Random DM nagging.

[Merc]

Sure. You want Surprise too?

[Anastasia]

What would have happened if Afina failed?

If she'd failed enough of the con checks, she'd be torn apart in body and soul by all the elementals. Her soul would be shredded and beyond recovery, the final and ultimate death for Afina. No chance of recovery, she was playing with fire. Not even divine intervention could help her once it happened, it would be a complete game over for Afina. As she made a few critical checks by a margin of 1 or 2 points, this was a very real and near run possibility.

The all-elemental had the ability to one shot her if a single shot got through. Any of its attacks would overkill Afina. Death in this case would be final, but for a different reasons. The warring elements would tear Afina's soul apart, each shred forming the basis for a new elemental (and some quasi and para elementals, too). She'd be beyond recovery unless the elementals were all captured and brought together, then recombined successfully. Not quite impossible, but the defeat would've sent the elementals across the planes.

Really, any case of failure here would be a full on bad end for Afina. So congratulations on avoiding that.

[Anastasia]

Holy Biohazards

This book is a dense tome on the subject of ravages - poisons blessed by the powers of good to be effective against fiends and the undead. It is less a coherent text than many small recipes, observations and experiments from different authors. While it doesn't directly fill in the details about ravages, general knowledge is sufficient to grasp the concept. A few mentions suggest the book originates from some sort of clerical or monastic order dedicated to Mielikki, but further information is scarce.

The book is sufficient to serve as a masterwork tool to grant a +2 circumstance bonus to Craft (Poison) checks, but only when used to make ravages. It also works as the same for Knowledge checks related to ravages. Finally, there are various discoveries that seem to be striving to some sort of ravage, but the book ends without a resolution for it. Perhaps a poison smith could finish this work?

[Anastasia]

Flight Speed Mastery

This book is about flight speed technique. When read, it explains how to fly faster in detail, showing all manner of tricks, techniques and skills. The exact benefit varies on how skilled a flier the reader is. See the table below.

For the sake of this book, only permanent fly speeds are considered. Temporary boosts to fly speed are not counted, but permanent boosts are.

No fly speed: No effect and the book is wasted.
Fly speed of 10ft to 80ft: Increase fly speed by 10ft.
Fly speed of 81ft or higher: Increase fly speed by 20ft.

[Anastasia]

Flight Speed Mastery

This book is about flight maneuverability technique. When read, it explains how to fly better in detail, showing all manner of tricks, techniques and skills. The exact benefit varies on how skilled a flier the reader is. See the table below.

For the sake of this book, only permanent fly speeds are considered.

No fly speed: No effect and the book is wasted.
Fly maneuverability of good or less: Flight speed increases by one category, to a maximum of perfect.
Fly maneuverability of perfect: Gain Aerial Assault.

Aerial Assault (Ex)

Whenever you make a charge and are flying, you gain a +1 bonus to your attack roll and do not provoke attacks of opportunity from the target.

[Iron Dragoon]

I wouldn't mind taking a peek at those flight books if I can. >.>

[Anastasia]

The mastery books are one use only, unfortunately.

[Iron Dragoon]

Boo.

[Anastasia]

That's why Vel keeps stocking them. They sell like hotcakes.

[Corwin]

Dibs on next batch!

[Corwin]

Merc sniped the princess book last time so it's only justice that there be a funny cat jokes book next.

[Anastasia]

Cat jokes are the natural order of things, yes.

[Merc]

Didnt we already have cat books?

[Yuthirin]

This implies that we have enough cat books. Clearly you are mistaken.

[Corwin]

Yuth is most correct. Cat books for everyone!