37] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+27 fires of purity SR
[12:37] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 32 > [d20=5]
[12:38] <@Ebiris> roll 1d4+26+2d6+2d6+5d6+2d6+5d4 good/silver/anarchic/epic
[12:38] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 83 > [d4=2][d6=3,2,3,1,5,6,5,4,1,6,4][d4=3,4,1,3,4]
[12:38] <@Ebiris> roll 1d4+26+2d6+2d6+5d6+2d6+5d4 good/silver/anarchic/epic
[12:38] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 88 > [d4=4][d6=1,6,4,3,3,3,6,6,5,3,3][d4=4,4,2,1,4]

If fires of purity beat his SR that's an additional 36 fire damage per strike (ignores resistance, half vs immune)

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Afina: 197/208, heroes feast (CL 20), greater mage armour (CL 23), greater heroism (CL 23), shield (CL 23), moment of prescience (CL 23), fires of purity (CL 23)
AC 72, spell resistance 38, blindsense 30, freedom of movement, miss chance 50% (applies to targeted spells as well) immunity to fire, water, disease, poison, fear
Spell charges: 6/10/8/7/9/4/6/0/0/1

[Anastasia]

Afina's blades flash with holy fire, tearing open the balor's face. Shallow cuts but they bleed profusely, profane blood floating out in the Astral. It roars in fury, but remains unburnt as your fires fail against it.

The marilith snaps at you as you approach, "What are you doing, fey?" The normal one seems unphased, while meanwhile Hupan...stays right where he is. He instead focuses, his wounds healing to a significant degree.

"Are you that cowardly, pixie?" The balor demands, "Hiding behind others like a quaking child?"

> roll 1d10 chaos devotion
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 2 > [d10=2]

+2 anarchic AC this round.

Go.

[Ebiris]

"Worried you'll be more than stung by your friend's death?" Afina gives the marilith a cold smile, hurling forth an orb of blazing fire at the balor before she's hot on its heels to jam her blade up his armpit before springing off and flying right back where she was.

searing orb of fire
[13:15] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+44 orb of fire ranged touch
[13:15] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 53 > [d20=9]
[13:15] <@Ebiris> roll 22d6
[13:15] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 78 > [d6=6,1,3,1,5,5,4,5,4,6,2,5,3,3,2,6,3,1,3,1,6,3]

fire damage ignores resistance or immunity, DC 29 fort or dazed for 1 round

[13:16] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+57 6th level arcane strike
[13:16] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 61 > [d20=4]
[13:16] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+52 6th level arcane strike
[13:16] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 66 > [d20=14]
[13:17] <@Ebiris> roll 1d4+26+2d6+2d6+5d6+2d6+6d4 good/silver/anarchic/epic
[13:17] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 79 > [d4=1][d6=1,4,2,6,6,5,2,6,2,2,1][d4=2,2,4,4,2,1]
[13:17] <@Ebiris> roll 1d4+26+2d6+2d6+5d6+2d6+6d4 good/silver/anarchic/epic
[13:17] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 72 > [d4=2][d6=6,1,1,2,2,1,2,1,3,3,5][d4=3,1,4,2,3,4]

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Afina: 197/208, heroes feast (CL 20), greater mage armour (CL 23), greater heroism (CL 23), shield (CL 23), moment of prescience (CL 23), fires of purity (CL 23)
AC 72, spell resistance 38, blindsense 30, freedom of movement, miss chance 50% (applies to targeted spells as well) immunity to fire, water, disease, poison, fear
Spell charges: 6/10/8/7/9/3/5/0/0/1

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+41 Fortitude only fails on a 1
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 52 > [d20=11]

The orb of fire catches the balor right in the shoulder, knocking him back slightly and into Afina's stab. She lashes at him twice, managing to tear into the soft underside of his arm. It's still hard but a little easier there, blood trickling down the demons side.

As Afina flies back and forth, she gets a look at both sides. The demon side is watching, leering, waiting. The strange sight of a pit fiend at the head of a demon army still stands out, the fiend watching all of this impassively.

On the other side, your own forces are quietly cheering for you and the celestials are intently watching. You see Raziel briefly, who appears calm and relaxed. Utterly unworried, flames crackling around him.

Then the balor roars. The Silver Sea shakes from the noise, the creature giving a raging glare to Afina. He slashes his sword forward, "Begone, your fancy trickery!"

How precisely does your miss affect apply to things, Afina?

[Ebiris]

It applies to anything that requires an attack roll and any spells that targets discrete individuals - basically if the spell description has a target entry instead of an area entry then miss chance applies.

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d100 vs 50
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 35 > [d100=35]

Afina swerves out of the way of something, a ragged tear, and is untouched and unharmed.

Go.

[Ebiris]

Too much meat on those bones, the thing should be dead already. It's not even doing the courtesy of drifting closer to its allies so the deathsplosion can soften them up. Firing off another searing orb of fire at the balor, Afina dives in with a pair of quick stabs right after before ricocheting eighty feet off to her right.

[15:35] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+44 orb of fire ranged touch
[15:35] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 58 > [d20=14]
[15:35] <@Ebiris> roll 22d6
[15:35] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 82 > [d6=6,6,1,2,6,5,4,3,4,1,4,2,3,4,4,1,5,6,6,5,3,1]

Fire damage ignores resistance and immunity, DC 29 fort or dazed 1 round

[15:35] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+55 4th level arcane strike
[15:35] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 58 > [d20=3]
[15:35] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+50 4th level arcane strike
[15:35] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 69 > [d20=19]
[15:35] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+50 4th level arcane strike crit?
[15:35] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 54 > [d20=4]
[15:36] <@Ebiris> roll 1d4+26+2d6+2d6+5d6+2d6+6d4
[15:36] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 74 > [d4=1][d6=1,4,4,6,1,6,3,2,5,2,3][d4=2,1,1,2,1,3]
[15:36] <@Ebiris> roll 1d4+26+2d6+2d6+5d6+2d6+6d4
[15:36] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 88 > [d4=3][d6=2,6,4,5,3,1,5,2,4,6,5][d4=2,4,1,2,3,4]
[15:36] <@Ebiris> roll 1d4+26 added to last one if it critted
[15:36] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 27 > [d4=1]

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Afina: 197/208, heroes feast (CL 20), greater mage armour (CL 23), greater heroism (CL 23), shield (CL 23), moment of prescience (CL 23), fires of purity (CL 23)
AC 72, spell resistance 38, blindsense 30, freedom of movement, miss chance 50% (applies to targeted spells as well) immunity to fire, water, disease, poison, fear
Spell charges: 6/10/8/7/8/3/4/0/0/1