Hadassa's Legacy of Fire

Game Master jhpace1

Oh poopy pants, I totally forgot to post as Rayhan. Sorry GM

Rayhan draws and levels his wand of PEWPEWPEWPEW!

Magic Missile CL7: 4d4 + 4 ⇒ (2, 4, 4, 2) + 4 = 16

Rayhan will hit the most wounded Gargoyle near him....so that's the one bartan hit, unless Bartan kills it then he pewpews the other one.

Khayal killed three of the gargoyles surrounding him, his last attack nearly slicing a gargoyle in half. Rayhan carefully took out a wand from his robes. Yazi hit her first gargoyle target but the second dodged her greataxe. Bartan charged a card with a wand and flicked it at the gargoyle next to Hajar, killing it as the creature's body frosted over. Rayhan, delaying until he could find a target with his own wand, had the near-invisible balls of force slam into the other gargoyle near Hajar.

ROUND THREE

Init:
Bartan: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Hajar: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Khayal: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16
Yazi: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9
Nasir: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20
Rayhan: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13
Monsters: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13

(Nasir, Khayal, Rayhan, Monsters, Yazi, Bartan, Hajar)

Was that Rayhan's turn for round 3, or was Round 2 drawing and firing the wand? If that's not Round 3, and Rayhan can pewpew again he will! His target will be whatever gargoyle is closest, and wounded.

Round 3 Pewpew: 4d4 + 4 ⇒ (3, 2, 2, 4) + 4 = 15

Bartan will enhance his deck with electricity, then repeat his previous moves, but this time taking advantage of the haste spell that is affecting him to toss extra cards, all of them hitting exactly the same spot on the remaining gargoyle next to Hajar.
Using my arcane pool to add shocking burst to the cards, then spell combat to cast with the wand then full-attack, throwing 3 cards, and using Clustered Shots to have them all resolve against DR as if they were the same attack.

harrow card: 1d44 ⇒ 16 => 22: The Brass Dwarf (Lawful Neutral, Constitution), matches one axis, 19-20 crit)
card toss: 1d20 + 11 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 11 + 1 + 1 = 31
damage: 1d4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 1 = 5 plus cold: 4d6 ⇒ (4, 6, 5, 1) = 16 plus electricity: 1d6 ⇒ 3 plus DC 13 Fort save or Staggered for 1 round.

harrow card: 1d43 ⇒ 14 => 19: The Trumpet (Lawful Good, Constitution), doesn't match.
card toss: 1d20 + 11 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 11 + 1 + 1 = 33
damage: 1d4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 1 = 4 plus electricity: 1d6 ⇒ 6

harrow card: 1d42 ⇒ 42 => 54: The Liar (Chaotic Evil, Charisma), matches one axis, 19-20 crit.
card toss: 1d20 + 6 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 6 + 1 + 1 = 13
damage: 1d4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 1 = 7 plus electricity: 1d6 ⇒ 5

crit chance on second card?: 1d20 + 11 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 11 + 1 + 1 = 17
damage: 1d4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 1 = 5 plus electricity burst: 1d10 ⇒ 1 <- HA OF COURSE!

Okay so assuming that third attack didn't hit and the crit didn't confirm, it's 34 damage, 9 of which Damage Reduction can apply against.

Still need an answer on spell effect and dispelling

Khayal continues his attacks on the surrounding gargoyles.

kukri: 1d20 + 23 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 23 - 4 + 1 = 291d4 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 14
dagger: 1d20 + 13 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 13 - 4 + 1 = 291d4 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
Confirm: 1d20 + 18 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 18 - 4 + 1 = 351d4 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
kukri: 1d20 + 23 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 23 - 4 + 1 = 271d4 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15
dagger: 1d20 + 8 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 8 - 4 + 1 = 131d4 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 14
kukri: 1d20 + 23 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 23 - 4 + 1 = 361d4 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15
confirm: 1d20 + 23 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 23 - 4 + 1 = 331d4 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 13 = 16

His blades make short work of those surrounding him.

Assuming the first 4 atracks are enough to drop those around him:

With the gargoyles near him dead in the sand Khayal takes his kukri as if he is throwing it, but does not let go. A replica of the kukri dashes out from his hand and strikes the nearest standing gargoyle. Using the sharding ability, even with the range increments, it should hit.

Nasir, why not just make 2 sets of actions instead of waiting and holding things up?

(Answered in Discussion Thread.)

Thanks

Despite her pain, Nasir becomes a whirling frenzy of beautiful violence attacking the gargoyles around her.

Razor’s kiss/Haste/Pain: 1d20 + 14 + 1 + 3 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 14 + 1 + 3 - 4 = 31
1d6 + 7 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 7 + 3 = 14
Fire: 1d6 ⇒ 6
Cold: 1d6 ⇒ 1

Razor’s kiss/Haste/Pain: 1d20 + 14 + 1 + 3 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 14 + 1 + 3 - 4 = 25
1d6 + 7 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 7 + 3 = 15
Fire: 1d6 ⇒ 1
Cold: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Razor’s kiss/Haste/Pain: 1d20 + 9 + 1 + 3 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 9 + 1 + 3 - 4 = 14
1d6 + 7 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 3 = 16
Fire: 1d6 ⇒ 5
Cold: 1d6 ⇒ 4

1st attack confirmation: 1d20 + 14 + 1 + 3 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 14 + 1 + 3 - 4 = 19
1d6 + 7 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 3 = 16

Will attack one till it drops then move on to the other

Conditions/Effects:
Wracked with pain: -4 penalty on attack rolls, skill checks, and ability checks. 1 hour (ouch)
Hasted: +1 bonus on attack rolls/ +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex saves. +30ft to speed. Extra attack during full attack
Dance of a Hundred Cuts: +3 morale bonus on melee attack rolls, melee damage rolls, Acrobatics checks, and armor class
Razor’s Kiss: Doubled threat range
Current AC: 25

Nasir's magical scimitar cuts against the tough tide of the gargoyles, but the magic hurt them more. Khayal found out his kukri and dagger also being resisted by the tough skin. Still, he killed one gargoyle. (Hey, it got him out of a flank.) Rayhan's wand hit the gargoyle near Hajar and Bartan again with balls of magical force.

Zulfqar attempted to dispel the symbol on the ramp again, her first attempt fizzling out. She moved away from the gargoyles on the temple floor.

The sickly glow from the symbol faded away in the sunlight.

The gargoyles kept attacking, moving closer on both sides of Yazi.
Claw1 RedAtk on Yazi: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 7 + 2 = 19
Claw2 RedAtk on Yazi: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 7 + 2 = 13
Bite RedAtk on Yazi: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 7 + 2 = 19
Gore RedAtk on Yazi: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 2 = 15
Claw1 YellowAtk on Yazi: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 7 + 2 = 29 Confirm?: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 7 + 2 = 27 Dmg: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (6, 1) + 4 = 11
Claw2 YellowAtk on Yazi: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 2 = 12
Bite YellowAtk on Yazi: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 7 + 2 = 24 Dmg: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Gore YellowAtk on Yazi: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 7 + 2 = 14
Claw1 GreenAtk on Yazi: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 7 + 2 = 20
Claw2 GreenAtk on Yazi: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 7 + 2 = 16
Bite GreenAtk on Yazi: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 7 + 2 = 19
Gore GreenAtk on Yazi: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 7 + 2 = 28 (So close to a crit!) Dmg: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Claw1 GreyAtk on Yazi: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 7 + 2 = 22 Dmg: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Claw2 GreyAtk on Yazi: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 7 + 2 = 23 Dmg: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
Bite GreyAtk on Yazi: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 7 + 2 = 21 Dmg: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Gore GreyAtk on Yazi: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 7 + 2 = 13 (See? Yazi has a high AC when she wants to.)

The gargoyles attacking Nasir moved into a flank, directly across from each other.
Claw1 NorthAtk on Nasir: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 7 + 2 = 24
Claw2 NorthAtk on Nasir: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 7 + 2 = 13
Bite NorthAtk on Nasir: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 7 + 2 = 26 Dmg: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Gore NorthAtk on Nasir: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 7 + 2 = 26 Dmg: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Claw1 SouthAtk on Nasir: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 2 = 10
Claw2 SouthAtk on Nasir: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 7 + 2 = 13
Bite SouthAtk on Nasir: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 7 + 2 = 27 Dmg: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Gore SouthAtk on Nasir: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 7 + 2 = 21

Only one gargoyle was left for Khayal.
Claw1 -27Atk on Khayal: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18
Claw2 -27Atk on Khayal: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
Bite -27Atk on Khayal: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19
Gore -27Atk on Khayal: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
All missed. The creature was bleeding too much and weakened.

The last attacked the paladin.
Claw1 -31Atk on Hajar: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23 Dmg: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Claw2 -31Atk on Hajar: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13
Bite -31Atk on Hajar: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21
Gore -31Atk on Hajar: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17

A slew of Harrow cards from behind Hajar shocked and froze the gargoyle to death on the golden sands.

(Yazi, Hajar)

"Ha! Thanks Mr. Painter!" Yazi lets out with glee while making use her new armaments. Stepping to the side to keep the gargoyles from rushing Zulfqar she continues hacking.

Zenzirad (1): 1d20 + 10 + 5 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 10 + 5 + 1 + 1 = 35
Damage (magical, slashing, frost): 1d12 + 1d6 + 5 + 9 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (5) + (5) + 5 + 9 + 3 + 1 = 28

Zenzirad (2): 1d20 + 5 + 5 + 1 + 1 - 3 ⇒ (8) + 5 + 5 + 1 + 1 - 3 = 17
Damage (magical, slashing, frost): 1d12 + 1d6 + 10 + 9 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (4) + (6) + 10 + 9 + 3 + 1 = 33

AC is 21

Hajar moves to assist Nasir with the remaining Gargoyles

Tempest: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (18) + 16 = 34
Tempest Crit?: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (10) + 16 = 26
LETTHEBODIESHITTHEFLOOR!: 4d4 + 30 + 1d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (1, 4, 4, 2) + 30 + (2) + (2) = 45

Yazi steps closer (?) to the sphinx, and kills the gargoyle in front of her with a massive swing of her axe. Hajar eviscerates one gargoyle from behind that was attacking the dancer.

ROUND FOUR: (No more symbol, btw.)

Init:
Bartan: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
Hajar: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19
Khayal: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18
Yazi: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19
Nasir: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20
Rayhan: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Monsters: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14

(Nasir, Hajar, Yazi, Khayal, Monsters, Bartan, Rayhan)

I had meant where the symbol used to be but that works too :3

Yazi steps forward and swings at the Gargoyles in front of her.

Zenzirad (1): 1d20 + 10 + 5 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 10 + 5 + 1 + 1 = 37
Damage (magical, slashing, frost): 1d12 + 1d6 + 5 + 9 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (7) + (2) + 5 + 9 + 3 + 1 = 27
Confirm: 1d20 + 10 + 5 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 10 + 5 + 1 + 1 = 19
Critical: 2d12 + 1d6 + 10 + 18 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (6, 4) + (1) + 10 + 18 + 6 + 2 = 47
74 if confirmed.

Zenzirad (2): 1d20 + 5 + 5 + 1 + 1 - 3 ⇒ (13) + 5 + 5 + 1 + 1 - 3 = 22
Damage (magical, slashing, frost): 1d12 + 1d6 + 10 + 9 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (11) + (5) + 10 + 9 + 3 + 1 = 39

AC is 21

Feeling the excruciating agony vanish, Nasir clebrates the restoration of her freedom to move by throwing herself wholeheartedly into a dazzling dance of merciless beauty, her blade flashing through the air, all fire and ice and razor sharp steel tearing into the gargoyle.

Razor’s kiss/Haste: 1d20 + 14 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 14 + 1 + 3 = 34
1d6 + 7 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 7 + 3 = 12
Fire: 1d6 ⇒ 3
Cold: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Razor’s kiss/Haste: 1d20 + 14 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 14 + 1 + 3 = 37
1d6 + 7 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 3 = 11
Fire: 1d6 ⇒ 5
Cold: 1d6 ⇒ 1

Razor’s kiss/Haste: 1d20 + 9 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 9 + 1 + 3 = 21
1d6 + 7 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 7 + 3 = 15
Fire: 1d6 ⇒ 1
Cold: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Confirmation

Razor’s kiss/Haste 1st attack: 1d20 + 14 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 14 + 1 + 3 = 33
1d6 + 7 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 3 = 13

Razor’s kiss/Haste 2nd attack: 1d20 + 14 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 14 + 1 + 3 = 27
1d6 + 7 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 7 + 3 = 15

Conditions/Effects:
Hasted: +1 bonus on attack rolls/ +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex saves. +30ft to speed. Extra attack during full attack
Dance of a Hundred Cuts: +3 morale bonus on melee attack rolls, melee damage rolls, Acrobatics checks, and armor class
Razor’s Kiss: Doubled threat range
Current AC: 25
Battle dance round 7/28
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Waiting to see if Nasir kills her gargoyle before I declare actions.

Khayal dedicates himself to the remaining gargoyle near him.
+3 Sharding kukri: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (8) + 21 = 291d4 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17
+1 dagger: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (12) + 13 = 251d4 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
+3 Sharding kukri: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (6) + 16 = 221d4 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17
+1 dagger: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 181d4 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
+3 Sharding kukri Haste attack: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (3) + 21 = 241d4 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 14

Though the pain has ended Khayal's' strikes cause him to grimace.

Thats the dice roller I remember.

If by chance the gargoyle near me drops, I will use the sharding property to attack the nearest gargoyle within 50 feet if any.

I just went through the fight and fixed everyone's HP on the map.

Hajar steps closer to Nasir and lays a hand on her shoulder, her wounds begin healing

CMW: 2d8 + 7 ⇒ (5, 8) + 7 = 20

Nasir's dance left little of the gargoyle behind. In pieces. Hajar healed the dancer. Yazi easily dispatched a single gargoyle at the temple, heavily cutting into a second. (I think using Cleave would have been more efficient here.) Khayal finishes off the gargoyle horde around him - and finds no nearby targets afterwards (55 ft).

The last two gargoyles fight Yazi to the death.
Claw1 YellowAtk on Yazi: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12
Claw2 YellowAtk on Yazi: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
Bite YellowAtk on Yazi: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24 Dmg: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Gore YellowAtk on Yazi: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24 Dmg: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Claw1 GreenAtk on Yazi: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26 Dmg: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Claw2 GreenAtk on Yazi: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21 Dmg: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
Bite GreenAtk on Yazi: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26 Dmg: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Gore GreenAtk on Yazi: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23 Dmg: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
(Grumble, grumble, no crits...)

Zulfqar looks at the battles in the Golden Bowl, at first appearing ready to assist, but as the adventurers dispatch the gargoyles with ease, her expression changes. The sphinx holds herself back.

(Bartan, Rayhan)

It would but Yazi does not have Cleave.

Rayhan chooses to allow the Heroes to do their thing rather than extend himself...

Bartan will also wait for the others.

ROUND FIVE

Init:
Bartan: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
Hajar: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 = 17
Khayal: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15
Yazi: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
Nasir: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16
Rayhan: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
Monsters: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

(Hajar, Nasir, Khayal, Monsters, Bartan, Rayhan, Yazi)

Khayal rushes up with the preternatural speed of haste. He swings his kukri into into one of the remaining gargoyles. kukri: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (9) + 23 = 321d4 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17 Green

With a blurring rush exceeding even Khayal's speed, Nasir races across the sand, tumbling past enemy and ally to land behind the gargoyle nearest Zulfqar, her blade completing a scintillating flourish.

Current speed is 80. (30 base +20 Fleet +30 Haste)

Move through an enemy’s space DC: 5+ Opponent’s CMD +2 Slightly Sloped (<45°)
Acrobatics (Versatile Dance): 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (6) + 21 = 27

Razor’s kiss/Haste: : 1d20 + 14 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 14 + 1 + 3 = 33
1d6 + 7 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 3 = 13
Fire: 1d6 ⇒ 4
Cold: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Razor’s kiss/Haste: CONFIRM : 1d20 + 14 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 14 + 1 + 3 = 19
1d6 + 7 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 7 + 3 = 12

Attacking yellow

Hajar moves up behind his brother...

Double move, stupid lame curse

(And difficult terrain.)

Khayal killed the (green) gargoyle on the stone ramp. Nasir attacked the other one.

The gargoyle left (yellow) hissed and attacked the one that attacked it last.
Claw1 YellowAtk on Nasir: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
Claw2 YellowAtk on Nasir: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14
Bite YellowAtk on Nasir: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27 Confirm?: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20 (Not 25) Dmg: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Gore YellowAtk on Nasir: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19

Zulfqar takes another step back from the gargoyle and adventurers on the stone ramp to the temple. She seems to be sizing up the humans as they fight the other fliers.

(Bartan, Rayhan, Yazi)

"Bad idea." Yazi says to the last Gargoyle as she raises her axe.

Zenzirad (1): 1d20 + 10 + 5 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 10 + 5 + 1 + 1 = 25
Damage (magical, slashing, frost): 1d12 + 1d6 + 5 + 9 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (11) + (6) + 5 + 9 + 3 + 1 = 35

Zenzirad (2): 1d20 + 5 + 5 + 1 + 1 - 3 ⇒ (5) + 5 + 5 + 1 + 1 - 3 = 14
Damage (magical, slashing, frost): 1d12 + 1d6 + 10 + 9 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (5) + (4) + 10 + 9 + 3 + 1 = 32

AC is 21

Yazi killed the last gargoyle.

(Out of melee.)

"You two okay?" Yazi asks Nasir and Zulfqar while letting out a few heavier breaths.

Khayal cleans his blades off and places them back in their sheaths. He looks down at his arms one of which is bleeding slightly. Determining that he is not too bad off he looks to his companions. Noticing Yazi's wounds Khayal frowns, Hopefully Hajar can get these fixed up quickly. You got hit pretty bad.

"I've been hit worse." she responds with a grin.

Once the creatures are dealt with, Hajar heals his allies

Channel: 3d6 ⇒ (2, 3, 3) = 8 Everyone
CLW: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6 Khayal
CMW: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (2, 3) + 10 = 15 Yazi

Wand of CLWx3: 3d8 + 3 ⇒ (8, 3, 7) + 3 = 21 Yazi
Wand x1: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9 Khayal

Everyone is fully healed. Your welcome =)

Hajar says to the Sphinx Your captors. The Shaitan. Do they know that Kakishon is doomed?

"Thank ye, Sunshine." Yazi happily purrs.

Zulfqar looks puzzled at the helmeted paladin. "Kakishon is Archwizard Nex's playground; he would never let it be destroyed." she stated. "Although you adventurers are nothing like what the legends say Nex allowed in his realm. The shaitans-" the word was spoken with a near hiss, "-led me to believe they were the new 'lords' of this domain. Certainly nothing new has been seen by the Fifth Sand River Harem for generations."

The Archwizard has been gone for centuries. If he is still alive, he cares naught for Kakishon. The stuff that makes up this place is unraveling. We seek to slow that down, or stop it entirely. Tell us what you can about these Shaitan, I fear they will prove...difficult.

The sphinx turns her head away. "I see in retrospect that the earth-genies did not trust me at all, and treated me little better than the gargoyles. I was content, forcing all visitors to answer my riddles. None could answer me, until today. If what you say is true...but the Proteans would not stop their sacred duty of renewing Kakishon daily from beyond the edges! The Archwizard would punish them mercilessly!"

Hajar's words sank in, and Zulfqar added defensively "Iqilma, the female, is Lord Obherak's majordomo among his tribe. It is she who keeps this former temple clean, and when the sun sets, uses her wind fan to refresh the air in the chambers below." The sphinx tosses her head at the central portion of the temple. "But since they came, they closed the downward stairway, since the shaitans can move through rock and sand the way your kind can move through water."

"Then I suppose we will have to reopen it." Nasir says sheathing Shiver.

"Agreed. Let us find a way in, quickly. She will be mustering a defense as we speak."

Rayhan speaks up

The Dragon Venema must have had some inkling of what these Shaitan were doing...why else would she counsel me to memorize a spell to bypass walls

As long as the thing isn't more than 10' deep we are golden....

"You have proven to me that you are more than just hunters sent by Archwizard Nex." Zulfqar declares. She turns, leaping into the air, her wings beating strongly to let her hover. "If what you say is true, I must warn my sisters at the Fifth Sand River. I will never serve these earth-genies again! Let them fight their own battles! If the shaitan below turn you away, come south-by-southeast to the Fifth Sand River, where the sand enters the ocean!" With her grey-brown wings beating the air, the sphinx flies away.

Yazi bows to the departing Sphinx. "A thousand thanks yous and blessings upon you. We are humbled by your offer."

Nasir simply smiles at the sphinx and Yazi's joy at encountering her.

"They are truly beautiful beings." she says as she returns to a standing position. "It's always wonderful meeting one, and we even got to answer her riddle!" she adds as she happily looks amongst her friends.

Bartan smiles briefly at Yazi's happiness, but then gets down to business. "We should prepare for a fight as well as we can, and then have Rayhan take us inside, if possible."

Khayal moves to examine the downward stairway. perception for traps: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27 his eyes remarkably keen in the familiar desert light.

He waits beforetrying to bypass the obstacle, heading Bartan's words.

"Hmm? Lookin for another way in, Lil'Killa? Or traps?" Yazi muses aloud as she walks over to Khayal.

Perception: 1d20 + 25 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 25 + 4 = 35

"Oooo!" Yazi lets out as she notices something behind the art of the Criosphinx she was admiring.

"Found stuff!" she calls out to the others as she looks into the bag. "Pretty stuff!"

- a bag of gold coins (1,500 gp)
- 6 tiger eye gems
- a topaz
- a potion in a clay bottle
- an elaborate robe pin clasp with 2 pearls surrounded by mother-of-pearl
- a blue crystal wand

Taking out the clay bottle she'll pull the stopper and sniff the opening, providing it isn't too unpleasant she'll then give the opening a quick lick to see what it is.

Perception is high enough to auto-identify potions :3

Hasir watches as the others investigate, agreeing with Bartan that they should prepare for a fight. Waiting until the last moment before Rhayan takes them through, she makes an intricate series of movements, donning battle magic lie a cloak.

Heroism (extended). +2 morale bonus on attack rolls, saves, and skill checks for the next 180 mins (3 hours)