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[Ebiris]

"I'm impressed," Alicia tells Sylvie before she swells to titanic proportions over this cog, looming over her and Seira, but not slowed down a jot as she hammers Sylvie with the flat of building-sized blades.

Swift to go huge and full attack.

[17:48] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+116 blinding speed, 10th level arcane strike, nonlethal, channelled maximised vampiric touch, moment of prescience
[17:48] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 117 > [d20=1]
[17:48] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+116 blinding speed, 10th level arcane strike, nonlethal, channelled maximised vampiric touch, moment of prescience
[17:48] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 124 > [d20=8]
[17:48] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+116 blinding speed, 10th level arcane strike, nonlethal, channelled maximised vampiric touch, moment of prescience
[17:48] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 131 > [d20=15]
[17:48] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+116 blinding speed, 10th level arcane strike, nonlethal, channelled maximised vampiric touch, moment of prescience
[17:48] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 126 > [d20=10]
[17:48] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+111 blinding speed, 10th level arcane strike, nonlethal, channelled maximised vampiric touch, moment of prescience
[17:48] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 119 > [d20=8]
[17:48] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+81 blinding speed, 10th level arcane strike, nonlethal, channelled maximised vampiric touch
[17:48] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 83 > [d20=2]
[17:48] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+76 blinding speed, 10th level arcane strike, nonlethal, channelled maximised vampiric touch
[17:48] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 81 > [d20=5]
[17:48] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+76 blinding speed, 10th level arcane strike, nonlethal, channelled maximised vampiric touch
[17:48] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 91 > [d20=15]
[17:48] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+71 blinding speed, 10th level arcane strike, nonlethal, channelled maximised vampiric touch
[17:48] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 79 > [d20=8]
[17:48] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+71 blinding speed, 10th level arcane strike, nonlethal, channelled maximised vampiric touch
[17:48] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 82 > [d20=11]

[17:49] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+37+4 SR for vampiric touch
[17:49] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 54 > [d20=13]

[17:50] <@Ebiris> roll 6d6+48+2d6+10d4+17+60 the 17 is fire and the 60 vampiric touch
[17:50] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 175 > [d6=3,5,3,5,2,1,6,6][d4=4,2,2,2,1,1,2,1,3,1]
[17:50] <@Ebiris> roll 6d6+48+2d6+10d4+17+60 the 17 is fire and the 60 vampiric touch
[17:50] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 168 > [d6=1,1,3,3,3,1,1,5][d4=4,4,3,1,4,3,2,2,1,1]
[17:50] <@Ebiris> roll 6d6+48+2d6+10d4+17+60 the 17 is fire and the 60 vampiric touch
[17:50] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 178 > [d6=2,5,4,1,2,5,6,2][d4=3,4,3,3,2,1,1,2,4,3]
[17:50] <@Ebiris> roll 6d6+48+2d6+10d4+17+60 the 17 is fire and the 60 vampiric touch
[17:50] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 184 > [d6=5,4,4,4,4,1,3,1][d4=4,3,4,4,4,2,4,4,1,3]
[17:50] <@Ebiris> roll 6d6+48+2d6+10d4+17+60 the 17 is fire and the 60 vampiric touch
[17:50] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 179 > [d6=4,6,3,1,1,3,5,5][d4=4,2,3,3,1,4,4,2,2,1]
[17:50] <@Ebiris> roll 6d6+48+2d6+10d4+17+60 the 17 is fire and the 60 vampiric touch
[17:50] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 168 > [d6=5,2,1,5,2,4,2,2][d4=3,2,1,3,1,4,1,1,1,3]
[17:50] <@Ebiris> roll 6d6+48+2d6+10d4+17+60 the 17 is fire and the 60 vampiric touch
[17:51] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 172 > [d6=1,4,5,4,1,2,2,5][d4=1,2,2,4,4,1,2,1,2,4]
[17:51] <@Ebiris> roll 6d6+48+2d6+10d4+17+60 the 17 is fire and the 60 vampiric touch
[17:51] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 176 > [d6=1,5,5,6,6,2,2,1][d4=2,1,3,3,1,3,3,3,1,3]
[17:51] <@Ebiris> roll 6d6+48+2d6+10d4+17+60 the 17 is fire and the 60 vampiric touch
[17:51] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 177 > [d6=6,3,4,2,2,2,5,2][d4=3,2,1,3,1,2,3,4,4,3]
[17:51] <@Ebiris> roll 6d6+48+2d6+10d4+17+60 the 17 is fire and the 60 vampiric touch
[17:51] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 192 > [d6=6,6,2,6,6,3,3,5][d4=1,4,4,4,2,4,1,3,3,4]

Quickened many moments of prescience cast after the first attack, I'll stop if she drops or yields.

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Alicia HP: 717+60/976
Active spells:  Many moments of prescience (CL 34), extended mind blank (CL 35), extended nondetection (CL 35), greater heroism (CL 34), sensual blessing (CL 34), repelling shield (CL 34), recitation (CL 34), celestial valor (CL 35), glorious rally (CL 25), greater visage of the deity (CL 34), extended ray deflection (CL 35)
Defences: AC 99, CMD 141, spell resistance 49, energy immunity (fire and cold), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, death effects, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affecting, and fear), nondetection (DC 49)
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 morale skills, +9 shield AC, +3 luck attack/saves/AC, +4 sacred attack/damage/saves/AC, +6 morale attack/damage/saves/AC, +15 natural armour, +36 str, -2 dex, +20 con, +2 int, +4 wis, +4 cha, -8 size
Perceptions: Arcane sight, perception +82
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/16/16/16/9/9/14/9/8/7/6/6/5/6/4
Duskblade spell slots: 6/23/23/21/10/7/9
Moments of prescience: 1

[Anastasia]

Three hit for the sake of vampiric touch.

The 124 was the best roll to hit her, since it was asked and it saves you some effort.

It's like fighting...well, a phantasm. She moves and dodges with unreal grace, blurring and dodging. Yet you manage some blows, each one tearing in, but nothing deep. Nothing decisive.

Anything else?

[Ebiris]

I'm all done.

[Corwin]

I'll drop MMoP on AC vs the next four attacks she uses on me past the first two.

[Ebiris]

Oh, +2 flanking on all my hits if that makes a difference.

[Anastasia]

That gets you one more hit, which helps but isn't decisive.

The at the last moment Alicia manages a sharp blow, a bash more than a slash. It's enough to nail Sylvie, slowing her - before the light of 21 erupts around both of you anew.

Reflex save, both of you, -21 penalty.

[Ebiris]

[18:17] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+42 ref
[18:17] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 50 > [d20=8]

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Alicia HP: 717+60/976
Active spells:  Extended mind blank (CL 35), extended nondetection (CL 35), greater heroism (CL 34), sensual blessing (CL 34), repelling shield (CL 34), recitation (CL 34), celestial valor (CL 35), glorious rally (CL 25), greater visage of the deity (CL 34), extended ray deflection (CL 35)
Defences: AC 99, CMD 141, spell resistance 49, energy immunity (fire and cold), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, death effects, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affecting, and fear), nondetection (DC 49)
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 morale skills, +9 shield AC, +3 luck attack/saves/AC, +4 sacred attack/damage/saves/AC, +6 morale attack/damage/saves/AC, +15 natural armour, +36 str, -2 dex, +20 con, +2 int, +4 wis, +4 cha, -8 size
Perceptions: Arcane sight, perception +82
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/16/16/16/9/9/14/9/8/7/6/6/5/6/4
Duskblade spell slots: 6/23/23/21/10/7/9

[Corwin]

20:17 <Seira> roll 1d20+78 improved evasion
20:17 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 89 > [d20=11]

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I and my avatar also cast the following on ourselves (each on herself):
Sensual Blessing, Many Moments of Prescience, Moment of Prescience, Mind Blank, Bibliotheca Arcana

My numerical benefits:
HP: 580/712
AC: +14 normal/+9 touch/+17 incorporeal (+2 insight Foresight, +5 sacred Shield of Warding, +2 dodge Visions of the Future, +5 natural armor Dragonskin, +8 ghost touch shield)
Attack: +10 (+4 sacred Celestial Valor, +6 morale Glorious Rally)
Damage: +10 (+4 sacred Celestial Valor, +6 morale Glorious Rally)
Fort and Will Saves: +10 (+4 sacred Celestial Valor, +6 morale Glorious Rally)
Ref Save +13 (+5 sacred Shield of Warding, +6 morale Glorious Rally, +2 insight Foresight)
Ability Checks: +2 (+2 morale from Good Hope)
Init: +2/+6 (+2 morale from Good Hope, +4 one-time bonus from Sign)

Also fast healing 8 (Superior Vigor), 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 165ft radius of you.

[Anastasia]

420 damage Alicia, none Seira.

The light hurts Alicia as Sylvie blurs - and in a burst of inspiration, the blue phantasm is 30ft away and 20ft up, atop another gear. She's out of immediate reach now.

Alicia shudders - the light of 21 ravages her, but only a graze. Any more and...her skin crawls, she feels weak and drain and wrong all over.

Seira.

[Ebiris]

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Alicia HP: 357/976
Active spells:  Extended mind blank (CL 35), extended nondetection (CL 35), greater heroism (CL 34), sensual blessing (CL 34), repelling shield (CL 34), recitation (CL 34), celestial valor (CL 35), glorious rally (CL 25), greater visage of the deity (CL 34), extended ray deflection (CL 35)
Defences: AC 99, CMD 141, spell resistance 49, energy immunity (fire and cold), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, death effects, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affecting, and fear), nondetection (DC 49)
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 morale skills, +9 shield AC, +3 luck attack/saves/AC, +4 sacred attack/damage/saves/AC, +6 morale attack/damage/saves/AC, +15 natural armour, +36 str, -2 dex, +20 con, +2 int, +4 wis, +4 cha, -8 size
Perceptions: Arcane sight, perception +82
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/16/16/16/9/9/14/9/8/7/6/6/5/6/4
Duskblade spell slots: 6/23/23/21/10/7/9

[Corwin]

Seira roars, and turns herself into fire! It is not an application of her newest spell, but rather a swift method of travel as she chases Sylvie down before rematerializing. Yet it is as her majestic draconic self that Seira reappears, striking as soon as she is able!

Fire continues to burn (bypasses immunity and resistance):

20:57 <Seira> roll 40d12 fire
20:57 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 248 > [40d12=248]

Swift to do fiery leap to get past Sylvie and flank with Alicia, swift to go DRAGON

Full Attack!
20:44 <Seira> roll 1d20+82+10-4+25+14 nonlethal, MoP, 14th level arcane strike
20:44 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 128 > [d20=1]
20:45 <Seira> roll 1d20+82+10-4+30+14 nonlethal, MMoP, 14th level arcane strike
20:45 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 148 > [d20=16]
20:45 <Seira> roll 1d20+82+10-4+14 nonlethal, 14th level arcane strike, impromptu sneak attack (target loses dex to AC)
20:46 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 105 > [d20=3]
20:46 <Seira> roll 1d20+82+10-4+14 nonlethal, 14th level arcane strike, impromptu sneak attack (target loses dex to AC)
20:46 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 109 > [d20=7]
20:46 <Seira> roll 1d20+77+30+10-4+14 nonlethal, 14th level arcane strike, MMoP
20:46 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 136 > [d20=9]
20:47 <Seira> roll 1d20+72+10-4+14 nonlethal, 14th level arcane strike
20:47 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 97 > [d20=5]
20:47 <Seira> roll 1d20+67+10-4+14 nonlethal, 14th level arcane strike
20:47 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 100 > [d20=13]
20:48 <Seira> roll 1d20+77+10-4+14 nonlethal, 14th level arcane strike, impromptu sneak attack, bite
20:48 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 108 > [d20=11]
20:49 <Seira> roll 1d20+77+10-4+14 nonlethal, 14th level arcane strike, claw
20:49 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 112 > [d20=15]
20:49 <Seira> roll 1d20+77+10-4+14 nonlethal, 14th level arcane strike, wing
20:49 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 112 > [d20=15]
20:49 <Seira> roll 1d20+77+10-4+14 nonlethal, 14th level arcane strike, wing
20:49 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 113 > [d20=16]
20:49 <Seira> roll 1d20+77+30+10-4+14 nonlethal, 14th level arcane strike, tail, MMoP
20:49 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 129 > [d20=2]

Damage:
20:51 <Seira> roll 6d10+115+19d6+10+14d4
20:51 <Seira> roll 6d10+115+19d6+10+14d4
20:51 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 266 > [d10=8,4,8,7,5,6][d6=6,6,6,2,2,2,6,3,1,1,3,4,6,3,4,5,1,3,6][d4=1,3,4,1,4,2,1,2,1,2,3,4,2,3]
20:51 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 276 > [d10=4,5,9,2,10,8][d6=6,6,6,6,2,1,5,6,3,3,2,6,3,5,6,1,1,5,3][d4=4,3,1,4,4,3,3,1,1,1,3,3,4,2]
20:51 <Seira> roll 6d10+115+19d6+10+14d4
20:51 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 243 > [d10=1,6,4,6,5,10][d6=6,2,4,1,3,2,6,2,3,3,3,1,5,3,3,3,1,1,3][d4=2,1,2,2,1,2,2,1,2,1,3,4,4,4]
20:51 <Seira> roll 6d10+115+19d6+10+14d4
20:51 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 241 > [d10=5,8,6,3,8,8][d6=1,1,1,1,1,2,5,1,1,2,5,4,4,1,5,2,4,4,2][d4=3,1,3,3,1,4,2,1,4,2,1,3,2,1]
20:52 <Seira> roll 6d10+115+19d6+10+14d4
20:52 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 253 > [d10=1,9,3,2,5,7][d6=1,2,5,4,4,4,2,1,2,3,3,6,6,1,4,4,3,6,6][d4=2,3,4,3,3,4,2,2,3,1,3,1,2,1]
20:52 <Seira> roll 4d6+115+19d6+10+14d4 bite
20:52 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 242 > [d6=4,6,2,6,2,6,6,4,3,3,4,2,5,3,5,2,5,2,6,4,1,2,1][d4=3,3,4,2,2,4,2,2,1,2,1,1,3,3]
20:53 <Seira> roll 2d8+126+19d6+10+14d4 tail
20:53 <Penuche> Seira invokes Penuche's magic: < 248 > [d8=2,4][d6=3,6,1,3,2,3,2,3,1,6,6,2,6,5,3,4,2,5,4][d4=4,3,1,2,4,2,3,2,4,2,4,4,1,3]

As before, I'll enter Gambit and be ready to use Wings of Cover vs the first two attacks going my way.

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I and my avatar also cast the following on ourselves (each on herself):
Sensual Blessing, Many Moments of Prescience, Moment of Prescience, Mind Blank, Bibliotheca Arcana

My numerical benefits:
HP: 588/712
AC: +14 normal/+9 touch/+17 incorporeal (+2 insight Foresight, +5 sacred Shield of Warding, +2 dodge Visions of the Future, +5 natural armor Dragonskin, +8 ghost touch shield)
Attack: +10 (+4 sacred Celestial Valor, +6 morale Glorious Rally)
Damage: +10 (+4 sacred Celestial Valor, +6 morale Glorious Rally)
Fort and Will Saves: +10 (+4 sacred Celestial Valor, +6 morale Glorious Rally)
Ref Save +13 (+5 sacred Shield of Warding, +6 morale Glorious Rally, +2 insight Foresight)
Ability Checks: +2 (+2 morale from Good Hope)
Init: +2/+6 (+2 morale from Good Hope, +4 one-time bonus from Sign)

Also fast healing 8 (Superior Vigor), 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 165ft radius of you.

[Anastasia]

This time blow after blow lands - and Sylvie is knocked back, and to a knee, unable to resist another barrage.

Enough.

Before this all ended, I wanted to face the two of you. Of all of this, you were the ones first chosen and the ones that need the least help once the base lessons are learned.

Forgive me this indulgence.

[Corwin]

Seira snorts, extending her claw to Sylvie and then she is standing there in her regular form, hand extended to pull the blue woman up. "It's fine. We all like to test ourselves against worthy opponents, so it's flattering, really."

[Ebiris]

"I understand the feeling," Alicia says as she returns to her normal size and heals herself with silver fire. "Although with the very real threats on Sylica's door I had to hold something back for later. I hope you weren't disappointed."

[Corwin]

Seira heals Sylvie up, since that fire won't stop burning otherwise. "Don't you think we need the most help?" she voices. "After all, we've been at it for ages and didn't make as much progress as we hoped until very recently. Apparently, someone up there got tired with just us and summoned three more to help."