All That Glitters

[Nephrite]

Moore just shakes his head and gestures at Duran.

Reaving Dispel on him. Moore's no dummy!

[Anastasia]

13 dispel checks.

[Nephrite]

[21:38] <Nephrite> roll 13#1d20+20
[21:38] <Serith> Nephrite roll for Serith < 22, 21, 22, 37, 35, 32, 23, 22, 37, 35, 26, 23, 37 >

Well that's certainly a set of rolls.

[Anastasia]

You get six spells, any of which you can reave. They are...

Greater Heroism, See Invisibility, Superior Mage Armor (+10 to AC, custom improvement of greater mage armor), Blindsight, Nondetection and Fortunate Fate.

[Nephrite]

Hey, guess what? I'll take all of those! Or do I have to pick one? If I have to pick one I'll take Superior Mage Armor.

[Anastasia]

You can take all of them if you so choose.

[Nephrite]

They are all mine, mine! Even if See Invisibility and Blindsight don't really do anything to help me!

[Anastasia]

Xandra glows brighter as she intones, "Let your loss be holy, rather than profane." Cold, glowing rain falls, bolstered with power.

Glorious Spellcasting with a smite used on Rain of Desolation.

> roll 7#1d20+28
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 31, 39, 38, 34, 32, 40, 43 >

Screams. Duran Emptyeye screams as he claws at his face, the rain melting and freezing his flesh at once. The light is seemingly overwhelming to him, radiance erupting from both surviving and empty eye. As he screams, the rain passing? Cresiel advances inexorably, the Sharran's magic shattering and stolen.

> roll 1d20+47 (+2 charge, +18 Moore, +14 furious strike, -30 PA)
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 64 > [d20=17]
> roll 2d6+44+2d6+7d6
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 85 > [d6=4,1,4,4,5,2,3,6,6,4,2]

The solar advances on Duran, bringing his hammer down in a single, near overwhelming blow. Duran takes it right on the chest, a sickly crunch of bone as he's flung back, falling back over his desk. Cresiel advacnes to smash him down again, but Duran leaps up, flinging a black vial that bursts apart in midair, a momentary flash of black where all the world is emptiness, save for the looming, purple rimmed Eye of Shar.

Fortitude saves, you three. Immunity to blindness negates.

[spoiler]

Cresiel
HP: 507+100/680
Spells Active: Tyche's Touch (CL30),
Bonuses:
Negative Conditions:
Resources Used: Mass Death Ward, Burst of Gloryx3, Healx3 26/30 holy fury.

Xandra
HP: 510/510
Spells Active: Tyche's Touch (CL30),
Bonuses:
Negative Conditions:
Resources Used: 4 11th level charge, 1 12th level charge.

Mass Conviction (+4 morale bonus to saving throws) (CL19) (190m)
Mass Surefooted Stride (can move through difficult terrain with no penalty. What??? they might run into it) (CL30, 30m)
Surge of Hope (CL30) (30m) (+4 morale bonus on attack rolls, ability checks, skill checks, and weapon damage rolls) (it does saving throws too but that's really pointless with conviction)
Life's Grace (CL19)x2 (Cresiel, Xandra) (19m) (protects against ability drain and all that jazz, armor is treated as ghost touch)

[23:32] <Nephrite> roll 18d4 nonlethal
[23:32] <Serith> Nephrite roll for Serith < 44 > [d4=2,4,2,2,2,4,1,4,1,3,3,3,2,3,1,4,2,1]

He'll bolster the three of them with Inspire Heroics for +12 morale bonus to save (doesn't stack with conviction but it's only temporary) and a +12 dodge bonus to AC. This lasts a total of 60 rounds, i.e. 10 minutes.

Right before they leave he'll also cast Haste.

Cresiel will drop Mass Death Ward, CL 27th. He'll drop Shield of Warding on himself for +5 sacred Reflex and AC.

Moore will also toss in a Superior Resistance to both Xandra and Cresiel. (+6 resist bonus to saves) (CL30)

+16 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +16 morale bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls

Recitation, (+2 luck bonus to AC, attack rolls and saves.)

[Nephrite]

So, here's a technicality question, does true seeing prevent blindness?

Here's a roll just in case it doesn't.

[22:08] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+52 mettle (+1 tyche's touch, +3 Inspire Greatness, +4 Surge of Hope)
[22:08] <Serith> Nephrite roll for Serith < 54 > [d20=2]

[Anastasia]

It does not.

> roll 1d20+40 Cresiel
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 42 > [d20=2]
> roll 1d20+48 Xandra
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 51 > [d20=3]

The flash of darkness passes, vision returning as all of you shake it off. Just an unpleasant moment, resisting something that instinctively makes you want to shiver.

Go.

[Nephrite]

"Are you scared, Duran?" Moore asks him, his expression neutral -- neither a smile nor a frown. "I'm not going to put you through the same torture you've inflicted on others."

At his words, a gentle snow begins to fall in the area.

Snowsong -- Duran can hit the Will DC unless he rolls a 1 pretty much.

Allies under the effect of the snow gain a +4 morale bonus to Charisma and attack rolls, and a +4 insight bonus to Armor Class. In addition, the snow imparts fast healing 1 and resistance to cold 15 to all affected allies. All melee attacks made by allies in the snowsong deal an additional 1d6 points of cold damage.

"You have a greater power that's going to make you come to term with your crimes." Moore adds, as words of power flow.

Destined Strike, +4 to attack and damage rolls, Improved Critical Feat, +15 to threat confirmation. Oh, and I forgot, both Latha and Cresiel get +2 CL because they can hear Moore singing.

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+20
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 25 > [d20=5]

DC?

[Nephrite]

...oh, wow, uh, he actually failed. I was not expecting that.

uh.

ok.

As long as they remain in the area, they suffer a 20% chance of spell failure (for both divine and arcane spells) when casting any spells with a verbal component.

I thought it did damage or something but I guess not!

The DC was 30, by the way.

[Anastasia]

He's missing his spells.

Reeling, Duran screams as he tries to pull it together. There's no reply, no chance for it. Xandra merely stands aside as Cresiel brings his hammer down, again again and again.

> roll 1d20+51 (+2 charge, +22 Moore, +14 furious strike, -30 PA)
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 53 > [d20=2]
> roll 1d20+46 (+2 charge, +22 Moore, +14 furious strike, -30 PA)
> roll 1d20+41 (+2 charge, +22 Moore, +14 furious strike, -30 PA)
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 56 > [d20=10]
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 44 > [d20=3]
> roll 1d20+36 (+2 charge, +22 Moore, +14 furious strike, -30 PA)
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 52 > [d20=16]
> roll 2d6+64+2d6+7d6
> roll 2d6+64+2d6+7d6
> roll 2d6+64+2d6+7d6
> roll 2d6+64+2d6+7d6
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 92 > [d6=2,2,2,1,2,4,4,1,6,3,1]
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 106 > [d6=5,4,3,3,3,4,6,1,6,3,4]
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 101 > [d6=3,1,5,2,4,5,5,1,3,5,3]
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 104 > [d6=6,1,4,1,2,3,4,6,2,6,5]
> OOC: Strike the 7d6 from all but the first and the +14 from all but the first, but that isn't changing much here since he's blind.

What happens next is bloody, brutal. Duran is simply crushed beneath Cresiel's hammer, nothing but a broken ruin left of him. The solar looms over him and simply shakes his head, "A waste of a life and a soul."

You won!

Free act.

Yes, the Eye was stronger than Duran, let alone how this fight and entire scenario unfolded.

[Nephrite]

Oh no! They're not supposed to kill him! Or, rather, they were given the missive to bring him back to Celestia alive, anyway...

Is there any quick thing Moore could do so he uh, is less dead?

It's ok if not.