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Started by Anastasia, May 12, 2020, 05:15:05 PM

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Ebiris

As the situation began to so clearly deteriorate, Alicia wasn't idle. Or rather, her avatars weren't. And having everyone else's avatars all so close together makes life easier too as she's able to receive benefits from the others as well.

Assuming one round available for buffing, Avatarlicia gets Celestial Valor from Latha, Opal Inviolability from Anty, and Inspire Heroics from Marie.

On the world of Temblor, deep in the steppes of Aserai, Batu becomes one of the rare few mortals to be visited by his goddess, though the need is dire. Alicia's appears seemingly out of nowhere, having set foot through a gate from Sylica half a mile away during a time stop spell and then twisted space so that her armed and armoured figure can stand between the lonely freedom fighter and the bestirred fairy queen.

"There are no oaths sworn between us queen of fey, but I'll make one now. Harm this one and you will pay a price in blood," she declares, sword levelled and countenance grim.

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Aliciavatar HP: 855+20/855
Active spells: Many moments of prescience (CL 38), extended mind blank (CL 39), extended nondetection (CL 39), extended ray deflection (CL 39), repelling shield (CL 38), epic mage armour (CL 36), sensual blessing (CL 38), greater foresight (CL 38), seira's arcane thesis (CL 38), freedom of movement (CL 36), greater heroism (CL 36), greater visage of the deity (CL 36), recitation (CL 36), true seeing (CL 36), divine insight (CL 36), mass energy immunity (cold) (CL 39), celestial valor (CL 36), opal inviolability (CL 37)
Defences: AC 106, CMD 114, spell resistance 51, energy immunity (cold, unholy), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affecting, and fear), nondetection (DC 54), freedom of movement
Stat buffs/penalties: +10 armour AC, +25 competence perception, +7 insight AC/ref/init, +4 str, +2 dex, +4 con, +2 int, +4 wis, +4 cha, +9 shield AC, +3 luck AC/saves, +4 morale attack/skills/saves, +4 sacred attack/damage/AC/saves, +6 bonus hd, +6 competence attack, +4 competence fort, +10 SR checks, +5 spell DCs
Perceptions: Arcane sight, darkvision 60, true seeing, scent, tremorsense/blindsight 60, perception +79
Sorcerer spells: 6/16/15/13/8/9/14/8/8/8/7/6/6/5/5/2
Duskblade spells: 6/22/22/22/11/6/15

Ebiris

Meanwhile even as she watches from Sylica, the real Alicia reaches out to her best potential contact with matters fey.

Queen Morwel, a moment of your time? I have few contacts or conflicts among fey-kind, but the Queen of Air and Darkness has sent an avatar to slay one of mine and calls me oathbreaker. Do you know what could have roused her ire so?

I don't think Alicia actually knows Morwel = Titania, but whenever we visited the Court of Stars there were always lots of fey nobles and diplomats around so this is her best angle.

Anastasia

Avatar Antenora can quicken her paladin spells and has multiaction, so she can give you more if you want.

Avatar Syala will offer you a spell if you want it too, any preferences?
<Afina> Imagine a tiny pixie boot stamping on a devil's face.
<Afina> Forever.

<Yuthirin> Afina, giant parasitic rainbow space whale.
<IronDragoon> I mean, why not?

Ebiris

Anty can toss up Opal Protection as well for +3 morale to AC sure. Syala can throw over a Syala's Blessing.

In fact the other Alicia avatars can cover the other elements with their own mass energy resist spells for a full suite.


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Aliciavatar HP: 1035+20/1035
Active spells: Many moments of prescience (CL 38), extended mind blank (CL 39), extended nondetection (CL 39), extended ray deflection (CL 39), repelling shield (CL 38), epic mage armour (CL 36), sensual blessing (CL 38), greater foresight (CL 38), seira's arcane thesis (CL 38), freedom of movement (CL 36), greater heroism (CL 36), greater visage of the deity (CL 36), recitation (CL 36), true seeing (CL 36), divine insight (CL 36), mass energy immunity (cold) (CL 39), celestial valor (CL 36), opal inviolability (CL 37), opal protection (CL 36), mass energy immunity (electricity) (CL 39), mass energy immunity (fire) (CL 39), mass energy immunity (acid) (CL 39), mass energy immunity (sonic) (CL 39), Syala's blessing (CL 36)
Defences: AC 114, CMD 127, spell resistance 51, energy immunity (cold, unholy, electricity, fire, acid, sonic), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affecting, and fear), nondetection (DC 54), freedom of movement
Stat buffs/penalties: +10 armour AC, +25 competence perception, +7 insight AC/ref/init, +4 str, +2 dex, +4 con, +2 int, +4 wis, +4 cha, +9 shield AC, +3 luck AC/saves, +4 morale attack/skills/saves, +4 sacred attack/damage/AC/saves, +6 bonus hd, +6 competence attack, +4 competence fort, +10 SR checks, +5 spell DCs, +3 morale AC, +10 morale str/dex/con
Perceptions: Arcane sight, darkvision 60, true seeing, scent, tremorsense/blindsight 60, perception +79
Sorcerer spells: 6/16/15/13/8/9/14/8/8/8/7/6/6/5/5/2
Duskblade spells: 6/22/22/22/11/6/15

Anastasia

What are the benefits of inspire heroics from Marie?




It is unlike the Queen of Air and Darkness to act so, unless she has been sorely provoked.


Yet it may be that lies and deception have poisoned her heart against you.



At your side is Syala's avatar, Blessing of the Twelve hefted up. As snow falls around her, "This will go no further," she warns.

On the throne she appears - a frigid woman of ice and snow, white hair like a blizzard and long enough to cascade well past her feet, off the sides of the throne to blow in the snowstorm. She rests her head on her hand as she sits, a look of cold contempt on her face. "Disgraceful oathbreaker," she sneers, "This one's soul is mine. Stand aside, impotent goddesses."

Batu stays back, weapon held up like a talisman as his wide eyes take in the spectacle before him.

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Celestial Valor, Opal Protection, Syala's Blessing, Energy Immunities.

Syala Avatar
HP: 684/684
Negative Conditions:
Aura: Protective 20ft (+4 deflection/+4 resistance vs evil) Divine 30ft (various)
Bonuses: Attack+0, Damage+0 AC+0, Saves+0, Skills+0, Checks+0
Resources: Rage 8/8 Divine Blast 14/14 Add Twin 7/7 (non epic only)
Spells Used:
SLAs Used:
Spells Active:
Notes: Automatically converts vile damage to normal damage.
<Afina> Imagine a tiny pixie boot stamping on a devil's face.
<Afina> Forever.

<Yuthirin> Afina, giant parasitic rainbow space whale.
<IronDragoon> I mean, why not?

Ebiris

Yes she's assuming someone got her all angry and pointed in her direction, but this goes far beyond what mere hearsay could incite. Has someone impersonated Alicia to the degree necessary to fool another power?

The fact that she also knew Alicia would send Batu to interfere with Syala's assassin thing when Alicia literally made the decision to do so less than a minute ago is also worrisome. That goes beyond there being a leak in Sylica to there being a leak inside Alicia or Batu's heads!

Inspire Heroics is +6 1d10 hit dice (with appropriate con), +6 competence attack, +4 competence fort

"Declare what oath I have broken, slanderer," Alicia fires back. "Else those are empty words to cloak an outrageous tantrum."

Anastasia

Voice cold as a winter wind, "You slew Snowwind, you murdered him under an oath of protection and you left his body to rot," the Queen snarls, sitting up fully in her throne. "You dare deny it?"
<Afina> Imagine a tiny pixie boot stamping on a devil's face.
<Afina> Forever.

<Yuthirin> Afina, giant parasitic rainbow space whale.
<IronDragoon> I mean, why not?

Ebiris

"I do," she replies, undaunted. "I have never met Snowwind, far less given any oath to betray. Unless Snowwind was a guest of Malcanthet or Shar and became a casualty of my battles with them I don't see how I could have killed him either."

Anastasia

Give me a Diplo check here, she's at least listening. -20 circumstance penalty, though.
<Afina> Imagine a tiny pixie boot stamping on a devil's face.
<Afina> Forever.

<Yuthirin> Afina, giant parasitic rainbow space whale.
<IronDragoon> I mean, why not?

Ebiris

[18:01] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+53 popping a divine insight on diplo for once because I don't actually like her
[18:01] <Kobot> Ebiris rolled 1d20+53 popping a divine insight on diplo for once because I don't actually like her --> [ 1d20=6 ]{59}


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Aliciavatar HP: 1035+20/1035
Active spells: Many moments of prescience (CL 38), extended mind blank (CL 39), extended nondetection (CL 39), extended ray deflection (CL 39), repelling shield (CL 38), epic mage armour (CL 36), sensual blessing (CL 38), greater foresight (CL 38), seira's arcane thesis (CL 38), freedom of movement (CL 36), greater heroism (CL 36), greater visage of the deity (CL 36), recitation (CL 36), true seeing (CL 36), mass energy immunity (cold) (CL 39), celestial valor (CL 36), opal inviolability (CL 37), opal protection (CL 36), mass energy immunity (electricity) (CL 39), mass energy immunity (fire) (CL 39), mass energy immunity (acid) (CL 39), mass energy immunity (sonic) (CL 39), Syala's blessing (CL 36)
Defences: AC 114, CMD 127, spell resistance 51, energy immunity (cold, unholy, electricity, fire, acid, sonic), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affecting, and fear), nondetection (DC 54), freedom of movement
Stat buffs/penalties: +10 armour AC, +25 competence perception, +7 insight AC/ref/init, +4 str, +2 dex, +4 con, +2 int, +4 wis, +4 cha, +9 shield AC, +3 luck AC/saves, +4 morale attack/skills/saves, +4 sacred attack/damage/AC/saves, +6 bonus hd, +6 competence attack, +4 competence fort, +10 SR checks, +5 spell DCs, +3 morale AC, +10 morale str/dex/con
Perceptions: Arcane sight, darkvision 60, true seeing, scent, tremorsense/blindsight 60, perception +79
Sorcerer spells: 6/16/15/13/8/9/14/8/8/8/7/6/6/5/5/2
Duskblade spells: 6/22/22/22/11/6/15

Anastasia

The Queen of Air and Darkness is silent for many long moments. She regards you coldly before, "You do not speak like an oathbreaker."
<Afina> Imagine a tiny pixie boot stamping on a devil's face.
<Afina> Forever.

<Yuthirin> Afina, giant parasitic rainbow space whale.
<IronDragoon> I mean, why not?

Ebiris

"My oath is not lightly given, and the prime material is no place for us to settle our disputes," Alicia says. "Whoever murdered Snowwind and defamed me has crossed us both. Let us depart here in peace and discover the truth of the matter."

Anastasia

"Let your wisdom prove true," Syala steps forward at this, "Rather than succumb to someone who wants you to battle us under false pretenses."

> roll 1d20+43
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+43 --> [ 1d20=8 ]{51}


Slowly the Queen's avatar regards you until at last the storms part. A portal of ice and snow appears, the endless Astral glimpsed beyond it.

Follow.
<Afina> Imagine a tiny pixie boot stamping on a devil's face.
<Afina> Forever.

<Yuthirin> Afina, giant parasitic rainbow space whale.
<IronDragoon> I mean, why not?

Ebiris

Alicia gives Batu a smile over her shoulder before she follows through that portal.

Her voice comes only for him as the true Alicia continues to keep a close eye on him after he got caught up in such wild events.

Even Gods can be surprised. For now you should move camp in case others were drawn to our presence here. I will watch for other events like this so that you can focus on your own important battles. The task I spoke of before may be unnecessary after this.

The symbol of Syala that had been drawn onto the ground earlier is smoothed away by the breeze.

Anastasia

Batu slowly lowers his sword once it is gone. He sits down heavily and responds, "A-as you will it, Saint Alicia."

Meanwhile two avatars stand with a third on the Astral. There is no sign of anything here, just one endless expanse of timeless nothing, that moment where each second fades and all becomes the eternal one moment, the flow of the Astral felt around you.

You speak of treachery and trickery against me. Who would dare?
<Afina> Imagine a tiny pixie boot stamping on a devil's face.
<Afina> Forever.

<Yuthirin> Afina, giant parasitic rainbow space whale.
<IronDragoon> I mean, why not?