A book and many things to do

[Anastasia]

Ahead of you, something is starting to emerge from the nothingness itself. Something human shaped by far too big.

[Iron Dragoon]

'I'll bet we're about to fight that...'

Alyssa tries to identify it.

[Anastasia]

"Fight what?" Bastian asks aloud, as...

K:R.

[Iron Dragoon]

K:R/Bibliotheca:

[blockquote]Rolled 1d20+61 : 2 + 61, total 63[/blockquote]

[Anastasia]

The creature that emerges is a nightwalker, a powerful undead shadow. It rules over lesser undead, can crush magical items and has a lot of magical powers. They're fearsome champions of Shar generally.

[Iron Dragoon]

'Nightwalker! Champion of Shar! It can destroy our items and has a large number of abilities!'

[Anastasia]

Jarem readies his blade as Emily frowns, "WE have to get past it," she calls, Ianvasah shuddering.

It emerges about 100ft away. A mountainous figure of pure black, risen from the nothingness. It says not a word, but instead points at the party as...

Init.

[Iron Dragoon]

Reposting this just for refresher for anyone it still applies to:

Long Duration:

Everyone (+20 people):
Create Magic Tattoo: +1 Spellcaster Level, CL 33, Duration: 24 Hours.

Spoiler: ShowHide

+1 spellcaster level.

Create Magic Tattoo: Spell Resistance 19, CL 29, Duration: 24 Hours.

Spoiler: ShowHide

Spell resistance equal to 10 + 1 per three caster levels.

Create Magic Tattoo: +1 Luck to Attack, CL 25, Duration: 24 Hours.

Spoiler: ShowHide

+1 luck bonus on attack rolls.

Magic Vestment +5 (Shield), CL 23, Duration 23 Hours.

Spoiler: ShowHide

+5 armor bonus to armor/shield.

Greater Magic Weapon: Shifting Steel +5, CL 33, Duration: 33 Hours.

Spoiler: ShowHide

enhancement bonus on attack and damage rolls of +5

Mind Blank, CL 33, Duration: 24 Hours.

Spoiler: ShowHide

This spell protects against all mind-affecting spells and effects as well as information gathering by divination spells or effects. Mind blank even foils limited wish, miracle, and wish spells when they are used in such a way as to affect the subject's mind or to gain information about it. In the case of scrying that scans an area the creature is in, such as arcane eye, the spell works but the creature simply isn't detected. Scrying attempts that are targeted specifically at the subject do not work at all.

Energy Immunity (Cold), CL 33, Duration: 24 Hours.

Spoiler: ShowHide

Immunity to Cold.

Energy Immunity (Electricity), CL 33, Duration: 24 Hours.

Spoiler: ShowHide

Immunity to Electricity.

Energy Immunity (Acid), CL 33, Duration: 24 Hours.

Spoiler: ShowHide

Immunity to Acid.

[Emily] Mass Energy Immunity(Sonic), CL 27, Duration: 24 Hours.

Spoiler: ShowHide

Immunity to Sonic.

[Emily] Mass Energy Immunity (Fire), CL 27, Duration: 24 Hours.

Spoiler: ShowHide

Immunity to Sonic.

Epic Mage Armor, CL 33, Duration: 33 Hours.

Spoiler: ShowHide

This spell is identical to mage armor, except that it grants a +20 armor bonus to armor class.

Self Only:
Elemental Body (Fire), CL 33, Duration: 33 Hours.

Spoiler: ShowHide

You have the benefits of the attune form spell (page 17) with respect to the appropriate element.
You are immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, and stunning, and are not subject to extra damage from critical hits or flanking. You gain darkvision out to 60 feet.
Fire: Fire immunity, burn (those you hit in melee and those who attack you with natural weapons must make a Reflex save or catch fire, with a save DC equal to that of a fire elemental of the same size).

Bibliotheca Arcana, CL 33, Duration: 24 Hours.

Spoiler: ShowHide

+15 insight bonus to all knowledge checks and may make knowledge checks untrained. Perfect recall of memory and anything heard/read. Speak all languages.

Pre-Combat (10 min/level):

Everyone:

Heroics, CL 33 Duration: 330 minutes.
Improved Initiative.

Spoiler: ShowHide

+4 to initiative checks.

Magic Circle Against Evil, CL 33, Duration: 330 minutes.

Spoiler: ShowHide

+2 deflection bonus to AC, +2 resistace bonus to saves. Immunity to possess or exercise mental control (charm/complusion). Natural weapons recoil.

Spiderskin, CL 33, Duration: 330 minutes.

Spoiler: ShowHide

+5 ehnacnce to Natural Armor, racial bonus on saves vs. poison, racial bonus on Hide checks.

Pre-Combat (1 min/level):

Everyone:

Power fo the Huntress, CL 33, Duration: 33 minutes.

Spoiler: ShowHide

+10 enhancement to str, dex, con. +8 enhancement to Natural Armor. +20 competence bonus to Hide/Move Silently, +6 to iniative checks, cannot be flatfooted, gain Combat Reflexes feat, and scent special quality.

Alyssa Songsteel
HP: 281/281
AC: 53.
Spells Active: Magic Vestment (CL23), Create Magic Tattoo (SR/Spellcaster Level/Attack) (CL33/29/25), Elemental Body: Fire (CL33), Mind Blank (CL33), Bibliotheca Arcana (CL33), Energy Immunity: Cold/Acid/Electricy (CL33), Mass Energy Immunity: Fire/Sonic (CL27), Epic Mage Armor (CL33)
Bonuses: SR 19 (CMT), +1 Caster Level (CMT), +1 Luck Attack (CMT), +15 Insight Bonus to Knowledge checks (BA), +20 Armor Bonus (EMA), +5 Armor Bonus/Shield (MV), +5 ATK
Negative Conditions:

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa chants a quick spell for the group!

Nerveskitter, CL 34, Duration: 1 round.
+5 bonus to init.

Init:

[blockquote]Rolled 1d20+22 : 15 + 22, total 37[/blockquote]

Alyssa Songsteel
HP: 281/281
AC: 53.
Spells Active: Magic Vestment (CL23), Create Magic Tattoo (SR/Spellcaster Level/Attack) (CL33/29/25), Elemental Body: Fire (CL33), Mind Blank (CL33), Bibliotheca Arcana (CL33), Energy Immunity: Cold/Acid/Electricy (CL33), Mass Energy Immunity: Fire/Sonic (CL27), Epic Mage Armor (CL33)
Bonuses: SR 19 (CMT), +1 Caster Level (CMT), +1 Luck Attack (CMT), +15 Insight Bonus to Knowledge checks (BA), +20 Armor Bonus (EMA), +5 Armor Bonus/Shield (MV), +5 ATK
Negative Conditions:

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+10 Jarem
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+10 Jarem --> [ 1d20=6 ]{16}
> roll 1d20+14 Emily
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+14 Emily --> [ 1d20=18 ]{32}
> roll 1d20+12 Ianvasah
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+12 Ianvasah --> [ 1d20=10 ]{22}
> OOC: +5 more for her.
> roll 1d20+9 Bastian
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+9 Bastian --> [ 1d20=11 ]{20}
> roll 1d20+21 Dolmaya
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+21 Dolmaya --> [ 1d20=4 ]{25}
> roll 1d20+20 Nightstalker
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+20 Nightstalker --> [ 1d20=10 ]{30}

Init is Alyssa (37) > Emily (32) > Nightstalker (30) > Dolmaya (25) > Ianvasah (22) > Bastian (20) > Jarem (16)

Open.

[Iron Dragoon]

Did my check give me any info on weaknesses of this thing?

[Anastasia]

Yes. True sunlight weakens them, silvered magic weapons overcome their damage resistance. Anti undead abilities are also generally effective.

[Iron Dragoon]

'True Sunlight, Silver, and anything that harms undead will be effective. Be wise.'

Alyssa casts a spell!

Effulgent Epuration, CL 34, Duration: 34 rounds.
34 spheres absorb and completely negate any spell or spell-like ability, regardless of level, that directly targets the subject.

[Anastasia]

Note that it specifies spells targeted at you, not area spells.

Emily immediately holds sunlight in both hands, a pair of sunlances gathered. "Lathander's light, pierce the darkness," Emily chants, hurling one after another.

1 checks, you'll see why in a sec.

> roll 1d20
> roll 1d20
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{15}
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{17}

The sunlances fly - but the void consumes them as they fly. Sunlight fades to nothing, powerful magic completely consumed.

"We'll have to get in close," Emily says, as she calls on, "Mother!"

Celestial Valor on all. Nightstalker is up.

The nightstalker rises up, looming large now. It slowly takes a step forward in the void, hand out as it gestures at the party and...

Fort all.

[Iron Dragoon]

Fort/Cunning Insight:

[blockquote]Rolled 1d20+33 : 3 + 33, total 36[/blockquote]