The duty to live

[Ebiris]

1227/1244

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Alicia HP: 1227/1244
Active spells: Many moments of prescience (CL 38), extended mind blank (CL 39), extended nondetection (CL 39), greater heroism (CL 36), extended ray deflection (CL 39), epic mage armour (CL 36), sensual blessing (CL 36), greater foresight (CL 38), keen edge (CL 36 on sword), dance of the unicorn (CL 36), extended greater anticipate teleportation (CL 38), repelling shield (CL 38), freedom of movement (CL 36), greater visage of the deity (CL 36), recitation (CL 36), true seeing (CL 36), death ward (CL 36), sublime revelry (CL 36), opal protection (CL 38), dance of the unicorn (CL 36)
Defences: AC 104, CMD 153, spell resistance 51, energy immunity (fire, cold, negative energy), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, death effects, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affecting, and fear), nondetection (DC 54), freedom of movement
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 morale skills, +10 armour AC, +25 competence perception, +7 insight AC/ref, +40 str, -2 dex, +20 con, +2 int, +4 wis, +4 cha, +15 natural armour AC, -8 size AC, +9 shield AC, +3 luck AC/attack/saves, +3 morale AC,  +5 bonus hd, +5 competence attack, +4 competence fort, +14 morale attack/damage, +10 morale saves, +10 dodge AC
Perceptions: Arcane sight, true seeing, 5 mile tremorsense/blindsight/scent perception +87
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/16/16/14/9/9/11/7/9/5/8/5/7/7/6/2
Duskblade spell slots: 6/22/22/23/11/6/16

Marie HP: 830+20/830
Active spells: Many moments of prescience (CL 38), extended mind blank (CL 36), extended nondetection (CL 36), greater heroism (CL 36), greater arcane sight (CL 36), epic mage armour (CL 36), sensual blessing (CL 36), repelling shield (CL 36), freedom of movement (CL 36), recitation (CL 36), true seeing (CL 36), bibliotheca arcana (CL 36), death ward (CL 36), sublime revelry (CL 36), opal protection (CL 38), superior invisibility (CL 41), project image (CL 41)
Defences: AC 108, CMD 117, spell resistance 51, energy immunity (electricity, fire, sonic, negative energy), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, death effects, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affecting, and fear), nondetection (DC 51), freedom of movement
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 morale skills, +25 competence perception, +9 shield AC, +3 luck AC/attack/saves, +15 insight knowledge, +3 morale AC, +5 bonus hd, +5 competence attack, +4 competence fort, +14 morale attack/damage, +10 morale saves, +10 dodge AC
Perceptions: Greater arcane sight, true seeing, 1 mile tremorsense/blindsight/scent perception +81
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/9/10/8/8/9/9/7/7/8/7/5/2/7/4

[Anastasia]

The blast is titantic. Alicia is sent flying back, carried on waves of force and yet largely unharmed. Her vision is overwhelmed by light, by the sheer vibrancy of the burst around her. When she recovers, she's a good 150ft outside, the back wall obliterated, along with much of the area. Antenora is still there, warded by those walls of force. So is Sulia, having somehow avoided it. Of course Marie's illusion is still there, for what it's worth.

The sun has risen on Dust. It shines bright - but as you see it, it is as if the world cracks. Twin cracks spread across everything as a howl of madness echos from horizon to horizon. The only thing uncracked is yourself, your friends and Lathander himself. Cracks that spread and twist, seeming to contort everything here.

LATHANDER!

Demogorgon's presence settles over the moon like a plague, a sickness that tries to leech the life out of the sun itself.

Alicia!

But that is not all. From the depths more emerge - several more balors, six in all. Each of these is clad in armor of dust that whirls around them like a tempest. They each ride a great skeletal steed, a cloud of fine debris swirling around them like a cloak. Behind them are...things. Creatures. Creatures of dust and death, demons of hundreds of thousands of specks. Monsters of sand, grit and malice.

[Ebiris]

Hopefully the prisoners Alicia pinned in with a wall of force are okay too.

"This place is balor central, isn't it?" Marie's illusion says from where she floats amidst the ruin left after that explosion, closer to the rising demons.

"Lathander's doing his part, we'll do ours," Alicia says to her companions, moving back to engage the newly arriving threats.

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Alicia HP: 1227/1244
Active spells: Many moments of prescience (CL 38), extended mind blank (CL 39), extended nondetection (CL 39), greater heroism (CL 36), extended ray deflection (CL 39), epic mage armour (CL 36), sensual blessing (CL 36), greater foresight (CL 38), keen edge (CL 36 on sword), dance of the unicorn (CL 36), extended greater anticipate teleportation (CL 38), repelling shield (CL 38), freedom of movement (CL 36), greater visage of the deity (CL 36), recitation (CL 36), true seeing (CL 36), death ward (CL 36), sublime revelry (CL 36), opal protection (CL 38), dance of the unicorn (CL 36)
Defences: AC 104, CMD 153, spell resistance 51, energy immunity (fire, cold, negative energy), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, death effects, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affecting, and fear), nondetection (DC 54), freedom of movement
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 morale skills, +10 armour AC, +25 competence perception, +7 insight AC/ref, +40 str, -2 dex, +20 con, +2 int, +4 wis, +4 cha, +15 natural armour AC, -8 size AC, +9 shield AC, +3 luck AC/attack/saves, +3 morale AC,  +5 bonus hd, +5 competence attack, +4 competence fort, +14 morale attack/damage, +10 morale saves, +10 dodge AC
Perceptions: Arcane sight, true seeing, 5 mile tremorsense/blindsight/scent perception +87
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/16/16/14/9/9/11/7/9/5/8/5/7/7/6/2
Duskblade spell slots: 6/22/22/23/11/6/16

Marie HP: 830+20/830
Active spells: Many moments of prescience (CL 38), extended mind blank (CL 36), extended nondetection (CL 36), greater heroism (CL 36), greater arcane sight (CL 36), epic mage armour (CL 36), sensual blessing (CL 36), repelling shield (CL 36), freedom of movement (CL 36), recitation (CL 36), true seeing (CL 36), bibliotheca arcana (CL 36), death ward (CL 36), sublime revelry (CL 36), opal protection (CL 38), superior invisibility (CL 41), project image (CL 41)
Defences: AC 108, CMD 117, spell resistance 51, energy immunity (electricity, fire, sonic, negative energy), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, death effects, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affecting, and fear), nondetection (DC 51), freedom of movement
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 morale skills, +25 competence perception, +9 shield AC, +3 luck AC/attack/saves, +15 insight knowledge, +3 morale AC, +5 bonus hd, +5 competence attack, +4 competence fort, +14 morale attack/damage, +10 morale saves, +10 dodge AC
Perceptions: Greater arcane sight, true seeing, 1 mile tremorsense/blindsight/scent perception +81
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/9/10/8/8/9/9/7/7/8/7/5/2/7/4

[Anastasia]

In this case, new round of init.

[Ebiris]

[17:08] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+17 Marie init, nerveskitter
[17:08] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 32 > [d20=15]

Alicia has supreme init.

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Alicia HP: 1227/1244
Active spells: Many moments of prescience (CL 38), extended mind blank (CL 39), extended nondetection (CL 39), greater heroism (CL 36), extended ray deflection (CL 39), epic mage armour (CL 36), sensual blessing (CL 36), greater foresight (CL 38), keen edge (CL 36 on sword), dance of the unicorn (CL 36), extended greater anticipate teleportation (CL 38), repelling shield (CL 38), freedom of movement (CL 36), greater visage of the deity (CL 36), recitation (CL 36), true seeing (CL 36), death ward (CL 36), sublime revelry (CL 36), opal protection (CL 38), dance of the unicorn (CL 36)
Defences: AC 104, CMD 153, spell resistance 51, energy immunity (fire, cold, negative energy), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, death effects, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affecting, and fear), nondetection (DC 54), freedom of movement
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 morale skills, +10 armour AC, +25 competence perception, +7 insight AC/ref, +40 str, -2 dex, +20 con, +2 int, +4 wis, +4 cha, +15 natural armour AC, -8 size AC, +9 shield AC, +3 luck AC/attack/saves, +3 morale AC,  +5 bonus hd, +5 competence attack, +4 competence fort, +14 morale attack/damage, +10 morale saves, +10 dodge AC
Perceptions: Arcane sight, true seeing, 5 mile tremorsense/blindsight/scent perception +87
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/16/16/14/9/9/11/7/9/5/8/5/7/7/6/2
Duskblade spell slots: 6/22/22/23/11/6/16

Marie HP: 830+20/830
Active spells: Many moments of prescience (CL 38), extended mind blank (CL 36), extended nondetection (CL 36), greater heroism (CL 36), greater arcane sight (CL 36), epic mage armour (CL 36), sensual blessing (CL 36), repelling shield (CL 36), freedom of movement (CL 36), recitation (CL 36), true seeing (CL 36), bibliotheca arcana (CL 36), death ward (CL 36), sublime revelry (CL 36), opal protection (CL 38), superior invisibility (CL 41), project image (CL 41)
Defences: AC 108, CMD 117, spell resistance 51, energy immunity (electricity, fire, sonic, negative energy), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, death effects, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affecting, and fear), nondetection (DC 51), freedom of movement
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 morale skills, +25 competence perception, +9 shield AC, +3 luck AC/attack/saves, +15 insight knowledge, +3 morale AC, +5 bonus hd, +5 competence attack, +4 competence fort, +14 morale attack/damage, +10 morale saves, +10 dodge AC
Perceptions: Greater arcane sight, true seeing, 1 mile tremorsense/blindsight/scent perception +81
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/8/10/8/8/9/9/7/7/8/7/5/2/7/4

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+14 Antenora
> roll 1d20+14 Sulia
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 23 > [d20=9]
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 30 > [d20=16]
> roll 1d20+24 balors
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 39 > [d20=15]
> roll 1d20+12 demons
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 26 > [d20=14]
> roll 1d20+30 ???
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 33 > [d20=3]

Init is Alicia (Supreme) > Balors (39) > ??? (33) > Marie (32) > Sulia (30) > Dust Demons (26) > Antenora (23)

Go.

[Ebiris]

So what's the specific positioning on all the bad stuff around here?

[Anastasia]

Sure. The balors are about 40ft down and 20ft away from Antenora and friends over there, the demons are behind them. Lathanader and his current demon problem are way up high in the sky and out of immediate range.

[Ebiris]

Slipping through compressed space to reach the rear of the balors, Alicia swings her sword out in a wide sweep through all of them and the demons further down before a surging crackle of lightning carries her back up towards Marie's cheerful illusory form and a wave of exhaustion passes over the balors and their mounts!

Free action space compress, free action five foot step, full attack, swift action quickened lightning leap back towards illusory Marie, swift action quick-cast waves of exhaustion.

[18:01] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+105 blinding speed, 6th level arcane strike, channelled maximised ravaging touch, whirlwind attack
[18:01] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 125 > [d20=20]
[18:01] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+105 blinding speed, 6th level arcane strike, channelled maximised ravaging touch, whirlwind attack crit check
[18:02] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 119 > [d20=14]
[18:02] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+50 SR on ravaging touch
[18:02] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 60 > [d20=10]
[18:03] <@Ebiris> roll 16d6+128+5d6+6d4 and 16 points ability drain to all stats (8 if the save was made). Save DC 38 fort. Assuming it critted.
[18:03] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 216 > [d6=1,5,6,2,2,6,2,1,1,1,2,2,5,5,5,5,5,6,6,2,2][d4=3,2,2,1,4,4]
[18:03] <@Ebiris> roll 8d6+64+5d6+6d4 and 8 points ability drain to all stats (4 if the save was made). Save DC 38 fort. If it didn't crit.
[18:03] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 120 > [d6=4,1,2,2,3,4,4,6,3,4,1,4,1][d4=4,2,4,4,1,2]

[18:04] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+48 SR for waves of exhaustion
[18:04] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 63 > [d20=15]

No save against exhaustion. -6 penalty to strength/dexterity.

Not rolling anything for the lightning leap, balors are usually immune to electricity.

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Alicia HP: 1227/1244
Active spells: Many moments of prescience (CL 38), extended mind blank (CL 39), extended nondetection (CL 39), greater heroism (CL 36), extended ray deflection (CL 39), epic mage armour (CL 36), sensual blessing (CL 36), greater foresight (CL 38), keen edge (CL 36 on sword), dance of the unicorn (CL 36), extended greater anticipate teleportation (CL 38), repelling shield (CL 38), freedom of movement (CL 36), greater visage of the deity (CL 36), recitation (CL 36), true seeing (CL 36), death ward (CL 36), sublime revelry (CL 36), opal protection (CL 38), dance of the unicorn (CL 36)
Defences: AC 104, CMD 153, spell resistance 51, energy immunity (fire, cold, negative energy), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, death effects, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affecting, and fear), nondetection (DC 54), freedom of movement
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 morale skills, +10 armour AC, +25 competence perception, +7 insight AC/ref, +40 str, -2 dex, +20 con, +2 int, +4 wis, +4 cha, +15 natural armour AC, -8 size AC, +9 shield AC, +3 luck AC/attack/saves, +3 morale AC,  +5 bonus hd, +5 competence attack, +4 competence fort, +14 morale attack/damage, +10 morale saves, +10 dodge AC
Perceptions: Arcane sight, true seeing, 5 mile tremorsense/blindsight/scent perception +87
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/16/16/14/9/9/10/6/9/5/8/4/7/7/6/2
Duskblade spell slots: 6/22/22/23/11/6/15

Marie HP: 830+20/830
Active spells: Many moments of prescience (CL 38), extended mind blank (CL 36), extended nondetection (CL 36), greater heroism (CL 36), greater arcane sight (CL 36), epic mage armour (CL 36), sensual blessing (CL 36), repelling shield (CL 36), freedom of movement (CL 36), recitation (CL 36), true seeing (CL 36), bibliotheca arcana (CL 36), death ward (CL 36), sublime revelry (CL 36), opal protection (CL 38), superior invisibility (CL 41), project image (CL 41)
Defences: AC 108, CMD 117, spell resistance 51, energy immunity (electricity, fire, sonic, negative energy), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, death effects, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affecting, and fear), nondetection (DC 51), freedom of movement
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 morale skills, +25 competence perception, +9 shield AC, +3 luck AC/attack/saves, +15 insight knowledge, +3 morale AC, +5 bonus hd, +5 competence attack, +4 competence fort, +14 morale attack/damage, +10 morale saves, +10 dodge AC
Perceptions: Greater arcane sight, true seeing, 1 mile tremorsense/blindsight/scent perception +81
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/8/10/8/8/9/9/7/7/8/7/5/2/7/4

[Anastasia]

The balors can only turn to react before Alicia slices into them. It's a solid blow to them all, cutting deep in as a moment later you're back in front of Marie. Just in time for the wounded demons roar in fury, and raise their dreadful dust blades to the sky. A great tempest comes forth, dust filtered away, but still a tremendous windstorm that engulfs all of you.

> roll 1d20+35
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 45 > [d20=10]

Yet it still does nothing to all of you, unable to penetrate your defenses entirely. None of you are afflicted by those winds as the sun above shakes, while meanwhile the balors lower their blades, a great charge at you and Marie.

Reach? The balors may not be able to charge exhausted, but that doesn't slow down skeletal steeds.

[Ebiris]

30 feet.

[Anastasia]

Feel free to AoO.

[Ebiris]

Alicia gets 11 AoOs with her dex, so she'll hit 6 balors, 4 horses, and keep 1 AoO in reserve.

[19:20] <@Ebiris> roll 10#1d20+105 blinding speed, 6th level arcane strike, channelled maximised ravaging touch
[19:20] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 119, 106, 124, 108, 112, 112, 107, 124, 123, 125 >
[19:21] <@Ebiris> roll 4#1d20+105 four of those were crit threats
[19:21] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 119, 112, 124, 112 >
[19:22] <@Ebiris> roll 4#16d6+128+5d6+6d4 and 16 points ability drain to all stats (8 if the save was made). Save DC 38 fort. For the crits.
[19:22] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 218, 207, 211, 232 >
[19:23] <@Ebiris> roll 6#8d6+64+5d6+6d4 and 8 points ability drain to all stats (4 if the save was made). Save DC 38 fort. For the non-crits.
[19:23] <Penuche> Ebiris invokes Penuche's magic: < 121, 113, 127, 125, 126, 116 >

It's the same spell as already cast so uses the same SR roll from my earlier post. Which was 60.

[Anastasia]

Balors are ravaged and shudder, bloodied and shriveling. The mounts are simply smashed apart, collapsing beneath most of them. It largely halts the advance, save for one, who comes down and brings its blade on Alicia.

> roll 1d20+66 (+3 ????, +1 ????, +10 ????,  -8 Alicia)
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 81 > [d20=15]

AC?

[Ebiris]

104

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Alicia HP: 1227/1244
Active spells: Many moments of prescience (CL 38), extended mind blank (CL 39), extended nondetection (CL 39), greater heroism (CL 36), extended ray deflection (CL 39), epic mage armour (CL 36), sensual blessing (CL 36), greater foresight (CL 38), keen edge (CL 36 on sword), dance of the unicorn (CL 36), extended greater anticipate teleportation (CL 38), repelling shield (CL 38), freedom of movement (CL 36), greater visage of the deity (CL 36), recitation (CL 36), true seeing (CL 36), death ward (CL 36), sublime revelry (CL 36), opal protection (CL 38), dance of the unicorn (CL 36)
Defences: AC 104, CMD 153, spell resistance 51, energy immunity (fire, cold, negative energy), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, death effects, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affecting, and fear), nondetection (DC 54), freedom of movement
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 morale skills, +10 armour AC, +25 competence perception, +7 insight AC/ref, +40 str, -2 dex, +20 con, +2 int, +4 wis, +4 cha, +15 natural armour AC, -8 size AC, +9 shield AC, +3 luck AC/attack/saves, +3 morale AC,  +5 bonus hd, +5 competence attack, +4 competence fort, +14 morale attack/damage, +10 morale saves, +10 dodge AC
Perceptions: Arcane sight, true seeing, 5 mile tremorsense/blindsight/scent perception +87
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/16/16/14/9/9/10/6/9/5/8/4/7/7/6/2
Duskblade spell slots: 6/22/22/23/11/6/15

Marie HP: 830+20/830
Active spells: Many moments of prescience (CL 38), extended mind blank (CL 36), extended nondetection (CL 36), greater heroism (CL 36), greater arcane sight (CL 36), epic mage armour (CL 36), sensual blessing (CL 36), repelling shield (CL 36), freedom of movement (CL 36), recitation (CL 36), true seeing (CL 36), bibliotheca arcana (CL 36), death ward (CL 36), sublime revelry (CL 36), opal protection (CL 38), superior invisibility (CL 41), project image (CL 41)
Defences: AC 108, CMD 117, spell resistance 51, energy immunity (electricity, fire, sonic, negative energy), status immunity (polymorph, petrification, disease, poison, stunning, sleep, paralysis, death effects, disintegration, energy drain, ability damage, ability drain, mind-affecting, and fear), nondetection (DC 51), freedom of movement
Stat buffs/penalties: +4 morale skills, +25 competence perception, +9 shield AC, +3 luck AC/attack/saves, +15 insight knowledge, +3 morale AC, +5 bonus hd, +5 competence attack, +4 competence fort, +14 morale attack/damage, +10 morale saves, +10 dodge AC
Perceptions: Greater arcane sight, true seeing, 1 mile tremorsense/blindsight/scent perception +81
Sorcerer spell slots: 6/8/10/8/8/9/9/7/7/8/7/5/2/7/4