The Assault on Avernus

[Corwin]

To Alicia, Seira sends, 'If you catch his attention, possibly. I'm willing to try.'

[Ebiris]

"So the optimal plan's out. He'll be looking for some sort of subterfuge now so the best we can hope is that we're sufficiently distracting," Alicia says. "I think it'd be best if we gate in separately so he has to split his focus on both of us, giving Seira a window to move before we group up together to press our assault. Latha with me, Donald with Sulia. Are you all willing to try?"

She also alters reality so everyone's armour gains the ghost touch property.

ghost touch armour of course.

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Alicia: 624+20/624
Active spells: Extended nondetection (CL 31), many moments of prescience (CL 31), extended greater anticipate teleportation (CL 31), foresight (CL 31), true seeing (CL 31), mass death ward (CL 31), greater heroism (CL 31), miracle (diseaseimmunity, CL 31), vision of the omniscient eye (CL 31), energy resistance x5 (CL 31), spell turning (CL 31), fortunate fate (CL 31), interplanar telepathic bond (CL 31), good hope (CL 31), righteous wrath of the faithful (CL 30), dance of the unicorn (CL 30), recitation (CL 30), greater visage of the deity (CL 30), extended repelling shield (CL 31), master's touch (CL 30), sensual blessing (CL 30), ghost touch weapon (CL 30), ghost touch armour (CL 30)
Defences: AC 73 (touch 37, incorp touch 56), CMD 85, spell resistance 45, energy immunity (fire, cold), energy resistance 30 (all), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, death effects, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affection, fear, dazzled, blinded), freedom of movement, nondetection (DC 46)
Stat buffs/penalties: +2 insight AC/reflex, +4 morale attack/skills/saves, +10 insight perception, +3 morale damage, +2 morale ability checks, +2 luck attack/saves, +4 Str, +2 Dex, +4 Con, +2 Int, +4 Wis, +4 Cha, +1 natural armour, +7 shield AC, +4 insight skills, +25 competence perception
Perceptions: Darkvision, scent, low-light vision, blindsight, tremorsense 1 mile, true seeing, perception +83
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/9/8/4/6/5/5/8/6/8/7/5/5/4
Duskblade spell slots: 6/12/11/10/9/4

[Anastasia]

Donald grins at that, looking down at his groin. "Yep, they're still there and they're still the size of boulders. I'm in."

Empress Sulia gives Donald a look, but lets it go as she merely says, "Dangerous, but possible. Let's make an impact."

Latha stands before you, "Let's remind Hell what the sun looks like."

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Donald
HP: 543+20/543
Spells Active:
Bonuses:
Negative Conditions:
Resources Used:

Latha
HP: 505+20/505
Spells Active:
Bonuses:
Negative Conditions:
Resources Used:

Sulia
HP: 714+20/714
Spells Active:
Bonuses:
Negative Conditions:
Resources Used:

Never surprised or flat-footed (Foresight)
See through everything within 120ft (True Seeing)
Immunity to death effects, energy drain and negative energy/negative levels (Mass Death Ward)
Immunity to poison and fear (Heroes's Feast)
Immunity to disease (Miracle)
Gain 20 temp hp (Greater Heroism)
Immunity to dazzled and blinded (Vision of the Omniscient Eye)
Energy Res 30 (all)
1d4+6 spell levels are turned on original caster/spells that have you as a targets/not melee touch spells (Spell Turning)
Casts Heal on you if you are killed/taken to -30 or below (Fortunate Fate)
Interplanar Telepathic Bond (Miracle)

+15 insight to any single skill check (Divine Insight)
+25 to stealth (competence, circumstance, racial)
+20 to disguise (untyped)
+10 insight bonus to Perception (Vision of the Omniscient Eye)
+10 insight to all knowledge checks (Lore of the Gods)
+4 morale to all skill checks (Greater Heroism)
+4 competence bonus to Escape Artist (Shadow Form)

+4 untyped to init (Sign)
+2 insight to AC and Reflex (Foresight)
+5 sacred to AC and Reflex if you have and are using a shield (Shield of Warding)
+5 racial to natural armor (Spiderskin)
+4 morale on attack and immunity to fear and 20 temp hp (Greater Heroism)
+2 morale to damage/ability checks (Good Hope)
+5 morale to saving throws (Conviction)

Righteous Wrath of the Faithful (extra attack like haste, +3 morale to attack/damage), CL 31
Recitation (+2 luck to attacks/saves (+3 for Alicia worshippers), CL 31

Speaking of, alter reality for ghost-touch weapon on everyone.
Ghost touch armour of course.

[Ebiris]

"Latha, Legions Gates?" Alicia asks. "Set them just over a mile apart on the Gehenna-ward side a quarter a mile clear of first defence line?"

Not getting into too much detail there but assume we have enough knowledge of hellish topography to pick a good entry spot even bearing in mind the change in regime.

"As soon as we arrive we'll wipe out any nearby devils then converge together to assault the fortress itself. We just need to be apart initially to give Seira a better chance of slipping notice, we'll still want to stay close for the actual fighting and our exit."

As Latha creates the gates for them to go, Alicia provides one more defence via alter reality, warding them from the danger of being turned into undead.

Basically making something between spawn screen and consecrate as a multi-target spell that allows healing of vile damage and prevents the target from being turned into an undead on death. Both are 2nd level spells so should be do-able here. Call it consecrated ward CL 31?

Then she nods to Sulia and Donald before she and Latha go through their gate. 'Gating in now,' she sends to Seira.

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Alicia: 624+20/624
Active spells: Extended nondetection (CL 31), many moments of prescience (CL 31), extended greater anticipate teleportation (CL 31), foresight (CL 31), true seeing (CL 31), mass death ward (CL 31), greater heroism (CL 31), miracle (diseaseimmunity, CL 31), vision of the omniscient eye (CL 31), energy resistance x5 (CL 31), spell turning (CL 31), fortunate fate (CL 31), interplanar telepathic bond (CL 31), good hope (CL 31), righteous wrath of the faithful (CL 30), dance of the unicorn (CL 30), recitation (CL 30), greater visage of the deity (CL 30), extended repelling shield (CL 31), master's touch (CL 30), sensual blessing (CL 30), ghost touch weapon (CL 30), ghost touch armour (CL 30), consecrated ward (CL 31)
Defences: AC 73 (touch 37, incorp touch 56), CMD 85, spell resistance 45, energy immunity (fire, cold), energy resistance 30 (all), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, death effects, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affection, fear, dazzled, blinded), freedom of movement, nondetection (DC 46)
Stat buffs/penalties: +2 insight AC/reflex, +4 morale attack/skills/saves, +10 insight perception, +3 morale damage, +2 morale ability checks, +2 luck attack/saves, +4 Str, +2 Dex, +4 Con, +2 Int, +4 Wis, +4 Cha, +1 natural armour, +7 shield AC, +4 insight skills, +25 competence perception
Perceptions: Darkvision, scent, low-light vision, blindsight, tremorsense 1 mile, true seeing, perception +83
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/9/8/4/6/5/5/8/6/8/7/5/5/4
Duskblade spell slots: 6/12/11/10/9/4

[Anastasia]

So just to be clear here, you want the gates about a quarter mile past the border between Gehenna and Hell and the first line of defense there?

[Ebiris]

No, Gehenna-ward was me being clever because North/South/East/West don't make sense in an infinite plane.

We're aiming for just outside Noir Jardin on its side facing towards where Avernus would eventually bleed into Gehenna. Call it East if that makes life easier.

[Anastasia]

So basically gating in as close as you can get then? Okay. It'll be a little more than that as noted in Seira's thread. Chance to reply in case this changes planning aspects.

[Ebiris]

Yeah I'm not sweating the details. As stated, Alicia knows more about geography and defences around there than I do. The intent is I hope clear nonetheless.

[Anastasia]

Far ahead you see it as you step through the portal. Noir Jardin, a fortress covered in gloom. Deep and powerful, your divine senses glazing over it, seeing nothing within. You can feel power there, strong and potent indeed. It throbs with the breath of Avernus, each moment another pulse-breath of it.

At your side is Latha, mace and shield at the ready. She shines brightly, covered in sunlight head to toe.

For but a  moment, you have peace in Avernus - then they begin to emerge from the ground in coffins that shatter apart. Necrolytes, arms crossed as if in rest, eyes opening as the coffins break. Pale and pallid vampires, blood red gazes boring into you. Bony, horrid liches, rods and staves in hand already, profane uttrances of the Dark Speech intoned even over the shattering of coffins. Tightly sealed urns rise, clay shattering as barbazu emerge from them. Hamatula follow, skeletons rising around them.

A deathly cold voice sounds in your mind, 'Alicia Reynes, there is only one fate for you. Prepare to die.'

You're surrounded on all sides by the wicked, Latha's sunlight already beginning to burn them. You know what you must do.

Init. Lixer's willing to parley with most, but you're on Hell's special shit list.

[spoiler]

Donald
HP: 543+20/543
Spells Active:
Bonuses:
Negative Conditions:
Resources Used:

Latha
HP: 505+20/505
Spells Active:
Bonuses:
Negative Conditions:
Resources Used: Legion's Gate

Sulia
HP: 714+20/714
Spells Active:
Bonuses:
Negative Conditions:
Resources Used:

Never surprised or flat-footed (Foresight)
See through everything within 120ft (True Seeing)
Immunity to death effects, energy drain and negative energy/negative levels (Mass Death Ward)
Immunity to poison and fear (Heroes's Feast)
Immunity to disease (Miracle)
Gain 20 temp hp (Greater Heroism)
Immunity to dazzled and blinded (Vision of the Omniscient Eye)
Energy Res 30 (all)
1d4+6 spell levels are turned on original caster/spells that have you as a targets/not melee touch spells (Spell Turning)
Casts Heal on you if you are killed/taken to -30 or below (Fortunate Fate)
Interplanar Telepathic Bond (Miracle)

+15 insight to any single skill check (Divine Insight)
+25 to stealth (competence, circumstance, racial)
+20 to disguise (untyped)
+10 insight bonus to Perception (Vision of the Omniscient Eye)
+10 insight to all knowledge checks (Lore of the Gods)
+4 morale to all skill checks (Greater Heroism)
+4 competence bonus to Escape Artist (Shadow Form)

+4 untyped to init (Sign)
+2 insight to AC and Reflex (Foresight)
+5 sacred to AC and Reflex if you have and are using a shield (Shield of Warding)
+5 racial to natural armor (Spiderskin)
+4 morale on attack and immunity to fear and 20 temp hp (Greater Heroism)
+2 morale to damage/ability checks (Good Hope)
+5 morale to saving throws (Conviction)

Righteous Wrath of the Faithful (extra attack like haste, +3 morale to attack/damage), CL 31
Recitation (+2 luck to attacks/saves (+3 for Alicia worshippers), CL 31

Speaking of, alter reality for ghost-touch weapon on everyone.
Ghost touch armour of course.
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[Ebiris]

[17:17] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+24
[17:17] <Kobot> Ebiris rolled 1d20+24 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{29}

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Alicia: 624+20/624
Active spells: Extended nondetection (CL 31), many moments of prescience (CL 31), extended greater anticipate teleportation (CL 31), foresight (CL 31), true seeing (CL 31), mass death ward (CL 31), greater heroism (CL 31), miracle (diseaseimmunity, CL 31), vision of the omniscient eye (CL 31), energy resistance x5 (CL 31), spell turning (CL 31), fortunate fate (CL 31), interplanar telepathic bond (CL 31), good hope (CL 31), righteous wrath of the faithful (CL 30), dance of the unicorn (CL 30), recitation (CL 30), greater visage of the deity (CL 30), extended repelling shield (CL 31), master's touch (CL 30), sensual blessing (CL 30), ghost touch weapon (CL 30), ghost touch armour (CL 30), consecrated ward (CL 31)
Defences: AC 73 (touch 37, incorp touch 56), CMD 85, spell resistance 45, energy immunity (fire, cold), energy resistance 30 (all), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, death effects, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affection, fear, dazzled, blinded), freedom of movement, nondetection (DC 46)
Stat buffs/penalties: +2 insight AC/reflex, +4 morale attack/skills/saves, +10 insight perception, +3 morale damage, +2 morale ability checks, +2 luck attack/saves, +4 Str, +2 Dex, +4 Con, +2 Int, +4 Wis, +4 Cha, +1 natural armour, +7 shield AC, +4 insight skills, +25 competence perception
Perceptions: Darkvision, scent, low-light vision, blindsight, tremorsense 1 mile, true seeing, perception +83
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/9/8/4/6/5/5/8/6/8/7/5/5/4
Duskblade spell slots: 6/12/11/10/9/4

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+12 Latha init
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+12 Latha init --> [ 1d20=1 ]{13}
> roll 1d20+9 Hell's Legions
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+9 Hell's Legions --> [ 1d20=2 ]{11}

Init is Alicia (29) > Latha (13) > Hell's Legions (11)

Open.

[Ebiris]

"With me, Latha," Alicia says, raising a hand above her head as a lance of sunlight appears and she hurls it down at an unlucky lich, starting to fly towards Noir Jardin!

vivacious sunlance

[17:39] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+46 ranged touch
[17:39] <Kobot> Ebiris rolled 1d20+46 ranged touch --> [ 1d20=12 ]{58}
[17:39] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+31 SR
[17:39] <Kobot> Ebiris rolled 1d20+31 SR --> [ 1d20=5 ]{36}
[17:39] <@Ebiris> roll 30d6
[17:39] <Kobot> Ebiris rolled 30d6 --> [ 30d6=109 ]{109}
[17:40] <@Ebiris> roll 6d6 non-undead
[17:40] <Kobot> Ebiris rolled 6d6 non-undead --> [ 6d6=24 ]{24}
[17:40] <@Ebiris> roll 25d6 undead
[17:40] <Kobot> Ebiris rolled 25d6 undead --> [ 25d6=68 ]{68}

Damage is doubled versus undead and evil outsiders (and doubled again vs creatures that sunlight is anathema to). DC 36 ref or blinded, saving halves the 6d6/25d6 damage.

'Far better than you have tried, Lixer. Lets see if you're worthy of Avernus, shall we?' she sends back to the neophyte planar lord, a pair of brightly coloured radiant assaults consuming clusters of necrolytes as they emerge.

2x quickened vivacious radiant assault

[17:41] <Kobot> Ebiris rolled 2#1d20+31 SR --> [ 1d20=7 ]{38}, [ 1d20=9 ]{40}
[17:42] <@Ebiris> roll 15d6
[17:42] <Kobot> Ebiris rolled 15d6 --> [ 15d6=51 ]{51}
[17:42] <@Ebiris> roll 15d6
[17:42] <Kobot> Ebiris rolled 15d6 --> [ 15d6=59 ]{59}
[17:42] <@Ebiris> roll 1d6 dazed duration #1
[17:42] <Kobot> Ebiris rolled 1d6 dazed duration #1 --> [ 1d6=1 ]{1}
[17:42] <@Ebiris> roll 1d6 dazed duration #2
[17:42] <Kobot> Ebiris rolled 1d6 dazed duration #2 --> [ 1d6=2 ]{2}

Damage is doubled vs undead/evil outsiders. DC 32 will or dazed for duration. Saving halves damage and inflicts dazzled rather than dazed.

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Alicia: 624+20/624
Active spells: Extended nondetection (CL 31), many moments of prescience (CL 31), extended greater anticipate teleportation (CL 31), foresight (CL 31), true seeing (CL 31), mass death ward (CL 31), greater heroism (CL 31), miracle (diseaseimmunity, CL 31), vision of the omniscient eye (CL 31), energy resistance x5 (CL 31), spell turning (CL 31), fortunate fate (CL 31), interplanar telepathic bond (CL 31), good hope (CL 31), righteous wrath of the faithful (CL 30), dance of the unicorn (CL 30), recitation (CL 30), greater visage of the deity (CL 30), extended repelling shield (CL 31), master's touch (CL 30), sensual blessing (CL 30), ghost touch weapon (CL 30), ghost touch armour (CL 30), consecrated ward (CL 31)
Defences: AC 73 (touch 37, incorp touch 56), CMD 85, spell resistance 45, energy immunity (fire, cold), energy resistance 30 (all), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, death effects, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affection, fear, dazzled, blinded), freedom of movement, nondetection (DC 46)
Stat buffs/penalties: +2 insight AC/reflex, +4 morale attack/skills/saves, +10 insight perception, +3 morale damage, +2 morale ability checks, +2 luck attack/saves, +4 Str, +2 Dex, +4 Con, +2 Int, +4 Wis, +4 Cha, +1 natural armour, +7 shield AC, +4 insight skills, +25 competence perception
Perceptions: Darkvision, scent, low-light vision, blindsight, tremorsense 1 mile, true seeing, perception +83
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/9/8/4/6/5/5/8/6/8/5/5/4/4
Duskblade spell slots: 6/12/11/10/9/4

[Anastasia]

"With you, Alicia," Latha concurs, the light of the sun an inferno around her as...

> roll 7d6 Aura
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 7d6 Aura --> [ 7d6=23 ]{23}

> roll 20d6
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 20d6 --> [ 20d6=64 ]{64}

Vivacious fire storm, deals double to the undead and evil outsiders.

> roll 1d20+18 evasion vs Alicia's sunlnace
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+18 evasion vs Alicia's sunlnace --> [ 1d20=8 ]{26}
> roll 1d20+18 will vs Alicia's radiant assaults
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+18 will vs Alicia's radiant assaults --> [ 1d20=3 ]{21}
> roll 1d20+18 evasion vs Lathat's fire storm
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+18 evasion vs Lathat's fire storm --> [ 1d20=10 ]{28}

Fire. Sunlight. Radiance.

Before you the armies of the damned are shattered. Necrolytes are immolated, vampires reduced to dust in seconds. Liches cry out profane protections that shatter before your deific power, your stride forward unchallenged as foes ahead of you are massacred. Barbazu are obliterated by the dozen, other devils reeling or shattered like glass.

Yet more come. They emerge seconds later, endless. Howling spirits from burial shawls, flickering images of demons great and small. As they rise up, horror all around you, spells rain down. Spell-like abilities strike, a barrage that...

> roll 1d20+28 SR
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+28 SR --> [ 1d20=13 ]{41}

Does that penetrate your SR?

[spoiler]

Donald
HP: 543+20/543
Spells Active:
Bonuses:
Negative Conditions:
Resources Used:

Latha
HP: 505+20/505
Spells Active:
Bonuses:
Negative Conditions:
Resources Used: Legion's Gate, Vivacious Fire Storm.

Sulia
HP: 714+20/714
Spells Active:
Bonuses:
Negative Conditions:
Resources Used:

Never surprised or flat-footed (Foresight)
See through everything within 120ft (True Seeing)
Immunity to death effects, energy drain and negative energy/negative levels (Mass Death Ward)
Immunity to poison and fear (Heroes's Feast)
Immunity to disease (Miracle)
Gain 20 temp hp (Greater Heroism)
Immunity to dazzled and blinded (Vision of the Omniscient Eye)
Energy Res 30 (all)
1d4+6 spell levels are turned on original caster/spells that have you as a targets/not melee touch spells (Spell Turning)
Casts Heal on you if you are killed/taken to -30 or below (Fortunate Fate)
Interplanar Telepathic Bond (Miracle)

+15 insight to any single skill check (Divine Insight)
+25 to stealth (competence, circumstance, racial)
+20 to disguise (untyped)
+10 insight bonus to Perception (Vision of the Omniscient Eye)
+10 insight to all knowledge checks (Lore of the Gods)
+4 morale to all skill checks (Greater Heroism)
+4 competence bonus to Escape Artist (Shadow Form)

+4 untyped to init (Sign)
+2 insight to AC and Reflex (Foresight)
+5 sacred to AC and Reflex if you have and are using a shield (Shield of Warding)
+5 racial to natural armor (Spiderskin)
+4 morale on attack and immunity to fear and 20 temp hp (Greater Heroism)
+2 morale to damage/ability checks (Good Hope)
+5 morale to saving throws (Conviction)

Righteous Wrath of the Faithful (extra attack like haste, +3 morale to attack/damage), CL 31
Recitation (+2 luck to attacks/saves (+3 for Alicia worshippers), CL 31

Speaking of, alter reality for ghost-touch weapon on everyone.
Ghost touch armour of course.
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[Ebiris]

SR 45, it's in my spoiler block.

[Anastasia]

Yet the spells crumble before the two of you. Not a one touches you, as ghastly green rays fire from the flank, a dozen liches coming together and chanting at once, firing at you.

> roll 1d20+41 touch AC vs Alicia
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+41 touch AC vs Alicia --> [ 1d20=13 ]{54}

Hit. Are you immune to negative energy damage and nausea?

Excuse the questions, running multiple combat fronts so taking it in slow bites when needed.