To defeat a daemon (Jaela, Afina)

[Ebiris]

"I think anyone exploring mysterious ruins in the astral plane has to know they're taking their chances," Afina says, glancing back at the tower. "But if anyone wants to go back and kill her I don't really care."

[Anastasia]

"Leave her and let her rot in her own freakiness," Mirima says.

Bubbles frowns, "What about you, Jaela?"

[Corwin]

"If I thought the situation looked off and architecture isn't even my specialty, more like an occasional hobby, I think anyone going through Astral would have a good chance," Jaela agrees with Afina's point.

[Anastasia]

"Very well," Bubbles says, "Then let's get going."

Ready to move along?

[Ebiris]

Sure

[Corwin]

Let's

[Anastasia]

In time - in whatever passes for it, you at last come to a portal. A dull black color pool ringed with floating rocks, standing out against the Silver Sea.

[Corwin]

"Let's eat something before we go," Jaela proposes. "I can deal with tiredness magically, but it'd be a pain to fight hungry. Just give me a bit...."

She can, in fact, summon a Heroes's Feast herself and that's exactly what she does!

[Anastasia]

"Yes, let's," Bubbles says, "The worst part of Astral travel is the hunger."

It takes an hour to eat, right?

[Corwin]

Yes

[Ebiris]

"I need to refresh my spells as well," Afina says, casting a few as they settle in to eat.

Recasting greater mage armour and glaciante's spiteful ward along with moment of prescience.

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Afina: 303+16/303, glaciante's spiteful ward (CL 27 attached to epic mage armour), heroes feast (CL 25), epic mage armour (CL 25), moment of prescience (CL 25)
AC 87, spell resistance 40, blindsense 30, immunity to fire, water, earth, cold, disease, poison, fear
Spell charges: 6/10/9/10/8/9/9/8/6/8/6/1

Fenrir: 370+13/370, heroes feast (CL 25)
AC 37, spell resistance 25, freedom of movement, immunity to electricity, exhaustion, mind affecting, fatigue, fear, poison
Garm: 370+17/370, heroes feast (CL 25)
AC 37, spell resistance 25, freedom of movement, immunity to electricity, exhaustion, mind affecting, fatigue, fear, poison
Attack: +39 (2d6+25) +10d6 skirmish, dimensional anchor

[Anastasia]

Okay, any other prep?

[Ebiris]

Ahh, my dogs are gone too actually! I don't have enough spells to resummon them either :(

Afina is sadly dog-less as she eats.

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Afina: 303+16/303, glaciante's spiteful ward (CL 27 attached to epic mage armour), heroes feast (CL 23), epic mage armour (CL 25), moment of prescience (CL 25)
AC 87, spell resistance 40, blindsense 30, immunity to fire, water, earth, cold, disease, poison, fear
Spell charges: 6/10/9/10/7/9/9/8/6/8/6/1

[Corwin]

If we're undisturbed, after eating I'll recast my own Moment of Prescience, Righteous Halo, Sign, Invisibility Purge, Vision of the Omniscient Eye, Divine Insight and Lore of the Gods, use the gauntlets to recast GMW on Gae Bolg and MV on my armor and shield, cast Conviction, Shield of Warding, Spell Turning and Foresight on myself and finish off by casting Good Hope, Mass Death Ward and Fortunate Fate on everyone (CL28)

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Init: +17
HP: 490+13/490
AC: 72 =65base+2Foresight+5SoW, 20% miss chance
Full Attack (Gae Bolg, GMW, HW, K:D +5, GH +2 morale, vs devils only): +51/+51/+46/+41/+36 or +57 AoO, 2d8+42+8d6+4d6 last is goldenfire
Spells Active: Spell Turning CL 24, Contingency CL32, Permanency/Greater Blindsight CL32, Permanency/Mantle of Good CL33, Foresight CL25, Conviction CL29, Divine Insight CL28, Lore of the Gods CL28, Fortunate Fate CL28, Heroes Feast CL23, Righteous Halo CL28, Moment of Prescience CL23, Mass Death Ward CL28, Moment of Prescience CL23, Foresight CL25, Sign CL28, Good Hope CL28, Shield of Warding CL29, Vision of the Omniscient Eye CL28, Invisibility Purge CL28.
Resistances and Immunities: Fire Immunity, Cold Resistance 10, Acid Resistance 20, Electricity Resistance 20, Sonic Resistance 20, Damage Reduction 25/Epic and Evil and Cold Iron, Spell Resistance 35 (45 vs Evil spells/permanent Mantle of Good), Immunity to Disease (normal and supernatural/magical), Immunity to Compulsion effects, Immunity to Petrification, Immunity to Sickened/Nauseated, Immunity to fear and poison/Heroes's Feast, Immunity to dazzled and blinded/Vision of the Omniscient Eye, Never surprised or flat-footed/Foresight, 140ft radius invisibility-busting aura.

Spells Left (1-9): 5/7/7/5/9/8/4/5/8
Spells Left (10-11): 7/4

Saves: Fort +55, Ref +54, Will +55

-Longstrider
-Foresight x1
-Spell Turning
-Moment of Prescience x2
-Heroes's Feast
-MV x2 (gauntlets)
-GMW x1 (gauntlets)

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d100+20
<Rei-chan> Space_Cat rolled : 1d100+20 --> [ 1d100=72 ]{92}
> roll 1d100+20
<Rei-chan> Space_Cat rolled : 1d100+20 --> [ 1d100=80 ]{100}

You're barely halfway through the meal when the portal begins to vibrate. From it green gases come out, the merest scent of them burning your noises. You've been injured by acid enough times to know it when you smell it.