Boots on the ground (Moore)

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+32 (+1 haste, +4 surge of hope, -20 PA)
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 34 > [d20=2]
> roll 1d20+32 (+1 haste, +4 surge of hope, -20 PA) haste bonus attack
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 39 > [d20=7]
> roll 1d20+27 (+1 haste, +4 surge of hope, -20 PA)
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 43 > [d20=16]
> roll 1d20+22 (+1 haste, +4 surge of hope, -20 PA)
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 25 > [d20=3]
> roll 1d20+17 (+1 haste, +4 surge of hope, -20 PA)
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 20 > [d20=3]
> OOC: +2 hit/damage to those from healer's visions ince they're SAable right now.
> roll 2d6+40+8d6
> roll 2d6+40+8d6
> roll 2d6+40+8d6
> roll 2d6+40+8d6
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 78 > [d6=6,5,3,3,1,2,5,3,6,4]
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 81 > [d6=5,2,6,5,1,2,4,5,5,6]
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 79 > [d6=2,3,2,4,6,4,6,6,1,5]
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 74 > [d6=6,1,5,4,1,4,1,5,3,4]
> roll 2d6+40+8d6
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 71 > [d6=2,3,5,2,4,3,1,1,5,5]
> OOC: That's what you get when you start hitting enter before you add PA damage. That's an additional 40 per hit for an additional 200 total.

The barbazu guarding the hostages are killed before the hostages can even start screaming, Adrian's blade scything through them all. As this happens the barbazu at the gate start to move - and one calls, "Attacking!" gruffly, as they turn to the windows. Which break as arrows start flying through, the door shuddering heavily.

Go, Moore.

[Nephrite]

Oh, I don't think so!

Moore tries to will a wall of... something... think... granite! It's boring but it'll do! He tries to summon a wall of granite over the floor area to give himself and Adrian some cover -- hey, if he can just block all of them off that way then that'll work just fine.

[23:37] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+6
[23:37] <Serith> Nephrite roll for Serith < 25 > [d20=19]

+4 for 29 if this counts as using his anarch powers defensively.

[Anastasia]

You...do understand anarch powers only work on Limbo, right?

[Nephrite]

i had used them as well as Ithea when we were in the Astral. In that case he will cast Wall of Stone which I presume can work here. He's just going to try and block as much off as he can while leaving himself, the brachina, Adrian and the hostages on one side.

[Anastasia]

That was a special situation, since the astral rift meant Limbo had poured into the Astral, which allowed your anarch powers to function when they wouldn't normally.

[Anastasia]

Whoops, missed it was more than commenting on the anarch stuff. My bad. Wall of stone would do nicely. How much space can your wall cover?

[Nephrite]

Ohhh. I get it. No problem.

Wall of Stone is casting at CL 14, so... 90 square feet, and each panel is 3 (1 inch per 4) inches think, which gives each one 45 HP.

EDIT: Had bad math, fixed now.

[Anastasia]

The wall springs up as commanded, blocking one side while the few barbazu remaining take desperate swings at Adrian - or would, but Adrian's faster and cleaves right into them.

> roll 1d20+32 (+1 haste, +4 surge of hope, -20 PA)
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 39 > [d20=7]
> roll 1d20+32 (+1 haste, +4 surge of hope, -20 PA) haste bonus attack
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 42 > [d20=10]
> roll 1d20+27 (+1 haste, +4 surge of hope, -20 PA)
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 28 > [d20=1]
> roll 1d20+22 (+1 haste, +4 surge of hope, -20 PA)
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 26 > [d20=4]
> roll 1d20+17 (+1 haste, +4 surge of hope, -20 PA)
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 23 > [d20=6]
> roll 2d6+78
> roll 2d6+78
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 85 > [d6=1,6]
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 88 > [d6=5,5]
> roll 2d6+78
> roll 2d6+78
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 86 > [d6=4,4]
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 82 > [d6=1,3]

The last of the barbazu on this side are mercilessly cut down. The hostages stare ins hock as...

Free act for the moment.

[Nephrite]

Moore nods to Adrian. "Let's get them all back to the rest of our forces." Moore suggests. "If they break through I can just summon another wall to block of their sources."

[Anastasia]

"The other side should be taken care of any moment," Adrian says, the hostages and captured devil escorted out. Soldiers are waiting for you outside of the building's rear and they take them. "If the devil shows any signs of using her natural magic or teleporting, kill her," Adrian says, bluntly. "She has the rights of a prisoner otherwise."

[Nephrite]

Moore nods. "I'm glad that went well. Still... I can't help but feeling this may be the calm before the storm."

[Anastasia]

"Yeah, I'm getting reports that most of the fighting's winding down. We smashed into them hard and did everything we could. Let's go back to Aurora," Adrian says.

[Nephrite]

Moore nods and starts flying thataway!

[Anastasia]

Temporary pause while we wait on other rooms to catch up.

[Anastasia]

The return to Aurora is uneventful. Inside refugees are being tended to, soldiers are coming and going and the gravely wounded are being hurried to within Aurora. Once in Elena appears, "Hi! Everything's gone well now that the brunt of diabolical opposition's smashed. We're starting to gear up to move onto the next city. If you need rest or healing, now's the time, but you don't have long."

"Thanks, Elena," Adrian says, taking off his helmet once inside Aurora. His hair is sweaty and clings to his head, his face flushed. "Damned hot in that helmet." A few murmured words of magic cleanse and dry his hair, brushing away the gore and dirt from his armor. "Get someone to bring me some cold water, I'm thirsty. Meet me on the way to the portals, I'm going to go check in on the strategic situation."

"Right," Elena says quickly, "It's coming. Moore, do you need anything?"