Off to the see the (dragon) wizard! (Jaela)

[Anastasia]

"I'll be over there!" Mirima cries, as the crushing pressure ceases. The air reverbrates with the sound of a gong, the spell broken. Your senses vibrate from the dispel as you regain your balance, righting yourself before the worms.

Go.

[Corwin]

Jaela focuses on eroding the swarms of vermin, all to make it easier for Mirima to get at the hive queen!

[21:44] <@Annerose> roll 1d20+56
[21:44] <Serith> Annerose roll for Serith < 61 > [d20=5]
[21:44] <@Annerose> roll 1d20+56
[21:44] <Serith> Annerose roll for Serith < 73 > [d20=17]
[21:44] <@Annerose> roll 1d20+51
[21:44] <Serith> Annerose roll for Serith < 71 > [d20=20]
[21:44] <@Annerose> roll 1d20+51 crit?
[21:44] <Serith> Annerose roll for Serith < 58 > [d20=7]
[21:44] <@Annerose> roll 1d20+46
[21:44] <Serith> Annerose roll for Serith < 55 > [d20=9]
[21:44] <@Annerose> roll 1d20+41
[21:44] <Serith> Annerose roll for Serith < 45 > [d20=4]
[21:45] <@Annerose> roll 4#1d8+54+4d6 bypasses DR
[21:45] <Serith> Annerose roll for Serith < 69, 68, 77, 66 >
[21:45] <@Annerose> roll 3d8+162+4d6 bypasses DR, crit
[21:45] <Serith> Annerose roll for Serith < 185 > [d8=1,5,6][d6=2,4,4,1]

Still in Gambit.

[Anastasia]

The worms before you are sliced apart, severed and broken. You simply get one after another, after another and another. Meanwhile Mirima flies in, positioning right next to the brain.

"I have this! Finish the small ones off," she calls back, as suddenly the lava erupts out. The glow becomes brighter as it rushes at Mirima, as if directed.

Using magic to entomb Mirima in boiling lava, then flash freeze it to deal even more damage and trap her within stone. Going to counter?

[Corwin]

"Go!"

[22:07] <@Annerose> roll 1d20+39 I don't want this
[22:07] <Serith> Annerose roll for Serith < 45 > [d20=6]

[Anastasia]

The lava freezes in midair, turning to hunks of stone that rain down on the floor. The brain pulses faster as its spell is ruined, lava still in spite of the spell worked merely moments ago.

"Do you see now? No worm is going to stop the Graceful Blow," Mirima says, "Grace is superior to all of your magic."

Jaela.

[Corwin]

Jaela pauses long enough for Mirima to strike, intending to follow up on that!

Holding for Mirima.

[Anastasia]

Mirima splits into many and abruptly space around her begins to twist oddly, like a skein of reality jumbled together.

You can tell this spell will make space twisty around Mirima, making it difficult for her to strike true. Going to counter?

[Corwin]

[07:29] <@Annerose> roll 1d20+35
[07:29] <Serith> Annerose roll for Serith < 41 > [d20=6]

[Anastasia]

The spell explodes - dozens of streamers of the same space fly everywhere, momentarily making everything the same. Then it passes and Mirima is many, striking decisively at the brain. Half a dozen blades attack at once, a flurry aimed at it from all angles.

> roll 1d4+4 images
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 6 > [d4=2]
> roll 1d20+57
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 77 > [d20=20]
> roll 1d20+57 crit check
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 69 > [d20=12]
> roll 1d20+57 image 1
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 76 > [d20=19]
> roll 1d20+57 image 1 crit check
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 61 > [d20=4]
> roll 1d20+57 image 2
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 75 > [d20=18]
> roll 1d20+57 image 2 crit check
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 72 > [d20=15]
> roll 2d10+90+4d6
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 118 > [d10=6,9][d6=4,4,3,2]
> roll 2d10+90+4d6
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 119 > [d10=6,7][d6=6,5,1,4]
> roll 2d10+90+4d6
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 114 > [d10=1,9][d6=3,2,3,6]

Wow okay, that happened on crits. No more rolls needed, but finishing up the set anyway.

> roll 1d20+57 image 3
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 67 > [d20=10]
> roll 1d20+57 image 4
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 60 > [d20=3]
> roll 1d20+57 image 5
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 74 > [d20=17]
> roll 1d20+57 image 6
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 60 > [d20=3]
> roll 1d10+45+4d6
> roll 1d10+45+4d6
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 59 > [d10=7][d6=1,1,1,4]
> roll 1d10+45+4d6
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 59 > [d10=5][d6=3,3,1,2]
> roll 1d10+45+4d6
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 64 > [d10=7][d6=6,2,2,2]
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 68 > [d10=10][d6=6,1,5,1]

Mirima's is many, over half a dozen swords batter the hive mind, one slicing deep into it and the others pounding it down. The thing goes limp in the lava and immediately the worms stop moving as one. They begin to thrash erratically, and after a moment, no more magic comes. Have you won?

Free act.

[Corwin]

Jaela moves methodically between them, executing the thrashing things. "Nice work!" she calls out to Mirima. "Let's clean up and give this place a look through?"

Mop up the worms, check the place for any lingering/building-up magic, then see if there's any doors onwards.

[Anastasia]

Sure, toss a quick Search check.

[Corwin]

I'll take 10 for 22, we'll look more thoroughly later once we've defeated anything hostile at the ruins here.

[Anastasia]

There's fading magic around the brain - a quick study shows it's just the bonds of the hive mind.

Mopping up the worms is easy. They don't meaningfully resist in this state and have nowhere near the defenses they did before.

There's a pile of rubbish on one wall, and you can just see the top of an archway of stone that may be the tip-top of a doorframe. It's covered in rubble, debris and old supplies, though.

[Corwin]

"Let's put this on hold for now and look at the other passages first?" Jaela offers. There was the way forward and a door leading left, and the leftmost path is one she intends to double back and head down.

[Anastasia]

"Better than moving aside rubble," Mirima agrees as you return and go left.

Here lies a passage to a large dormitory, communal style beds and housing. It's mostly ruined and rubble, and a few worms slither about as you look around. It's a mess on a glance.