Magical effects, including remaining spells from the last fights and spells I'll cast now:
Beldan - Align Weapon, Bulls Strength, Prot vs Evil, Haste, Fly, drinks Potion of invisibility
Gittik - Fly, Align Weapon (2), Prot vs Evil, Haste, drinks Potion of invisibility
Oso - Magic Circle vs Evil, True Seeing, Comprehend Languages, Haste
Pip - Air Walk, Eagles Splendour
Stig - Enlarge person, Stoneskin, Protection from evil, Haste, drinks Potion of mirror image
Altai - Form of the brass dragon I, See invisible, drinks Potion of fire resistance
Elgan - ?
Sequencing:
* Up to turn T-3: General buffing and potion-swilling
* Turn T-3: Altai casts Summon monster V, calling up 2 xills. Elgan sommons a critter
* Turn T-2: Altai casts Summon monster V, calling up 2 more xills, Elgan sommons a critter and Pip casts Haste on the party. As Pip can haste up to 11 creatures, he speeds up the 4 xills, Oso, Gittik, Beldan, Stig, Elgan and Elgans two summoned monsters. Pip and Atai remain at normal speed.
* Turn T-1: Altai starts casting Summon monster VI. Everybody assumes starting positions (Beldan and Gittik start off flying invisibly right under the ceiling).
* Turn T: Altai summons a Huge earth elemental. Pip plays bardic music, giving everybody a +3 bonus to attack and damage. Claw pushes open the door from behind the corner; he stays out of sight. The four xills shift into the ethereal plane and attacks the ghostly Graz'zt thingy. General s@*! hits the fan.
Also, as Beldan and Gittik will try to kill off Vimanda assassin-style, it would be most practical if Mothers ran Gittik for this encounter.
*yeesh*
a-u top
1-11 down the side.this massive chamber goes from a-p, then forms an eastern wall 1-4 and 8-11 on p, with q-u 5-7 as an entry hallway, with doors at u5-7.
At s5 there's a tall wedding cake, with a live pair of bride and groom pixies staked to it.
At gh 4-5 stands a giantess with dark skin and smoldering dark eyes; she's not like anything common. She holds a greatsword and wears full plate, as does the fire giant groom at gh 7-8.
At e6 stands a mansized ghostly form with a greatsword identical to Graz'zt's avatar's sword from so long ago.....it's an ethereal, female form dressed in sheer silks.
At b5-7 is a throne; on it sits a fox headed woman; around her wander three drow in silk gowns, smiling, singing to the small spinning spiders that are wrapping this room up like a gossamer wonderland.
There's a sitar player next to Vimanda, and a few other desultory servants and concubines gathered nearby.
They're all staring at the door, the three with swords have weapons at the ready. Vimanda sits on her cushions, her tail lazily lolling from side to side.
In addition to all this,....
the room you found the gimp in is v-z, 5-9....with a hallway out at x 10, 11, 12, and onward maybe 100 feet.
Where is everybody during the buffing, and where are the summoned new friends going?
Altai: On the west wall in brass dragon form in V9
Claw: VW 8-9
The Huge elemental: TUV 5-7, blocking line of sight to the rest of us
Xills: X9, X10, Y9, Z9
Large Stig: YZ 5-6
Pip: X11
Oso: X8
Elgan: X7
Elgan's summoned monsters: WX 5-6 and YZ 7-8
Gittik and Beldan start flying invisibly above Claw in V8 and W8
initiative...
unless you fumble, you win. *sigh*
That beats their 2.
And I read Eaters of the Dead so I know Norwegians ain't triskadecaphobic.
The gaggle of xills gradually fade out of Oerthly existence. As they rematerialise in the ether, they stalk towards the ophidian blackguard, alien warcries echoing through the otherworldly mists.
Right on; I'm gonna crash....might or might not have a call in in the am, so see you guys some time tomorrow.
Greenbound dire wolf with Augment Summoning bonuses:
N Large plant
Init +4; Senses Tremorsense 60’, darkvision 60’, low-light vision, scent; Perception: +10
Defense:
AC 22, touch 13, flat-footed 18 (+4 Dex, +9 natural, –1 size)
HP 62 (5d8+40)
Fort +12, Ref +8, Will +2
Defensive Abilities: Resist cold and electricity 10, DR 10/magic and slashing; Fast healing 3
Offense:
Speed: 50 ft.
Melee: bite +12 (1d8+13 plus trip)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
Statistics:
Str 29, Dex 18, Con 26, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 14
Base Atk +3; CMB +14; CMD 25 (29 vs. trip)
Feats: Run, Skill Focus (Perception), Weapon Focus (bite)
Skills: Perception +10, Stealth +7, Survival +1 (+5 scent tracking); +16 to Stealth in forested areas.
Spell-like abilities (Su) at will - entangle, pass without trace, speak with plants. 1/day - wall of thorns
Here's the Jolly Green Giant again:
N Large plant
Init +3; Senses Tremorsense 60’, darkvision 60’, low-light vision; Perception: +12
Defense:
AC 29, touch 12, flat-footed 26 (+3 Dex, +17 natural, –1 size)
HP 150 (12d8+96)
Fort +16, Ref +7, Will +7
Defensive Abilities: Improved rock catching, Resist cold and electricity 10, DR 10/magic and slashing; Fast healing 3
Offense:
Speed 40 ft.
Melee: greatclub +21/+15 (2d8+21) or 2 slams +21 (1d8+14)
Ranged: rock +12/+7 (1d8+21)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft.
Special Attacks: rock throwing (180 ft.)
Statistics:
Str 37, Dex 17, Con 27, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 14
Base Atk +9; CMB +24; CMD 36
Feats Iron Will, Martial Weapon Proficiency (greatclub), Point-Blank Shot, Power Attack, Precise Shot, Quick Draw
Skills Climb +17, Intimidate +12, Perception +12, Stealth +5; Racial Modifiers +8 Stealth in rocky terrain, +16 Stealth in forested terrain
Languages Common, Giant
Special Abilities
Improved Rock Catching (Ex) A stone giant gains a +4 racial bonus on its Reflex save when attempting to catch a thrown rock with rock catching. This ability otherwise works like the rock catching ability.
Spell-like abilities (Su) at will - entangle, pass without trace, speak with plants. 1/day - wall of thorns
ho ho ho!
With a subsonic rumble, the earth elemental lurches forward, splattering the wedding cake all over the wall.
Elgan, Oso, Gittik and Beldan to go.
As for the plant monsters, Entangle won't work here (not to mention that it would be useless against such big, strong opponents). Wall of thorns, however, has some serious potential to mess with the giants' mobility, especially if cast by the Jolly Green Giant (who is CL 12).
The pixies fly out of the room now that the cake has been mooshed. They look like they're skeedaddling.
Buttbird (Avner) looks up at them longingly, wishing he too could be quit of this place.
Yeah; she's in B6.
Weavers at b4, d7, and d8, kinda walking around with a glazed look on their face, as is their mien.
Gittik flies into the chamber, keeping to the room edges, about ten feet off the floor, flying to E1. Beldan follows, flying ‘stealthily’ (using his Fast Stealth ability to do so), sticking to the other edge of the room, making it to C11.
sneakysneakysneak...
Elgan'n'Oso are up.
and I'm goin to sleep...
Oso steps forward to behind the cake and casts prayer. "Luck to my friends and woe to our enemies."
Components V, S, DF; Range 40 ft. (Area all allies and foes within a 40-ft.-radius burst centred on you); Duration 1 round/level; Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance yes
You bring special favor upon yourself and your allies while bringing disfavor to your enemies. You and each of your allies gain a +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saves, and skill checks, while each of your foes takes a -1 penalty on such rolls.
Stig gets down there to rs 5-6.
Looks like Elgan's up to bat.
Oso steps forward to behind the cake and casts prayer. "Luck to my friends and woe to our enemies."
** spoiler omitted **
The ghostly guy at e6 curses a long blue streak about Grazz't doing something vulgar to the Kelananite Vestal Virgins.
:)
They get hammered by the ice storm; he seems to be more affected than she does...
just need a radius on that ice storm, and coordinates on the wall o' thorns and.....then....it's....their attack...
And then... it is them.
Snow doesn't seem to bother the ghostly one.
He waves his hand dismissively, nonchalantly to the elemental. It disappears.
The fire giant runs up to op 5-6, slashing out at Stiggy with his mighty sword. Stiggy takes 28 h.p. damage.
The giantess in the thorns cannot press free, and she bellows ominously.
Vimanda runs straight through the ice storm at Stiggy. She tumbles through his aoo zone, ends up at q7, and crits him with a shocking kukri. 21 h.p. in damage.
Group's up.
Vimanda runs straight through the ice storm at Stiggy. She tumbles through his aoo zone, ends up at q7, and crits him with a shocking kukri. 21 h.p. in damage.
"'At tickles it diz."
Is he hitting Vimanda or the fire giant?...