A new sultan?

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+89 AoO
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 101 > [d20=12]
> roll 1d20+84
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 97 > [d20=13]
> roll 1d20+84
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 90 > [d20=6]
> roll 3d12+153
> roll 3d12+153
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 168 > [d12=12,1,2]
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 177 > [d12=3,9,12]

In a flash Luneli is there - sidestepping a grasping, clawing hand to bring his light maces together on that gemstone. There's a loud CRACK as fields of force intercept it, shattering before the maces slam into the gem together. Perhaps one would have been merely enough to crack it, but two together are too much. The gem breaks apart with that slam, a dozen and then more impressions of relief, of escape, of joy. Souls passing you by in an instant, fleeing from it.

The bald man howls in fury, reaching out for them as they escape, even as the shadows continue, relentless on you all. Even as more souls start to escape the gem, you notice it's moving together, the pieces reassembling before your eyes.

> roll 1d20+99 (+38 ???, +3 ???, +10 ???, +1 ???) touch AC.
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 117 > [d20=18]
> roll 20d6 ow
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 71 > [d6=5,1,3,4,3,5,4,5,4,1,5,5,1,4,5,5,2,1,5,3]

The pain continues to come as Ranbar surges with power, while...

Okay, tower is up, in a dual post for the two of you shortly.

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TODO BEFORE NEXT MEANINGFUL ROLL: FACTOR IN GREATER VISAGE AND GREATER DIVINE POWER.

Ranbar
HP: 610+28/749 (Greater visage activated)
Negative Conditions:
Aura:
Bonuses: Attack+47, (+2 visage, +10 enhancement, +17 sacred, +16 morale) Damage+45 (+2 visage, +10 enhancement, +17 sacred, +16 morale) AC+28 (+1 visage, +17 sacred, +2 insight, +2 dodge, +6 morale), Saves+23 (+25 ref)(+17 sacred, +6 morale), Skills+23 (+17 sacred, +6 morale), Checks+19 (+17 sacred, +2 morale) +4 insight Con.
Resources: Channel Energy 12/12 Inspiration 24/24 Cunning Save 4/4
Spells Used: Factotum: Barraged Endurance of the Dragon Princess Cleric:Barraged Heal Greater Visage of the Deity, Barraged Vivacious Twinned Maximized Righteous Smitex2, Vivacious Burst of Glory, Barraged Vivacious Twinned Maximized Ranbar's Smitex2, Greater Divine Power
SLAs Used:
Spells Active: See bookmarked post until I have a few to transcribe, going to skip it for the sec to keep things moving.
Notes: Baseline cunning insight is +4 from feats, exalted adds +6, total of +10 if used in tandem with that. +2 more from higher int, reminder.

Numerical benefits:
AC: +27 normal/+27 touch (+2 insight Foresight, +2 dodge Visions of the Future, +17 sacred Selune, +6 morale Glorious Rally)
Attack: +23 (+17 sacred Selune, +6 morale Glorious Rally)
Damage: +23 (+17 sacred Selune, +6 morale Glorious Rally)
Fort and Will Saves: +23 (+17 sacred Selune, +6 morale Glorious Rally)
Ref Save +25 (+17 sacred Selune, +6 morale Glorious Rally, +2 insight Foresight)
Ability Checks: +19 (+17 sacred Selune, +2 morale from Good Hope)
Init: +19/+23 (+17 sacred Selune, +2 morale from Good Hope, +4 one-time bonus from Sign)
68 temp hp

Great visage + greater divine power, look up in a sec.

[Corwin]

Nicely done!

[Anastasia]

Luneli manages to turn and flash you a smile, just for a moment. Amid the pain and the shadows, a rumbling. Healing energies erupt out from the ground, restoring the party greatly. IT's as if the vitality of the stones has filled you, reinvigorated you.

500 HP healing, just covering this real quick since I meant to last post.

[spoiler]


TODO BEFORE NEXT MEANINGFUL ROLL: FACTOR IN GREATER VISAGE AND GREATER DIVINE POWER.

Ranbar
HP: 749+28/749 (Greater visage activated)
Negative Conditions:
Aura:
Bonuses: Attack+47, (+2 visage, +10 enhancement, +17 sacred, +16 morale) Damage+45 (+2 visage, +10 enhancement, +17 sacred, +16 morale) AC+28 (+1 visage, +17 sacred, +2 insight, +2 dodge, +6 morale), Saves+23 (+25 ref)(+17 sacred, +6 morale), Skills+23 (+17 sacred, +6 morale), Checks+19 (+17 sacred, +2 morale) +4 insight Con.
Resources: Channel Energy 12/12 Inspiration 24/24 Cunning Save 4/4
Spells Used: Factotum: Barraged Endurance of the Dragon Princess Cleric:Barraged Heal Greater Visage of the Deity, Barraged Vivacious Twinned Maximized Righteous Smitex2, Vivacious Burst of Glory, Barraged Vivacious Twinned Maximized Ranbar's Smitex2, Greater Divine Power
SLAs Used:
Spells Active: See bookmarked post until I have a few to transcribe, going to skip it for the sec to keep things moving.
Notes: Baseline cunning insight is +4 from feats, exalted adds +6, total of +10 if used in tandem with that. +2 more from higher int, reminder.

Numerical benefits:
AC: +27 normal/+27 touch (+2 insight Foresight, +2 dodge Visions of the Future, +17 sacred Selune, +6 morale Glorious Rally)
Attack: +23 (+17 sacred Selune, +6 morale Glorious Rally)
Damage: +23 (+17 sacred Selune, +6 morale Glorious Rally)
Fort and Will Saves: +23 (+17 sacred Selune, +6 morale Glorious Rally)
Ref Save +25 (+17 sacred Selune, +6 morale Glorious Rally, +2 insight Foresight)
Ability Checks: +19 (+17 sacred Selune, +2 morale from Good Hope)
Init: +19/+23 (+17 sacred Selune, +2 morale from Good Hope, +4 one-time bonus from Sign)
68 temp hp

Great visage + greater divine power, look up in a sec.

[Corwin]

With Sensual Blessing I'm at max, and Ranbar was close as is. Is Luneli at top? I should probably be able to estimate from what I see. Wouldn't affect my actions now, so we can go on.

[Anastasia]

Yes.

From the tower it comes - an absolute of nothing, of sheer emptiness, a blank in Creation. It flies far and true, coming right at you like nothing else. It's enveloping you, crushing you and - !!!!

First of all, give me a Fort save with a -38 penalty or note any defenses you think may be relevant.

[Corwin]

Stand fast! Seira calls out, her own divine power reaching out to protect her companions.

Ranbar has +30 from MMoP and she better use it! She and Luneli also have a +17 from Improvisation, and I was wrong last time, they originally got 4 rather than 2 uses of it. Finally, they get +20 from the 'bonus to save' my Stand Fast ability provides them.

My relevant defenses are the divine immunities (such as against mind-affecting) and Mind Blank. I don't know whether Aura of Courage will be of use, or being a living divine altar.

19:42 <Seira> roll 1d20+63+25-38
19:42 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 61 > [d20=11]
Apologies, forgot to add the +17 from my own (Greater) Improvisation.
Result should be 78

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CL 34 spells for all who wish to receive them:
Overall: Glorious Rally, Celestial Valor, Ghost Touch (Armor, Shield and Weapons)
Defensive: Shield of Warding, Foresight, Visions of the Future, Foresight
Perception Modes and Protections: True Seeing, Vision of the Omniscient Eye, Detect Scrying, Greater Arcane Sight
Movement Modes and Protections: Freedom of Movement, Pass Without Trace, Greater Anticipate Teleport
Skill Checks: Greater Heroism, Voice of the Dragon
Ability Checks: Good Hope, Sign
Immunities and Resistances: Nondetection, Mass Death Ward, Heroes's Feast, Energy Res 30 (all)
Esoteric Boosters: Fortunate Fate, Spell Turning
*Selune added +17 sacred to everything except rank checks.
*Luneli added +16 morale to attack/damage, +8 morale to saves, +8 dodge to AC
Armbands of the Spark 4/10 rounds
Fire Devotion 6/10 rounds
Dragonfire Wrath 7/10 rounds

HP: 726/726

Numerical benefits:
AC: +35 normal/+35 touch (+2 insight Foresight, +2 dodge Visions of the Future, +17 sacred Selune, +6 morale Glorious Rally, 8 dodge via Lunali)
Attack: +23 (+17 sacred Selune, +6 morale Glorious Rally)
Damage: +23 (+17 sacred Selune, +6 morale Glorious Rally)
Fort and Will Saves: +25 (+17 sacred Selune, +8 morale via Lunali)
Ref Save +27 (+17 sacred Selune, +8 morale via Lunali, +2 insight Foresight)
Ability Checks: +19 (+17 sacred Selune, +2 morale from Good Hope)
Init: +19/+23 (+17 sacred Selune, +2 morale from Good Hope, +4 one-time bonus from Sign)

Also immunity to all death spells, magical death effects, energy drain, and any negative energy effects (Mass Death Ward), immunity to poison and fear (Heroes's Feast), energy resistance 30 to fire/cold/acid/elec/sonic (Energy Resistance x5), being a difficult target to divination (Nondetection), becoming impossible to track without magic, and limiting the usefulness of scent (Pass Without Trace), moving and attacking normally everywhere, as well as receiving +15 to CMD vs grapples (Freedom of Movement), being healed with 150hp once if dropped below 0 (Fortunate Fate), reflecting 1d4+6 spell levels of spells that have you as a target and aren't touch spells (Spell Turning), +10 enhancement bonus on Bluff, Diplomacy, and Intimidate checks and a really nice and deep commanding voice (Voice of the Dragon), true seeing, +10 to perception and immunity to being dazzled or blinded (Vision of the Omniscient Eye), immediate ability to analyze magic (Greater Arcane Sight) and our favorite combo of detecting when someone's scrying on you and blocking their teleport for 3 rounds any time they try to teleport within a 170ft radius of you.

Personal only spells:
Sensual Blessing, Mind Blank, Bibliotheca Arcana

Used up resources:
Soothsayer's Spite uses x2
Time Stop x1
Arcane Thesis x1
Widened Greater Fireburst x2
Widened Maximized Delayed Blast Fireball x2
Widened Enhanced Maximized Delayed Blast Fireball x2
Widened Enhanced Maximized Empowered Twinned Greater Fireburst x2
Many Moments of Prescience x2
Moment of Prescience x1
Stand Fast x1 (saves)

[Corwin]

Ugh, rolled Will and not Fort. Should be +7 higher, so 85.

[Anastasia]

It's just aimed at you, Seira, the other two are off the hook.

600 damage, but you made the save so it's halved. Additionally, all spells active on you are hit with the equivalent of a superb dispelling, with a dispel check result of 60. That won't hit your bardic music since that's not a spell, but I assume that hits a lot of spells for you?

[Corwin]

I have instant counterspell. If it's the equivalent of superb dispelling, can I toss out my own superb dispelling to have them both cancel out?

[Anastasia]

It's not a spell so normally not, but this has a clause that allows it. However it requires a caster level check, so give me one.

[Corwin]

I'm countering with Superb Dispelling! And since only I was targeted and I misunderstood, there's no need for Stand Fast for Luneli and Ranbar.

20:06 <Seira> roll 1d20+44+17
20:06 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 80 > [d20=19]

[Anastasia]

You stand amid the storm of it, pain. So much pain as you protect yourself - you fling the spell out, shielding your magic. When it passes you ache but stand triumphant, as...

Init is The Chasms (60) > Seira (51) > Ranbar (48) > Bald Man > Luneli (47) > Great Wall of Shadows (44) > The Tower (38)

AoOing the Chasms?

[Corwin]

Correct!

20:16 <Seira> roll 6#1d20+75+40
20:16 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 121, 118, 126, 133, 129, 123 >
20:17 <Seira> roll 6#6d10+95+40+1d6+3d8
20:17 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 194, 189, 161, 189, 175, 173 >

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CL 34 spells for all who wish to receive them:
Overall: Glorious Rally, Celestial Valor, Ghost Touch (Armor, Shield and Weapons)
Defensive: Shield of Warding, Foresight, Visions of the Future, Foresight
Perception Modes and Protections: True Seeing, Vision of the Omniscient Eye, Detect Scrying, Greater Arcane Sight
Movement Modes and Protections: Freedom of Movement, Pass Without Trace, Greater Anticipate Teleport
Skill Checks: Greater Heroism, Voice of the Dragon
Ability Checks: Good Hope, Sign
Immunities and Resistances: Nondetection, Mass Death Ward, Heroes's Feast, Energy Res 30 (all)
Esoteric Boosters: Fortunate Fate, Spell Turning
*Selune added +17 sacred to everything except rank checks.
*Luneli added +16 morale to attack/damage, +8 morale to saves, +8 dodge to AC
Armbands of the Spark 4/10 rounds
Fire Devotion 6/10 rounds
Dragonfire Wrath 7/10 rounds

HP: 426/726

Numerical benefits:
AC: +35 normal/+35 touch (+2 insight Foresight, +2 dodge Visions of the Future, +17 sacred Selune, +6 morale Glorious Rally, 8 dodge via Lunali)
Attack: +23 (+17 sacred Selune, +6 morale Glorious Rally)
Damage: +23 (+17 sacred Selune, +6 morale Glorious Rally)
Fort and Will Saves: +25 (+17 sacred Selune, +8 morale via Lunali)
Ref Save +27 (+17 sacred Selune, +8 morale via Lunali, +2 insight Foresight)
Ability Checks: +19 (+17 sacred Selune, +2 morale from Good Hope)
Init: +19/+23 (+17 sacred Selune, +2 morale from Good Hope, +4 one-time bonus from Sign)

Also immunity to all death spells, magical death effects, energy drain, and any negative energy effects (Mass Death Ward), immunity to poison and fear (Heroes's Feast), energy resistance 30 to fire/cold/acid/elec/sonic (Energy Resistance x5), being a difficult target to divination (Nondetection), becoming impossible to track without magic, and limiting the usefulness of scent (Pass Without Trace), moving and attacking normally everywhere, as well as receiving +15 to CMD vs grapples (Freedom of Movement), being healed with 150hp once if dropped below 0 (Fortunate Fate), reflecting 1d4+6 spell levels of spells that have you as a target and aren't touch spells (Spell Turning), +10 enhancement bonus on Bluff, Diplomacy, and Intimidate checks and a really nice and deep commanding voice (Voice of the Dragon), true seeing, +10 to perception and immunity to being dazzled or blinded (Vision of the Omniscient Eye), immediate ability to analyze magic (Greater Arcane Sight) and our favorite combo of detecting when someone's scrying on you and blocking their teleport for 3 rounds any time they try to teleport within a 170ft radius of you.

Personal only spells:
Sensual Blessing, Mind Blank, Bibliotheca Arcana

Used up resources:
Soothsayer's Spite uses x2
Time Stop x1
Arcane Thesis x1
Widened Greater Fireburst x2
Widened Maximized Delayed Blast Fireball x2
Widened Enhanced Maximized Delayed Blast Fireball x2
Widened Enhanced Maximized Empowered Twinned Greater Fireburst x2
Many Moments of Prescience x2
Moment of Prescience x1
Superb Dispelling x1

[Anastasia]

Againclaw and fang is enough, enough to clear them away momentarily, protecting you and yours as...

Go.

[Corwin]

A Heal takes care of her lingering aches, and Seira closes in! The would-be assassin is focused on Luneli, and that would be his downfall!

I feel I'm close enough due to originally being within touch range to channel a spell into Ranbar, so a 5ft step would get me into position and flanking with Luneli so he'd get the benefit if this isn't enough.

20:32 <Seira> roll 4#1d20+75+40
20:32 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 127, 132, 133, 123 >
20:32 <Seira> roll 1d20+70+40
20:32 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 127 > [d20=17]
20:32 <Seira> roll 1d20+65+40
20:32 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 120 > [d20=15]
20:33 <Seira> roll 1d20+60+40
20:33 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 106 > [d20=6]
20:33 <Seira> roll 5#1d20+70+40
20:33 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 122, 117, 112, 126, 119 >

20:34 <Seira> roll 7#6d10+95+40+1d6+3d8
20:34 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 173, 173, 190, 188, 195, 190, 198 >
20:34 <Seira> roll 4d6+113+40+16d6+1d6+3d8
20:34 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 240 > [d6=3,6,4,6,2,2,4,4,2,1,1,6,5,1,2,5,3,6,4,1,5][d8=3,6,5]
20:34 <Seira> roll 2d8+103+40+16d6+1d6+3d8
20:34 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 233 > [d8=4,8][d6=4,2,6,5,4,4,6,6,1,3,3,6,3,3,3,4,1][d8=4,3,7]
20:35 <Seira> roll 2d6+103+40+16d6+1d6+3d8
20:35 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 214 > [d6=4,5,1,2,1,4,3,4,2,2,3,5,1,6,2,4,2,4,6][d8=3,1,6]
20:35 <Seira> roll 2d6+103+40+16d6+1d6+3d8
20:35 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 232 > [d6=3,1,2,5,5,3,6,6,5,3,1,6,1,6,5,6,4,3,3][d8=8,6,1]
20:35 <Seira> roll 2d8+123+40+16d6+1d6+3d8
20:35 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 244 > [d8=7,4][d6=4,1,6,3,4,4,4,6,1,1,4,3,5,1,1,1,6][d8=2,7,6]

Swift on Heal, which with Sensual Blessing brings me to full again. The other swift would be used on something to break the gem. What do I think would work best there? Violence? Disintegrate? Miracle to bring the souls freedom?

Also, if the attacks are enough to put this guy down I'll switch the rest on the gem.

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CL 34 spells for all who wish to receive them:
Overall: Glorious Rally, Celestial Valor, Ghost Touch (Armor, Shield and Weapons)
Defensive: Shield of Warding, Foresight, Visions of the Future, Foresight
Perception Modes and Protections: True Seeing, Vision of the Omniscient Eye, Detect Scrying, Greater Arcane Sight
Movement Modes and Protections: Freedom of Movement, Pass Without Trace, Greater Anticipate Teleport
Skill Checks: Greater Heroism, Voice of the Dragon
Ability Checks: Good Hope, Sign
Immunities and Resistances: Nondetection, Mass Death Ward, Heroes's Feast, Energy Res 30 (all)
Esoteric Boosters: Fortunate Fate, Spell Turning
*Selune added +17 sacred to everything except rank checks.
*Luneli added +16 morale to attack/damage, +8 morale to saves, +8 dodge to AC
Armbands of the Spark 4/10 rounds
Fire Devotion 6/10 rounds
Dragonfire Wrath 7/10 rounds

HP: 726/726

Numerical benefits:
AC: +35 normal/+35 touch (+2 insight Foresight, +2 dodge Visions of the Future, +17 sacred Selune, +6 morale Glorious Rally, 8 dodge via Lunali)
Attack: +23 (+17 sacred Selune, +6 morale Glorious Rally)
Damage: +23 (+17 sacred Selune, +6 morale Glorious Rally)
Fort and Will Saves: +25 (+17 sacred Selune, +8 morale via Lunali)
Ref Save +27 (+17 sacred Selune, +8 morale via Lunali, +2 insight Foresight)
Ability Checks: +19 (+17 sacred Selune, +2 morale from Good Hope)
Init: +19/+23 (+17 sacred Selune, +2 morale from Good Hope, +4 one-time bonus from Sign)

Also immunity to all death spells, magical death effects, energy drain, and any negative energy effects (Mass Death Ward), immunity to poison and fear (Heroes's Feast), energy resistance 30 to fire/cold/acid/elec/sonic (Energy Resistance x5), being a difficult target to divination (Nondetection), becoming impossible to track without magic, and limiting the usefulness of scent (Pass Without Trace), moving and attacking normally everywhere, as well as receiving +15 to CMD vs grapples (Freedom of Movement), being healed with 150hp once if dropped below 0 (Fortunate Fate), reflecting 1d4+6 spell levels of spells that have you as a target and aren't touch spells (Spell Turning), +10 enhancement bonus on Bluff, Diplomacy, and Intimidate checks and a really nice and deep commanding voice (Voice of the Dragon), true seeing, +10 to perception and immunity to being dazzled or blinded (Vision of the Omniscient Eye), immediate ability to analyze magic (Greater Arcane Sight) and our favorite combo of detecting when someone's scrying on you and blocking their teleport for 3 rounds any time they try to teleport within a 170ft radius of you.

Personal only spells:
Sensual Blessing, Mind Blank, Bibliotheca Arcana

Used up resources:
Soothsayer's Spite uses x2
Time Stop x1
Arcane Thesis x1
Widened Greater Fireburst x2
Widened Maximized Delayed Blast Fireball x2
Widened Enhanced Maximized Delayed Blast Fireball x2
Widened Enhanced Maximized Empowered Twinned Greater Fireburst x2
Many Moments of Prescience x2
Moment of Prescience x1
Superb Dispelling x1