Round 3, Init 6
AC = 25
HP = 142/162
Weapon Equipped = +1 Flaming Burst Falchion
Condition(s) = Protection from Evil, Haste, Grappled, -3 Con, -3 Wis
Bane = 6/8
If the attempt to escape proves successful, Tsin tries to strike down her defiler.
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Hektir: 21
Malavarius: 13
Quinn: 15
Pemsworth: 9
Tsin: 6
Antagonist: 26
Tsin just barely manages to wrench herself free to the bloodsucker thank to Mal's spell, and brings her sword to bear in fiery, violent revenge. The creature is able to block a couple of her blows, but they're just setup for her series of strikes, the final one of which takes it in the chest. Where a normal creature would have the decency to die and slide off her sword, however, this priest merely burst into a bilious noxious smoke, which begins moving toward the door.
A moment later it's joined by another of the vampires, which succumbs to Quinn and Mal's magic.
Pems, unable to move easily, carefully casts and heals himself -- which is just enough to keep him alive as the vampire slashes him again, darkness descending in painful rakes of its claws.
V1 (aqua)
V2 (green): 34, smite good (1)
V3 (orange): smite good (1)
HP -4/84
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Round 3, Init 21
Zilchus moves to help Pems, squeaking across the floorboards to help the gnomeling. He spits on Pems' forehead and rubs it in good with tiny mouse paw.
He will quickly then transform into a small air elemental to flank for Tsin.
AC: 7 armor+2 dex+3 dex(form)+1 ring+5 barkskin+3 NA(form)= 31AC DR 5 bludgeoning
HP 123/143
Speed: Fly (120') perfect + 10' (Gr. Longstrider) = 130' fly perfect
[ dice]1d20+19-3[/dice] to hit; (-PA)
[ dice]1d8+9+6[/dice] magic damage.
to hit; (-PA)
magic damage.
+10 BAB +8 Str +1 amulet = +19 to hit
1d8 + 8 str damage +1 amulet = 1d8+9
Barkskin (extended-280 minutes)
Resinous Skin (extended-280 minutes)
Gr. Longstrider (14 hours)
Resist Cold (30) - 0 minutes
Echolocation - 0 minutes
Elemental Body 1 (druid lvl 6): Air elemental: If the form you take is that of a Small air elemental, you gain a +2 size bonus to your Dexterity and a +2 natural armor bonus. You also gain fly 60 feet (perfect), darkvision 60 feet, and the ability to create a whirlwind.
Elemental Body 2 (druid lvl 8):Air elemental: As elemental body I except that you gain a +4 size bonus to your Dexterity and a +3 natural armor bonus.
Elemental Body 3 (druid lvl 10):Air elemental: As elemental body I except that you gain a +2 size bonus to your Strength, +4 size bonus to your Dexterity, and a +4 natural armor bonus.
Elemental Body 4 (druid lvl 12):Air elemental: As elemental body I except that you gain a +4 size bonus to your Strength, +6 size bonus to your Dexterity, and a +4 natural armor
AC: 7 armor + 3 shield + 2 dex + 1 ring +3 barkskin =26
HP 143/143 - DR5 piercing
[ dice]1d20+16+1[/dice] to hit; (bless)
[ dice]1d6+6+2[/dice] magic damage.
+9 BAB +6 Str + 1 Mwk +1 magic = +16 to hit
[ dice]1d6+6+2[/dice] damage;
Endure Elements (24 hours)
Barkskin (extended-280 minutes)
Resinous Skin (extended-280 minutes)
Gr. Longstrider (14 hours)
Resist Cold (0 minutes)
Resist Fire (0 minutes) -Mal
Stoneskin (0) Mal
Mage Armor (+4)
Endure Elements
Druid Spells Prepared (CL 14th; concentration +18)
. . 7th—animal shapes[D], fire storm (DC 21), heal
. . 6th—fire seeds**(2), mass fly[D,APG] (DC 20), quickened resist energy,
. . 5th—beast shape III (animals only)[D], fire snake** (2, DC 19), wall of fire
. . 4th—air walk, echolocation, flame strike* (2, DC 18), freedom of movement, summon nature's ally IV*[D]
. . 3rd—fly[D], greater longstrider*[ACG], resinous skin* (x2)[UC], sleet storm, spike growth (DC 17), wind wall
. . 2nd—barkskin* (2), feather fall[D], fog cloud (2), resist energy
. . 1st—calm animals[D] (DC 15), liberating command[UC] (2), obscuring mist, produce flame (2)
"Blasted bloodsucker, leave the halfling alone!" Malavarius sends three fiery beams lancing through the oily, tentacled mass in the middle of the room for the vampire.
HP: 69/77
AC: 16 (12 T / 14 FF) (includes +1 from haste)
Fort: +8 // Ref: +10 // Will: +15 (+1 vs spells, SLAs, & Su abilities of evil arcane spellcasters) (includes +1 from haste)
Resist 10: Cold
Energy Absorption: 12/42 absorbed
Pearl of Power I: 1/1 used
Pearl of Power III: 1/1 used
wand of scorching ray: 16/50 charges used
Cantrips Prepared (4): detect magic, open/close, prestidigitation, read magic
Level 1 Prepared (4+2+1): endure elements [X], feather fall [ ], protection from evil* [ ], mage armor [X], shield [ ], snapdragon fireworks [ ] [ ]
Level 2 Prepared (4+2+1): glitterdust [ ] [ ], resist energy* [ ] [ ], scorching ray [X] [ ] [ ]
Level 3 Prepared (4+2+1): dispel magic* [ ], fireball [ ] [ ], haste [X] [X], magic weapon (greater) [X], protection from energy [X]
Level 4 Prepared (4+2+1): dimensional anchor [ ], dimension door [X] [X] [X], remove curse* [ ]
Level 5 Prepared (3+1+1): break enchantment* [ ], dismissal [ ], lightning arc [X], teleport [X] [ ]
Level 6 Prepared (3+1+1): disintegrate [X] [X], flesh to stone [ ], greater dispel magic* [ ] [ ]
Level 7 Prepared (2+1+1): mmm [ ], resonating word [X] [ ], spell turning* [X]
Protective Ward used: 0/10
Ongoing Effects:
mage armor (Pemsworth)
mage armor (self)
greater magic weapon (Hektir)
protection from energy (cold 20): Tsin
spell turning (self): 7 levels
haste: +1 to hit, +1 AC, +1 ref, +30ft move
bleeding: 1/rd
Pems opens his eyes and dismisses the black tentacles, staying very, very still.
Quinn fires his crossbow on the remaining vampire.
Round 4, Init 6
AC = 25
HP = 142/162
Weapon Equipped = +1 Flaming Burst Falchion
Condition(s) = Protection from Evil, Haste, Grappled, -3 Con, -3 Wis
Bane = 6/8
Tsin groans as the vampire seems to avoid complete destruction through its gaseous leftovers. "It's getting away." She says it matter-of-factly, as she resigns herself and the others to a failed ambush. When the other vampire joins the first one, she looks at the others, waving at the retreating mists. "You didn't plan for that, did you? We sought to destroy vampires, and took no steps to ensure..."
She almost forgets that a third vampire stands so close, until she turns, and throws her falchion's blade angrily through it.
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Hektir: 21
Malavarius: 13
Quinn: 15
Pemsworth: 9
Tsin: 6
Antagonist: 26
Hektir speeds over and heals Pems, who dismisses his previous spell -- before he gets a chance, however, the tentacles throw off Quinn and Mal's aim, only a single fiery blast hitting the quick-moving vampire.
Tsin has more luck on her side, her blade again carving deep into the creature, which transforms into a swarm of bats and makes for the door!
V1 (aqua)
V2 (green): 132, smite good (1)
V3 (orange): smite good (1)
to hit; (-PA,+flank)
magic damage.
flame strike vs DC 19 for half
Tsin lowers her blade, calming her ire for all things vampiric. She can't remember which one of them carries her blood away, and she is not sure she'll remember their faces, should they cross paths again.
Quinn waits to see if Hektir destroys the swarm before chasing after it.
Pems casts Wall of Ice as a hemisphere (trapping the swarm inside) if Hektir's fiery fisting doesn't obliterate it!
Zephtyr fights because he wasn’t a helpless mistpyre rather than a bitey bat swarm to deal with.
Quinn tends to the party's wounds while they discuss their next steps. "We should rid this camp of that last Dullahan as well. We could get all of the foul undead out of here."
Tsin feels the veil lift from behind her eyes, as Quinn restores her. "I'm alright with that, as well. Rasputin keeps ill company." She waits to learn what motivates the others, what direction they want to take.
Zephtyr waits to see if he needs to pursue the mists/swarm.
They appear to be called through a gate effect.
Spellcraft
Seeing the mists disappear, Zephtyr returns to the party having failed to accomplish anything useful.
"Given that I don't have much juice left, maybe we should continue to talk to Victor, then rest for the night before hitting the towers on the morrow," Zephtyr offers with a spit.
"But if you want to fight the dullahans I can contribute some fire."
"Let's put the last of those wretched dullahans in the ground. Who knows what kind of trouble it might add to our work on the towers tomorrow? Best to deal with it now, I should think."
"It's a singular dullahan, wasn't it? Likely more powerful than its fledglings, if it stands over the battlefield without engaging directly."
Tsin readies to head out, and look for the roaming lone dullahan.
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Realizing you could be in for another difficult fight, as the dullahan has been ordering other soldiers around and likely could call on aid again when you attack him, you emerge from the barracks and look around.
You don't see him immediately and realize you're going to need to move around a bit to avoid the buildings blocking your line of sight.
Quinn bumbles along with the party as his lack of stealth and discretion becomes evident.
Stealth
Zephtyr tries to quietly, airily breeze about.
Tsin is loath to attract the attentions of the Troops, so does her best to stalk the grounds of the camp quietly in her full set of armor.
She moves from Building 6 from its central path on the eastern side, trying to keep buildings between them and the western trench. She moves along the eastern side of the long building, eyeballing the central ruins of Building 9, as the intent for locating the roaming lone dullahan is to angle back towards the dullahan camp, expecting it returns to its own, eventually.
When she's about to move south of the circular dome of Building 9, and move closer to Building 4, she stops to look about.
"What are we creeping about for? We look like a group of those soldiers still, after all. I'd think we'd want to act like we're supposed to be here."
Malavarius bonks each the folk being furtive at the edge of the building on the crown of his or her the head with his staff and points toward the route indicated by Tsin. "Stop acting suspicious! We look like them, after all. Though, now that I think on it, I haven't seen any of them yet nearly as pimply as I made Hektir." He then strides out across the open in the direction he pointed, on the lookout for any sign of the remaining dullahan.
HP: 69/77
AC: 16 (12 T / 14 FF) (includes +1 from haste)
Fort: +8 // Ref: +10 // Will: +15 (+1 vs spells, SLAs, & Su abilities of evil arcane spellcasters) (includes +1 from haste)
Resist 10: Cold
Energy Absorption: 12/42 absorbed
Pearl of Power I: 1/1 used
Pearl of Power III: 1/1 used
wand of scorching ray: 16/50 charges used
Cantrips Prepared (4): detect magic, open/close, prestidigitation, read magic
Level 1 Prepared (4+2+1): endure elements [X], feather fall [ ], protection from evil* [ ], mage armor [X], shield [ ], snapdragon fireworks [ ] [ ]
Level 2 Prepared (4+2+1): glitterdust [ ] [ ], resist energy* [ ] [ ], scorching ray [X] [ ] [ ]
Level 3 Prepared (4+2+1): dispel magic* [ ], fireball [ ] [ ], haste [X] [X], magic weapon (greater) [X], protection from energy [X]
Level 4 Prepared (4+2+1): dimensional anchor [ ], dimension door [X] [X] [X], remove curse* [ ]
Level 5 Prepared (3+1+1): break enchantment* [ ], dismissal [ ], lightning arc [X], teleport [X] [ ]
Level 6 Prepared (3+1+1): disintegrate [X] [X], flesh to stone [ ], greater dispel magic* [ ], veil [X]
Level 7 Prepared (2+1+1): mmm [ ], resonating word [X] [ ], spell turning* [X]
Protective Ward used: 0/10
Ongoing Effects:
mage armor (Pemsworth)
mage armor (self)
greater magic weapon (Hektir)
protection from energy (cold 20): Tsin
veil
spell turning (self): 7 levels
Pems also peers about.
Pems points out the final Dullahan's lurking spot.
"Right, let's smash that Dullahan and any other cronies that come to his aid, then retreat for the evening." Quinn gets ready to drop his last divine flaming cocktail of the day over the Dullahan.
Zephtyr tries to buzz about less angrily to keep in line with Mal's spell. He's ready to burn and churn, baby.
Tsin allows her senses to take in the singular dullahan, though she begins to look to and fro, trying to spy minions being drawn to the dullahan's aid, now that its camp has been properly purged.
She walks and waits to see when the creature marks them for enemies, and readies to engage it. Before she steps into the clearing, she whispers once again to Pharasma for protections against evil, hoping that its duration will last as long as it's necessary.
Tsin invokes Pharasma's protection as you walk toward the tents, where you can see the final dullahan astride a fiery mount.
The horse is, in fact a nightmare.
He turns, clearly aware of your previous disguises and not fooled by Mal's illusion, and the horse paws at the ground in anticipation.
"Итак, наконец, вы пришли умереть. Я сам позабочусь о вас."
"So, at last you have come to die. I will take care of you myself."
Hektir:
Malavarius:
Pemsworth:
Quinn:
Tsin:
Antagonist:
Malavarius looses a stiff harumpf before casting a spell and tapping his staff on the ground in two sharp clicks. "Bah! Babble all you like!"
HP: 69/77
AC: 16 (12 T / 14 FF) (includes +1 from haste)
Fort: +8 // Ref: +10 // Will: +15 (+1 vs spells, SLAs, & Su abilities of evil arcane spellcasters) (includes +1 from haste)
Resist 10: Cold
Energy Absorption: 12/42 absorbed
Pearl of Power I: 1/1 used
Pearl of Power III: 1/1 used
wand of scorching ray: 16/50 charges used
Cantrips Prepared (4): detect magic, open/close, prestidigitation, read magic
Level 1 Prepared (4+2+1): endure elements [X], feather fall [ ], protection from evil* [ ], mage armor [X], shield [ ], snapdragon fireworks [ ] [ ]
Level 2 Prepared (4+2+1): glitterdust [ ] [ ], resist energy* [ ] [ ], scorching ray [X] [ ] [ ]
Level 3 Prepared (4+2+1): dispel magic* [ ], fireball [ ] [ ], haste [X] [X], magic weapon (greater) [X], protection from energy [X]
Level 4 Prepared (4+2+1): dimensional anchor [ ], dimension door [X] [X] [X], remove curse* [ ]
Level 5 Prepared (3+1+1): break enchantment* [ ], dismissal [ ], lightning arc [X], teleport [X] [ ]
Level 6 Prepared (3+1+1): disintegrate [X] [X], flesh to stone [X], greater dispel magic* [ ], veil [X]
Level 7 Prepared (2+1+1): mmm [ ], resonating word [X] [ ], spell turning* [X]
Protective Ward used: 0/10
Ongoing Effects:
mage armor (Pemsworth)
mage armor (self)
greater magic weapon (Hektir)
protection from energy (cold 20): Tsin
veil
spell turning (self): 7 levels
Pems gives the Dullahoo the EVIL EYE, targeting his saves!
Round 1, Init 22
Zephtyr, once again a large air elemental, floats down behind the nearest tent and casts two spells.
AC: 7 armor+2 dex+3 dex(form)+1 ring+5 barkskin+3 NA(form)= 31AC DR 5 bludgeoning
HP 143/143
Speed: Fly (120') perfect + 10' (Gr. Longstrider) = 130' fly perfect
[ dice]1d20+19-3[/dice] to hit; (-PA)
[ dice]1d8+9+6[/dice] magic damage.
to hit; (-PA)
magic damage.
+10 BAB +8 Str +1 amulet = +19 to hit
1d8 + 8 str damage +1 amulet = 1d8+9
Barkskin (extended-280 minutes)
Resinous Skin (extended-280 minutes)
Gr. Longstrider (14 hours)
Resist Cold (30) - 0 minutes
Echolocation - 0 minutes
Elemental Body 1 (druid lvl 6): Air elemental: If the form you take is that of a Small air elemental, you gain a +2 size bonus to your Dexterity and a +2 natural armor bonus. You also gain fly 60 feet (perfect), darkvision 60 feet, and the ability to create a whirlwind.
Elemental Body 2 (druid lvl 8):Air elemental: As elemental body I except that you gain a +4 size bonus to your Dexterity and a +3 natural armor bonus.
Elemental Body 3 (druid lvl 10):Air elemental: As elemental body I except that you gain a +2 size bonus to your Strength, +4 size bonus to your Dexterity, and a +4 natural armor bonus.
Elemental Body 4 (druid lvl 12):Air elemental: As elemental body I except that you gain a +4 size bonus to your Strength, +6 size bonus to your Dexterity, and a +4 natural armor
AC: 7 armor + 3 shield + 2 dex + 1 ring +3 barkskin =26
HP 143/143 - DR5 piercing
[ dice]1d20+16+1[/dice] to hit; (bless)
[ dice]1d6+6+2[/dice] magic damage.
+9 BAB +6 Str + 1 Mwk +1 magic = +16 to hit
[ dice]1d6+6+2[/dice] damage;
Endure Elements (24 hours)
Barkskin (extended-280 minutes)
Resinous Skin (extended-280 minutes)
Gr. Longstrider (14 hours)
Resist Cold (0 minutes)
Resist Fire (0 minutes) -Mal
Stoneskin (0) Mal
Mage Armor (+4)
Endure Elements
Druid Spells Prepared (CL 14th; concentration +18)
. . 7th—animal shapes[D], fire storm (DC 21), heal*
. . 6th—fire seeds**(2), mass fly[D,APG] (DC 20), quickened resist energy*,
. . 5th—beast shape III (animals only)[D], fire snake** (2, DC 19), wall of fire
. . 4th—air walk, echolocation, flame strike** (2, DC 18), freedom of movement, summon nature's ally IV*[D]
. . 3rd—fly[D], greater longstrider*[ACG], resinous skin* (x2)[UC], sleet storm, spike growth (DC 17), wind wall
. . 2nd—barkskin* (2), feather fall[D], fog cloud (2), resist energy
. . 1st—calm animals[D] (DC 15), liberating command[UC] (2), obscuring mist, produce flame (2)
Round 1, Init 20
AC = 29, PfE, Judgment
HP = 162/162
Weapon Equipped = +1 Flaming Burst Falchion
Condition(s) = PfE, Align Weapon(Good)
Bane = 6/8
Tsin waits expectantly for the horse to become petrified by Malavarius's stony magic. She caresses her blade, reinforcing it with magic she thinks may be appropriate for the fight, while she strolls due south, placing a tent between her and the possible charge.
While she strolls across the snowy battlefield, she beseeches Pharasma to bring the dullahan to heel without undue suffering.
Quinn: 8*
Hektir: 22
Malavarius: 21
Tsin: 20
Pemsworth: 19
Antagonist: 15
Hektir zips off, probably not to hide despite appearances, as his companions spring into action.
Mal statue-fies the nightmare, drawing a cry of outrage from the dullahan, as Pems moves away and begins casting his own spell.
The foe clambers off his mount -- the unmoving stirrups apparently giving him trouble -- and calls out Tsin's name, a sound that seems to scrape her soul.
Behind him, you can hear cries of alarm among the Russian soldiers in the trench and watchtower.