A Faraway Victory

[Ebiris]

"Okay, here I go!" Marie cheers, holding up a hand as she also falls, trailing streamers of purple hair behind her. Then suddenly she's surrounded by a glowing cascade of bright purple orbs, well over two dozen of them, which proceed to lance out lightning-fast, striking each of the 6 githzerai riders with 4 missiles apiece while still leaving four spare to all strike the one that's in the lead of the group.

She's casting a quickened/twinned/repeat/entangling/reach/fell drain/enlarged magic missile and a twinned/repeat/entangling/reach/fell drain/enlarged magic missile here.

[18:28] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+38 quickened magic missile SR
[18:28] <Kobot> Ebiris rolled 1d20+38 quickened magic missile SR --> [ 1d20=6 ]{44}
[18:28] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+38 magic missile SR
[18:28] <Kobot> Ebiris rolled 1d20+38 magic missile SR --> [ 1d20=6 ]{44}

[18:31] <@Ebiris> roll 8d4+16 and 2 negative levels for lead gith
[18:31] <Kobot> Ebiris rolled 8d4+16 and 2 negative levels for lead gith --> [ 8d4=15 ]{31}
[18:31] <@Ebiris> roll 4d4+8 and 2 negative levels for all other gith
[18:31] <Kobot> Ebiris rolled 4d4+8 and 2 negative levels for all other gith --> [ 4d4=9 ]{17}

They're all entangled as well.

Each githzerai is struck, pummelled by missiles that splash out into masses of glowing force that congeal around their bodies, restricting their movements and sapping their strength!

Meanwhile Alicia enlarges herself to colossal size as she falls towards the advancing gith flying up to meet them, preparing to carve them up once in range!

Since we're falling rather than flying I'm not sure what speed I'm moving at but basically I'm gonna whirlwind attack them once I'm close enough.

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Alicia: 1140+20/1140
Active spells: Extended nondetection (CL 32), many moments of prescience (CL 32), extended greater anticipate teleportation (CL 32), sensual blessing (CL 31), epic mage armour (CL 31), righteous wrath of the faithful (CL 31), recitation (CL 31), death ward (CL 32), dance of the unicorn (CL 32), spell turning (CL 32), greater visage of the deity (CL 31), foresight (CL 31), vision of the omniscient eye (CL 31), extended repelling shield (CL 32), extended ray deflection (CL 32), divine protection (CL 31), energy immunity (electricity) (CL 31)
Defences: AC 93 (touch 28), CMD 108, spell resistance 46, energy immunity (fire, cold, electricity), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, death effects, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affecting), freedom of movement, nondetection (DC 47)
Stat buffs/penalties: +25 competence perception, +12 armour, +3 morale damage, +3 luck attack/saves, +34 Str, -2 Dex, +20 Con, +2 Int, +4 Wis, +4 Cha, +1 natural armour, +2 insight AC/reflex, +10 insight perception, +9 shield AC, +4 morale attack/saves/skills, +1 morale AC
Perceptions: Darkvision, scent, low-light vision, blindsight, tremorsense 1 mile, true seeing, perception +84
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/9/9/9/8/9/7/8/8/7/7/6/6/4
Duskblade spell slots: 6/12/12/10/10/6

Marie: 912+20/912
Active spells: Extended superior resistance (CL 31), extended mind blank (CL 31), greater arcane sight (CL 31), righteous wrath of the faithful (CL 31), recitation (CL 31), death ward (CL 31), extended repelling shield (CL 31), bibliotheca arcana (CL 31), sensual blessing (CL 31), extended ray deflection (CL 31), extended nondetection (CL 31), divine protection (CL 31), power of the huntress (CL 31)
Defences: AC 99 (touch 22), CMD 70, spell resistance 43, energy immunity (electricity, negative energy), energy resistance 10 (acid, cold), status immunity (protection, death effects, energy drain) protective aura, ray deflection, nondetection (DC 46), improved evasion
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 deflection AC vs evil, +3 morale damage, +11 shield AC, +15 insight knowledge, +25 competence perception, +3 luck attack/saves, +4 morale attack/saves/skills, +16 natural armour, +1 morale AC, +10 enhancement strength/constitution, +4 enhancement dexterity, +3 enhancement natural armour, +20 competence stealth, +6 initiative
Perceptions: Darkvision 60, blessed sight 120, see invisibility, greater arcane sight, scent, low-light vision, blindsight 60, tremorsense 60, perception +70
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/6/8/8/6/8/6/6/6/7/6/4/4
Limited SLAs available: Limited wish, radiant assault, heal, meteor swarm, time stop

[Anastasia]

Does she have the range to hit them so far away?

[Ebiris]

Yes, her base range on magic missiles is 410 feet and enlarge spell doubles it to 820.

[Anastasia]

Init is Marie (31) > Alicia (25) > Charging Bloat Mares (25) > Syala (17) > Antenora (13) > Flanking Bloat Mares (Entangled) (11)

Missiles fly and strike true, striking each of them, life sapped from them and entangled with roiling coils of pure energy and power, as the flankers are stopped cold. They can't move, momentarily held.

Same as fly speed, Alicia. Where's that put you at?

[Ebiris]

200, so 300 left between Alicia and the chargers.

[Anastasia]

Alicia advances, a mountain before them. The twisted githzerai take one look at that and spur their Bloat Mares back, turning into a parting, going towards the flanks and up and around, heading back to the fortress.

They ain't that dumb to charge Mountain Alicia.

Syala's keeping Limbo nice and agreable. Antenora's up.

"They break already," Antenora calls, going to dart out, clearing the distance between her and the flankers in a moment.

> roll 1d20+44 (+2 charge, +14 furious strike, +7 spells, -30 PA)
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+44 (+2 charge, +14 furious strike, +7 spells, -30 PA) --> [ 1d20=14 ]{58}
> roll 3d8+273+2d6+2d6+7d6
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 3d8+273+2d6+2d6+7d6 --> [ 3d8=19 2d6=7 2d6=5 7d6=33 ]{337}

The lead githzerai, already entangled, can do little to avoid Antenora's charge. She impales him straight through, his body thrown aside with a flick of her wrist as...

"Run, run!" One of the flanking githzerai cries, both heads chittering and hissing in fear, snake like tongues seen.

Amid this, short bows are drawn, arrows launched at Antenora.

> roll 1d20+18
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+18 --> [ 1d20=10 ]{28}
> roll 1d20+18
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+18 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{38}
> roll 1d20+18
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+18 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{19}
> roll 1d20+18 crit check
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+18 crit check --> [ 1d20=12 ]{30}
> roll 1d8+6
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d8+6 --> [ 1d8=8 ]{14}

Doesn't beat her DR so moot.

Yet the arrows can't even touch her as...

Go.

[Ebiris]

"Bye then!" Marie waves to the githzerai Antenora just attacked, another barrage of missiles striking out at them without input from her as she plummets down after Alicia!

[19:51] <@Ebiris> roll 2#1d20+38 SR for repeat spells
[19:51] <Kobot> Ebiris rolled 2#1d20+38 SR for repeat spells --> [ 1d20=7 ]{45}, [ 1d20=8 ]{46}
[19:51] <@Ebiris> roll 4d4+8 and 2 negative levels for gith still alive after Antenora
[19:51] <Kobot> Ebiris rolled 4d4+8 and 2 negative levels for gith still alive after Antenora --> [ 4d4=9 ]{17}

Alicia herself just continues her descent, preparing to adjust her personal gravity for a light landing once she's within striking range of the fortress, but content to let the githzerai panic and flee before her.

[Anastasia]

Syala begins to follow, keeping up with Alicia. Meanwhile Antenora merely holds her attack a moment, the gith retreating, panicking and fleeing. She says not a word, turning back as...

Battle more than routed. It's still about 2500ft to the fortress, bear that in mind. Free act. Was not a hard opener to warm up on.

[Ebiris]

They don't have any more spells they need to cast so it's really just a case of regrouping and continuing on to hit the fortress walls.

"We can try rounding up those ugly horses later," she says for Syala's benefit.

[Anastasia]

Gimme Perception for reference.

[Ebiris]

[20:21] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+84 Alicia perception
[20:21] <Kobot> Ebiris rolled 1d20+84 Alicia perception --> [ 1d20=14 ]{98}
[20:21] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+70 Marie perception
[20:21] <Kobot> Ebiris rolled 1d20+70 Marie perception --> [ 1d20=17 ]{87}

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Alicia: 1140+20/1140
Active spells: Extended nondetection (CL 32), many moments of prescience (CL 32), extended greater anticipate teleportation (CL 32), sensual blessing (CL 31), epic mage armour (CL 31), righteous wrath of the faithful (CL 31), recitation (CL 31), death ward (CL 32), dance of the unicorn (CL 32), spell turning (CL 32), greater visage of the deity (CL 31), foresight (CL 31), vision of the omniscient eye (CL 31), extended repelling shield (CL 32), extended ray deflection (CL 32), divine protection (CL 31), energy immunity (electricity) (CL 31)
Defences: AC 93 (touch 28), CMD 108, spell resistance 46, energy immunity (fire, cold, electricity), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, death effects, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affecting), freedom of movement, nondetection (DC 47)
Stat buffs/penalties: +25 competence perception, +12 armour, +3 morale damage, +3 luck attack/saves, +34 Str, -2 Dex, +20 Con, +2 Int, +4 Wis, +4 Cha, +1 natural armour, +2 insight AC/reflex, +10 insight perception, +9 shield AC, +4 morale attack/saves/skills, +1 morale AC
Perceptions: Darkvision, scent, low-light vision, blindsight, tremorsense 1 mile, true seeing, perception +84
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/9/9/9/8/9/7/8/8/7/7/6/6/4
Duskblade spell slots: 6/12/12/10/10/6

Marie: 912+20/912
Active spells: Extended superior resistance (CL 31), extended mind blank (CL 31), greater arcane sight (CL 31), righteous wrath of the faithful (CL 31), recitation (CL 31), death ward (CL 31), extended repelling shield (CL 31), bibliotheca arcana (CL 31), sensual blessing (CL 31), extended ray deflection (CL 31), extended nondetection (CL 31), divine protection (CL 31), power of the huntress (CL 31)
Defences: AC 99 (touch 22), CMD 70, spell resistance 43, energy immunity (electricity, negative energy), energy resistance 10 (acid, cold), status immunity (protection, death effects, energy drain) protective aura, ray deflection, nondetection (DC 46), improved evasion
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 deflection AC vs evil, +3 morale damage, +11 shield AC, +15 insight knowledge, +25 competence perception, +3 luck attack/saves, +4 morale attack/saves/skills, +16 natural armour, +1 morale AC, +10 enhancement strength/constitution, +4 enhancement dexterity, +3 enhancement natural armour, +20 competence stealth, +6 initiative
Perceptions: Darkvision 60, blessed sight 120, see invisibility, greater arcane sight, scent, low-light vision, blindsight 60, tremorsense 60, perception +70
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/6/8/8/6/8/6/6/6/7/6/4/4
Limited SLAs available: Limited wish, radiant assault, heal, meteor swarm, time stop

[Anastasia]

You can see them on the walls - warriors, archers. Twisted gith, earth elementals with boulders, slaad.

Why Alicia and Syala, you should have just come visit if you want my attention! Whatever do you want with my dear Jade's little distractions? If your paradise bores you, I can offer you endless distractions within my realm. You merely need to come and ask. Malcanthet's voice sounds in your mind, sweet as wine and sharp as thorns.

[Ebiris]

She can bombard the walls once she's within 1600 feet.

In the meantime she sends her reply back to Malcanthet. Alicia and Syala and Antenora. We're a triune now, do keep up.

Marie just whistles as she drops, not party to divine conferencing.

[Anastasia]

Three. Antenora's voice is firm. We stand together.

Or do you have more...pressing concerns, Malcanthet? Syala jabs right back.

Ao accepted YOU?!

[Ebiris]

It is nice to catch Malcanthet off guard. Though it's tempered a bit, considering it was Malcanthet's child who became the Neverborn... dubious as she is at the Succubus Queen's capacity for maternal love, it doesn't dull her empathy.

The times are changing, Malcanthet. Even you have your part to play in what's to come.

Indirectly through Jade, really.