Nacht begins heading towards the east.
Haha!
Hisao takes the ring off and twirls it.
Haha!
Hisao takes the ring off and twirls it.
[b]** spoiler omitted **
It will take a while for Hisao to earn or "grow in" to this ring of invisibility, but I plan on planting similarly awesome goodies for everyone, so please be patient....
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Nacht leads the party down the eastern corridor, which runs 80 ft, niches in the walls filled with the bones and skulls of monks, priests, and parishioners of Notre Dame....
At the end of the corridor is a broad, vaulted gallery, 40-ft-by-60-ft, walls decorated with sinister relief images depicting the torments of Hell, and souls burning in fiery pits, stretched on racks or wheels by devils and demons, or obscene orgies of succubi and incubi with mortal witches and devil-worshippers!
At the east end of the gallery lies an unholy shrine on a raised dais, with an altar of basalt stained with blood, and covered with unholy symbols: an inverted silver crucifix, an inverted silver pentagram with a horned goat head superimposed in silver, and a silver symbol made up of three sixes--the number of The Beast! A chalice of gold inlaid with bloodstones and a silver jeweled dagger also lay upon the altar.
Looming behind the altar on the east wall is a relief image of The Beast of the Apocalypse in relief, black marble striated with crimson, it's eye sockets filled with sparkling rubies!
Three black-robed, hooded figures wearing skull masks stand near the unholy altar, one laying what appears to be a sedated human infant upon the altar!
They turn to face the adventurers as they enter the gallery....
Initiative
The party is in a 10-ft-wide corridor entering the west end of a 40-ft-wide-by-60-ft-long chamber, 40-ft-high vaulted ceiling....
The 3 Satanic cultists stand in a line north-to-south in front of an altar at the east end of the chamber, about 40 ft from the party's front line (Nacht and FireSkorn)....
Grinning and focused on playing with his new toy Hisao is caught out of sorts when the group stumbles across the cultists. He'll slip his ring on as a free action.
Frowning at the presence of the infant at the altar he charges to one of the cultists.
And then uses his Ki to vanish.
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Nacht's insectile legs buckle down and shoot him off in a burst of speed landing right next to the middle cultist and slicing at his head. He had little care for the child but he was sure one of them knew something. So only one needed to be alive.
"Il mio Dio! Essi sono disposti a sacrificare il bambino. Lasciarlo andare è ammazzare!"
Jimeno grips his lance tightly, waiting for the others to break formation and rescue the child.
[dice=Initiative]1d20+6
Grinning and focused on playing with his new toy Hisao is caught out of sorts when the group stumbles across the cultists. He'll slip his ring on as a free action.
Frowning at the presence of the infant at the altar he charges to one of the cultists.
[dice=Blade attack on flatfooted cultist]1d20+5+2;1d6+1+1d6 And then uses his Ki to vanish.
The ninja vanishes like a dream at the break of day....
[dice=Initiative]1d20+6
Grinning and focused on playing with his new toy Hisao is caught out of sorts when the group stumbles across the cultists. He'll slip his ring on as a free action.
Frowning at the presence of the infant at the altar he charges to one of the cultists.
[dice=Blade attack on flatfooted cultist]1d20+5+2;1d6+1+1d6 And then uses his Ki to vanish.
The ninja must move 40 ft to reach the nearest cultist....
Nacht's insectile legs buckle down and shoot him off in a burst of speed landing right next to the middle cultist and slicing at his head. He had little care for the child but he was sure one of them knew something. So only one needed to be alive.
[dice=Charging Ant Longsword Slash]1d20+6; 1d8+3
Nacht's blow slices deep, drawing blood and a startled cry of pain and alarm from the skull-masked cultist!
The ninja must move 40 ft to reach the nearest cultist....[dice=Initiative]1d20+6
Grinning and focused on playing with his new toy Hisao is caught out of sorts when the group stumbles across the cultists. He'll slip his ring on as a free action.
Frowning at the presence of the infant at the altar he charges to one of the cultists.
[dice=Blade attack on flatfooted cultist]1d20+5+2;1d6+1+1d6 And then uses his Ki to vanish.
Yeah it was a charge move which should get me there.
Alphonse charges at the nearest cultist.
"May our Lord forgive you when you meet him, heretic!" Alphonse shouts in Celestial.
Alphonse sweeps the head of the cultist wounded by Nacht off of his shoulders with a bold stroke of his scythe!
Padfy dashes forward and tries to run one of the cultists through with his rapier.
[ooc] edit...forgot to do action
The ritual about to be performed -- do I know if it's a Sacrifice, a Dedication such as Catechism or Baptism, or something else? Do I know if the ritual ends in the infant's death or something else? Is this a ritual in which the Cultists would need permission of evil parents (See Rosemary's Baby) in order to succeed, or is likely just a kidnapping or something? Ultimately, do I recognize the ritual for what it is -- based on the silver crucifix & pentagram w/ goat and the robes the cultist's wear, etc., etc.?
Rd 1:
Move Action: Move up to within 30' of a non-engaged Cultist of The Enemy
Standard Action: Shoot my loaded Hand Crossbow at said Cultist.
[dice=initiative]1d20+10
Padfy dashes forward and tries to run one of the cultists through with his rapier.
[dice=attack]1d20+5; 1d6; 1d6
[ooc] edit...forgot to do action
Paddy's rapier sinks into the second cultists, who screams in agony!
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[dice=Knowledge Religion]1d20+9 +1d6
The ritual about to be performed -- do I know if it's a Sacrifice, a Dedication such as Catechism or Baptism, or something else? Do I know if the ritual ends in the infant's death or something else? Is this a ritual in which the Cultists would need permission of evil parents (See Rosemary's Baby) in order to succeed, or is likely just a kidnapping or something? Ultimately, do I recognize the ritual for what it is -- based on the silver crucifix & pentagram w/ goat and the robes the cultist's wear, etc., etc.?[dice=Initiative]1d20+2
Rd 1:
Move Action: Move up to within 30' of a non-engaged Cultist of The EnemyStandard Action: Shoot my loaded Hand Crossbow at said Cultist.
[dice=Attack]1d20+4
[dice=Damage]1d4+1
The infant is about to be sacrificed to the Devil. This would be done in preparation for asking some boon of The Archfiend, or to atone for some transgression....
Knowledge Religion Check to see what they are doing
Iniative Check
He is going to attempt to begin to preach to them and fascinate the nearest cultist to teh baby DC 14 Will
Jimeno double moves in the first round of combat, so he provides flanking to anyone attacking the last of the cultists.
The cultists fork their fingers at the adventurers and intone words of evocation, causing hellfire to spring out from their hands and blaze the advancing intruders!
Alphonse, Nacht, Hisao and Paddy must each make two Ref saves, DC 12, to avoid the burning hands that sear for and fire damage respectively!
Nacht reacts quickly and dodges out of the way quickly, the flames licking at his body and rolling over the creature.
Barely ducking the first blast Hisao easily spins out of the way of the other.
Still invisible from the first round Hisao maneuvers around to get behind the injured cultist and tries to end him.
Round 2
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Nacht moves up and tries to skewer one of the cultists to death.
All within reach of the cultists can make AoOs as they cast....
[dice=Reflex Save]1d20+6
[dice=Reflex Save]1d20+6Nacht reacts quickly and dodges out of the way quickly, the flames licking at his body and rolling over the creature.
Nacht suffers 3 fire from the first burning hands, and 3 fire from the second....
[dice=Reflex]1d20+7
[dice=Reflex]1d20+7
Barely ducking the first blast Hisao easily spins out of the way of the other.
Still invisible from the first round Hisao maneuvers around to get behind the injured cultist and tries to end him.[dice=Flanked blade on flat footed]1d20+5+2;1d6+1+1d6
Hisao takes 3 fire from one spell, and 3 fire from the other....
Alphonse avoids the worst of the flames handily.
It doensn't look like my first action was even addressed.
I edited the post.
** spoiler omitted ** in Spanish
Knowledge Religion Check to see what they are doing 1d20+13
Iniative Check
1d20+1He is going to attempt to begin to preach to them and fascinate the nearest cultist to teh baby DC 14 Will
Will vs DC 14 fascinating sermon succeeds! This cultist places a doubtful hand on the infant, almost as if to protect it, as Fray recites the Beatitudes....
Will vs DC 14 fascinating sermon fails! This cultist ignores Fray's assertion that the meek shall inherit the Earth....
[dice=Reflex]2d20
Alphonse avoids the worst of the flames handily.
Alphonse dosges most of the flames, taking 6 fire total....
[dice=second round attack on injured cultist.]1d20+5+2;1d6+1+1d6
Stabbing the cultists that Paddy stabbed earlier, bringing him closer to death!
Rd 2
Move Action: Load Hand Crossbow
Standard Action: Fire into Melee
5 foot step to remain in 30' -- only if necessary
NOTE: Remember gets 2 rounds of attacks to do.
Paddy dances out of the way if one ray, only right into the second. The flames do not seem to hurt the crazed Irishman much.
Oy, you little bugger....you singed my favourite cloak....I like this cloak.
He then shoves hus rapier towards the face of the cultist that hit him.
Jimeno will stab at a cultist that tries to cast.
Jimeno moves over trying to flank a cultist if possbile, but using his reach to threaten the cultists and attack one from a distance.
