Anvil (Afina)

[Ebiris]

"You've gotten better," Afina says in faint surprise, that ophidian smirk no mere bluff! Of course it's still not good enough, and Afina punishes her for it by stabbing up between the marilith's ribs before fleeing two hundred and fifty feet back the way she came!

[19:01] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+56 5th level arcane strike
[19:01] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 66 > [d20=10]
[19:01] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+51 5th level arcane strike
[19:01] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 67 > [d20=16]
[19:01] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+56 5th level arcane strike skirmisher boots
[19:01] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 59 > [d20=3]
[19:01] <@Ebiris> roll 1d4+26+2d6+2d6+5d6+2d6+6d4
[19:01] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 84 > [d4=3][d6=2,1,6,4,2,4,6,1,5,4,6][d4=4,1,2,1,4,2]
[19:01] <@Ebiris> roll 1d4+26+2d6+2d6+5d6+2d6+6d4
[19:01] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 78 > [d4=2][d6=2,1,2,3,6,2,2,3,4,5,2][d4=3,3,3,3,4,2]
[19:01] <@Ebiris> roll 1d4+26+2d6+2d6+5d6+2d6+6d4
[19:01] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 79 > [d4=4][d6=3,4,2,2,2,1,3,5,3,5,5][d4=2,2,1,3,2,4]

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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: 6/10/8/6/3/2/3/0/0/1

[Anastasia]

But this time she's better, faster. She parries Afina's attacks and smirks, "Far better than you now," she retorts, before charging Afina headlong.

> roll 1d20+60 (+1 ???, +5 ???, +3 ???, +2 charge, +8 analysis?)
<Penuche> Koaway invokes Penuche's magic: < 75 > [d20=15]
> roll 1d20+60 (+1 ???, +5 ???, +3 ???, +2 charge, +8 analysis?) vs 73 two weapon pounce
<Penuche> Koaway invokes Penuche's magic: < 76 > [d20=16]
> roll 1d100 vs 51+ hit 1
<Penuche> Koaway invokes Penuche's magic: < 45 > [d100=45]
> roll 1d100 vs 51+ hit 2
<Penuche> Koaway invokes Penuche's magic: < 13 > [d100=13]

But Afina's still too fast, able to dodge and juke even from the closest strike. She's untouched, the snake woman grinning and her tongue lolling out as she tries to skewer Afina.

Go.

[Ebiris]

"Take a compliment without letting it go to your head," Afina chides, but Zina's abruptly improved defences genuinely are a concern - those were really good strikes, and she's wasted her skirmisher boots. Still, she has her ways of dealing with such things, and elects to forgo Hywelbane for the moment - the devil specialised sword isn't ideal for killing demons anyway. Instead she brings forth a blade of flame from her other hand and brushes it across Zina's scales before ascending up one hundred feet above.

[19:34] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+35 concentration
[19:34] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 44 > [d20=9]
[19:35] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+44 melee touch
[19:35] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 57 > [d20=13]
[19:35] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+27 SR
[19:35] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 36 > [d20=9]

Does that beat her SR? Affects the rest of my action if it doesn't.

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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: 6/10/8/6/3/2/3/0/0/1

[Anastasia]

Yes.

[Ebiris]

[19:40] <@Ebiris> roll 1d4+17+5d6+2d6
[19:40] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 38 > [d4=4][d6=4,1,1,1,4,2,4]
[19:40] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+39 melee touch
[19:40] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 41 > [d20=2]
[19:40] <@Ebiris> roll 1d4+17+5d6+2d6
[19:40] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 44 > [d4=2][d6=2,2,5,2,6,4,4]

Fire damage bypasses 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: 6/10/7/6/3/2/3/0/0/1

[Anastasia]

The marilith's skin sizzles under her flames burns and blisters spreading all over her stomach and scales. Zani howls in pain and points at Afina, as...

Will. Mind-affecting.

[Ebiris]

[19:48] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+35 will
[19:48] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 43 > [d20=8]

[Anastasia]

But Afina shrugs off the sudden, deep lethargy in her limbs as Zani pounces on her once more, snarling. "You burned me like a filthy devil! Devil pixie!"

> roll 1d20+60 (+1 ???, +5 ???, +3 ???, +2 charge, +8 analysis?)
<Penuche> Koaway invokes Penuche's magic: < 67 > [d20=7]
> roll 1d20+60 (+1 ???, +5 ???, +3 ???, +2 charge, +8 analysis?) two weapon pounce
<Penuche> Koaway invokes Penuche's magic: < 67 > [d20=7]

But Afina's still much too fast, the two juking about the Astral as they do war. Both sides are intensely watching, following every move and counter.

Afina, go.

[Ebiris]

"The name's Devilsbane, I'm sure I hate them even more than you do," Afina sniffs in reply, using Afame to improve her defences as she slashes Zina a few more times with her flame dagger before flying back fifty feet. It's not going to be the fastest win but like this she's confident she can drag the marilith down by attrition.

Using Afame for +4 dodge AC
[19:56] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+44 melee touch
[19:56] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 52 > [d20=8]
[19:56] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+39 melee touch
[19:56] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 54 > [d20=15]
[19:56] <@Ebiris> roll 1d4+17+5d6+2d6
[19:56] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 48 > [d4=3][d6=3,4,1,4,6,5,5]
[19:56] <@Ebiris> roll 1d4+17+5d6+2d6
[19:56] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 47 > [d4=3][d6=4,2,4,3,2,6,6]

Fire damage 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 76, 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: 6/10/7/6/3/2/3/0/0/1

[Anastasia]

Two more burns on the demon's chest, making Zani scream. She continues to charge Afina, burning and furious, trying to land just one good blow.

> roll 1d20+60 (+1 ???, +5 ???, +3 ???, +2 charge, +8 analysis?)
<Penuche> Koaway invokes Penuche's magic: < 63 > [d20=3]
> roll 1d20+60 (+1 ???, +5 ???, +3 ???, +2 charge, +8 analysis?) two weapon pounce she can't get any love here
<Penuche> Koaway invokes Penuche's magic: < 72 > [d20=12]

But again Afina is too fast, the burned and bloodied marilith not healing nearly fast enough to keep up.

Go.

[Ebiris]

She's got a good rhythm going here she thinks. Definitely it was a good idea to use Afame to boost her defences, but she can just keep going like this well enough she thinks. "Yielding's an option," she offers as she goes for another pair of stabs. "Be a shame to reduce you back down to a lower form when you could be off killing devils after all this."

Using Afame for +4 dodge AC
[20:23] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+44 melee touch
[20:23] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 52 > [d20=8]
[20:23] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+39 melee touch
[20:23] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 52 > [d20=13]
[20:23] <@Ebiris> roll 1d4+17+5d6+2d6
[20:23] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 38 > [d4=2][d6=3,3,3,2,6,1,1]
[20:23] <@Ebiris> roll 1d4+17+5d6+2d6
[20:23] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 39 > [d4=4][d6=6,5,2,2,1,1,1]

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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 76, 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: 6/10/7/6/3/2/3/0/0/1

[Anastasia]

The burns make the demon writhe, and..."I accept," it hisses, eyes blazing blood red in fury. The words come slowly, painfully, and in Abyssal it slowly mutters something as its arms droop. It steps back to great jeering from all the demons - until the pit fiend silences them with a curt cut gesture across its throat. "Return," he says to Zani, who quickly does just that.

"Two!" Domiel declares, "Concede and begone from this place, demon." His voice is clear and true across the Astral, the demons flinching back from it.

But instead, the nameless humanoid advances and quietly asks, "Who will I fight?"

[Ebiris]

"Well fought," Afina calls after Zani. Hopefully that pit fiend doesn't just smite her anyway. He's admitting her back into his ranks at least. But that leaves the last foe... certainly she feels like she could probably handle another bout, and it would do Aurora's prestige credit, but what about Celestia's? She knows that without Domiel and Raziel's efforts they wouldn't have defeated the last wave of demons far less this one, should not their champions be allowed a chance to shine? Being generous like this should also benefit them in terms of friendship with their allies.

"I have played my part," she flutters into a bow towards the two armies before she flies back to the side of the Celestial champions. A good performer always knows when to come out for an encore, and when to leave them wanting more.

[Anastasia]

Cheers and jeers. From the demons come jeers, death threats and promises to do unspeakable acts to your body, mind and soul. From your side come loud accolades and joyous tidings, the celestials joining in. A soft, stirring voice in your mind says, 'Well done,' Raziel speaks, 'You have fought with valor against the Traitor's champions.'

[Ebiris]

Ignoring the jeering demons Afina turns to her own side and dips her head towards Raziel in acknowledgement of the compliment.