Morgrym takes the lead with Leshim right behind hi as they twist back around towards the sound of the creature in the dark. As they get to the point where Morgrym's dwarven underground senses tell him he was just at 50ft above he stops. Morgrym and Leshim can just make out the shape of creature before them... a large creature with multiple legs that looks coiled up like a snake.
Nasira
Thurin
Leshim
Morgrym
Ansha
monster
CE Gargantuan undead (extraplanar, nightshade)
Init +4; Senses darksense, darkvision 120 ft., low-light vision, detect magic, tremorsense 120 ft.; Perception +33
Aura desecrating aura (30 ft.)
Spotting the gargantuan creature, Ansha grimaces. “Looks like a giant centipede,” she complains. “An undead one, at that.”
As she speaks, a volley of jade darts of magical force appear in an array above the party and streak forward to slam into the creature’s carapace.
Eyes going wide, "By the gods." Gripping his earthbreaker a little bit tighter, Morgrym's fury takes take over and he charges the gigantic worm creature!
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With a flash of light and a sound reminiscent of a hammer striking an anvil, the elderly dwarf vanished and reappeared adjacent to the beast. Without missing a beat he struck at it with his hammer, only to feel the familiar sensation of the impact ringing down his arm.
Both Morgrym and Thurin show up and start swinging at the Nightcrawler. Morgrym went about it the good old fashion dwarven way using his legs to get there. Thurin pulled some magical shenanigans to get there. Both manage to land solids blows to the creature...Morgrym twice and Thurin once. It seems like some of the damage is resisted by the attacks.
The creature absorbs both dwarves attacks and while looks wounded is still fully capable of dishing out its own damage. What may be more concerning is that they can now see that there are 6 other wispy shadowy creatures that lurk just behind the Nightcrawler.
Neither of the dwarves can identify the creatures but Morgrym has faced these before and know that they can sap ones strength by just their touch. ..and they seem to be moving faster than normal.
Weapon Equipped = Anista & war hatchet
Conditions = Darkvision (19h), Heroism (135m), Shield (15m)
Anista, war hatchet: Attack: BAB +11/6/1, +11 dex, +3 magic +2 focus -2 two-weap Damage: +11 dex +3 magic
Ranged Dagger: Attack: BAB +11/6/1, +11 dex Damage: +11 dex
Mythic Power: 16/17
Legendary Power: 4/4
Demonic save: Reroll save vs Demon (1/1)
Resiliancy: gain 30 temp hp when brought below 0 (1/1, 1m)
Spells: Darkvision (1/3, 60’, 19h, Terendelev’s scale), Fly (3/3, +4 fly, 5m, boots), Prestidigitation (at will), Shield: (6/7, +4 AC, 15m)
War hatchet Anista: Feather Fall (1/1), Heroism (2/3, 140m), Invisibility (2/3, 14m), Liberating Command (1/1, +20 escape artist)
”OK! Let’s do this!” Lershim shouts in his squeaky voice. It cracks he’s so eager to prove himself to his new friends, but he doesn’t notice. He piggy-backs Thurin’s dimension door, grabbing him as he goes.
He freely burns mythic energy to gain a standard action - in which he casts Fly from his boots (5m). Swiftly then he gains arcane strike (+4dam) as he flies into the room, looking to get into flank - or at least in that direction (moved on map, remember I’m invisible and flying). Finally he makes an attack against his flatfooted opponent and turns visible!
(heroism)
(d6 acid, sneak)
If a sneak attack hits:
- Disoriented: -2 attack rolls, -6 vs Lershim, lasts 1r (negated if healed at all)
- Hampered: speed reduced to half (min 5’) and cannot take a 5’ step, lasts 1r (negated if healed at all)
- Bleeding attack: +8hp bleed damage (start of their turn) bypassing DR, any cure or DC 15 heal to stop (negated if healed at all)
He looks uncomfortably at the wave of 'lesser' undead behind the big bad. ”Hey, anyone know what these are and how screwed I am?”
Hrm.... No I do not. I'll take the miss. I may need that immediate action when the other things assault me (though they'd need to fly up to get me, I'm betting they can).
Oh, I forgot to add +2 for flank, if that is enough. If not, call it a miss. :(
Nasira moves just under the edge of the bridge (so same level as the rest of the party) and presents her holy symbol, calling down Sarenrae's light to harm the undead worm.
Lershim with the aid of Morgrym and Thurian flanking the creature does manage to land his blow. His damage is also resisted though.
Nasira moves up to channel energy hitting just the massive undead worm.
will save
It shrugs off half of the damage and Nasira is worried that she can't identify it any further than what Ansha did. She does recognize the creatures behind it though as Greater Shadows!
Ansha lands 5 magical arrows into the beast as well bringing roars reverberating throughout the cavern.
The worm opens its maw as a blast of cold erupts forth covering all but Lershim in its blast.
cone of cold reflex dc 23 for half cold damage
The massive worm then tries to bite Lershim for stabbing it in the back.
bite for grapple check
Having wrapped its maw around the rogue it focuses on the pair of dwarves standing before it.
Sting on Morgrym for and fort save DC 28 of take 1 negative level and constitution drain
haste attack on Thurin for and fort save DC 28 of take 1 negative level and constitution drain
The shadows then move up with a pair each attacking Lershim, Thurin, and Morgrim.
Lershim vs grappled touch AC
for str damage
for str damage
Morgrym vs touch AC
for str damage
for str damage
Thurin vs touch AC
for str damage
for str damage
Finding himself stripped of his strength, even moving his hammer felt like a challenge. Another assault like that and he’d lack the ability to even stand up! But Thurin was a dwarf, who was bound by an oath and who was willing to die. Rather than take a step back he raised his hammer, which thanks to its enchantments, compensated for his lack of strength. His heart filled with pious prayer, he swung it with all of the determination he had. Something was going to die that day. And if it was going to be him then he was going to go down fighting.
Now even more furious over getting absolutely lit up, Morgrym pours all of his anger into the worm.
“Great, the shadows are alive, too!” Ansha complains, masking a sunburst spell behind her words. She moves northward slightly, and looks past the nightcrawler. As she gets into position, a massive 80-foot burst of searing radiance explodes from the far side of the cavern to envelop the nightcrawler and two of the shadows.
An undead creature caught within the globe takes 1d6 points of damage per caster level (maximum 25d6), or half damage if a Reflex save is successful. In addition, the burst results in the destruction of any undead creature specifically harmed by bright light if it fails its save.
The ultraviolet light generated by the spell deals damage to fungi, mold, oozes, and slimes just as if they were undead creatures.
Sunburst dispels any darkness spells of lower than 9th level within its area.
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Weapon Equipped = Anista & war hatchet
Conditions = Darkvision (19h), Heroism (135m), Shield (15m), -2 str damage
Anista, war hatchet: Attack: BAB +11/6/1, +11 dex, +3 magic +2 focus -2 two-weap Damage: +11 dex +3 magic
Ranged Dagger: Attack: BAB +11/6/1, +11 dex Damage: +11 dex
Mythic Power: 15/17
Legendary Power: 4/4
Demonic save: Reroll save vs Demon (1/1)
Resiliancy: gain 30 temp hp when brought below 0 (1/1, 1m)
Spells: Darkvision (1/3, 60’, 19h, Terendelev’s scale), Fly (2/3, +4 fly, 5m, boots), Prestidigitation (at will), Shield: (6/7, +4 AC, 15m)
War hatchet Anista: Feather Fall (1/1), Heroism (2/3, 140m), Invisibility (2/3, 14m), Liberating Command (1/1, +20 escape artist)
Lershim wants to flee, he really does. He’ll take on the worm, but the shadows could slay him - almost instantly. He is not a strong man. But he takes heart in Thurin Ironfist. He cannot flee - not while that stalwart dwarf stands so tall. At least… not yet.
Lershim, from flank, tries to reduce the worms magics with his sneak attacks!
(heroism, flank, -1 str)
(d6 acid, sneak, -1 str)
(heroism, flank, -1 str)
(d6 acid, sneak, -1 str)
(heroism, flank, -1 str)
(d6 acid, sneak, -1 str)
(heroism, flank, -1 str)
(d6 acid, sneak, -1 str)
If a sneak attack hits:
- Disoriented: -2 attack rolls, -6 vs Lershim, lasts 1r (negated if healed at all)
- Hampered: speed reduced to half (min 5’) and cannot take a 5’ step, lasts 1r (negated if healed at all)
- Dispelling attack: targeted dispel against lowest level spell, caster level check +15
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(heroism, -1 str)
(d6 acid, -1 str)
If a sneak attack hits:
- Disoriented: -2 attack rolls, -6 vs Lershim, lasts 1r (negated if healed at all)
- Hampered: speed reduced to half (min 5’) and cannot take a 5’ step, lasts 1r (negated if healed at all)
- Dispelling attack: targeted dispel against lowest level spell, caster level check +15
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reflex save Nightcrawler
reflex save shadow 1
reflex save shadow 2
Ansha's massive light burst hits the Nightcrawler sizzling it skin and frying it to a crisp. While it was destroyed outright because of the spell itself the combined damage from everyone was enough to destroy the evil creature. The 2 shadows on Thurin were also hit. They survived only do to their incorporeal nature as they take half damage.
Yet that half damage didn't matter too much as Thurin landed a blow returning the shadow to its native plane. He was not able to call upon his spells as he was too worried about resisting the damage that came towards him.
Lershim, without the nightcrawler to attack turned his attention to his own shadows. 4 quick blows from his trusty hatchet destroyed one but left the other.
Morgrym turns his attention to his shadows. Even with some strength drained and the cold sapping his inner reserves all 3 blows landed sending 1 back to the shadow plane and the second wounded.
Nasira channels again to harm the shadows .
Nasira moves up to get the shadows in the area of her burst. They disappear in a blast of holy energy their essence back in the shadow realm.
"Let us not tarry to get healed up in case something comes to feed on the survivors. Who needs aid?"
She looks across her allies to see who is the most wounded.
”Ach! I feel like shyt.” Thurin cursed. Standing up, he stretched his back and called upon the powers bestowed upon him.
This spell cures 4d8 points of damage + 1 point per caster level (maximum +25) and ends any and all of the following adverse conditions affecting you:
ability damage, blinded, confused, dazzled, deafened, diseased, exhausted, fatigued, nauseated, poisoned, and sickened.
In addition, cleanse functions as break enchantment upon a single additional effect of your choice that is affecting you and that can be legally affected by this effect.
If used by undead or other creatures healed by negative energy, the spell cleanses with negative energy rather than positive.
He fully trusted Nasira to heal the others while he tended to his own wounds and ailments.
"Let us not tarry to get healed up in case something comes to feed on the survivors. Who needs aid?"
She looks across her allies to see who is the most wounded.
"I could use a bit, lass. Between the cold and its sting, it got me pretty good."
Weapon Equipped = Anista & war hatchet
Conditions = Darkvision (19h), Heroism (135m), Shield (15m), -2 str damage
Anista, war hatchet: Attack: BAB +11/6/1, +11 dex, +3 magic +2 focus -2 two-weap Damage: +11 dex +3 magic
Ranged Dagger: Attack: BAB +11/6/1, +11 dex Damage: +11 dex
Mythic Power: 14/17
Legendary Power: 4/4
Demonic save: Reroll save vs Demon (1/1)
Resiliancy: gain 30 temp hp when brought below 0 (1/1, 1m)
Spells: Darkvision (1/3, 60’, 19h, Terendelev’s scale), Fly (2/3, +4 fly, 5m, boots), Prestidigitation (at will), Shield: (6/7, +4 AC, 15m)
War hatchet Anista: Feather Fall (1/1), Heroism (2/3, 140m), Invisibility (2/3, 14m), Liberating Command (1/1, +20 escape artist)
”I don’t suppose you can help my strength weakness. It may not seem like much, but it’s a lot to me - and if there are more of these out there, I’m going to need it all.”
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Nasira examines the wounded warriors and decides on a course of action. She taps the rogue with her staff, using a charge to restore some of his strength.
She turns to the barbarian, shaking her head. ”Whoever needs some minor healing, come stand in reach so the overflow of this blessing reaches you.”
Weapon Equipped = Anista & war hatchet
Conditions = Darkvision (19h), Heroism (135m), Shield (15m)
Anista, war hatchet: Attack: BAB +11/6/1, +11 dex, +3 magic +2 focus -2 two-weap Damage: +11 dex +3 magic
Ranged Dagger: Attack: BAB +11/6/1, +11 dex Damage: +11 dex
Mythic Power: 14/17
Legendary Power: 4/4
Demonic save: Reroll save vs Demon (1/1)
Resiliancy: gain 30 temp hp when brought below 0 (1/1, 1m)
Spells: Darkvision (1/3, 60’, 19h, Terendelev’s scale), Fly (2/3, +4 fly, 5m, boots), Prestidigitation (at will), Shield: (6/7, +4 AC, 15m)
War hatchet Anista: Feather Fall (1/1), Heroism (2/3, 140m), Invisibility (2/3, 14m), Liberating Command (1/1, +20 escape artist)
"Thank you Nasira. That feels much better! My last group had a weak healer at best. It was so troubling."
Lershim looks about to see if he can find any secret doors.
(heroism)
(heroism)
(heroism)
Nasira brings the party back to health as bones begin to knit together and strength that was sapped returns. The weariness that comes after a fight is washed away in the radiant power of the Dawnflower.
Yet something is not all right down below in the bowels of the mountain. the first sign of something wrong is a slight tremor in the ground as something big approaches. As you look around to determine what it is the lights go out as the spell that Ansha casts is extinguished.
Nasira
Thurin
Leshim
Morgrym
Ansha
Father of Night
Ansha looks around in the darkness. Expecting something to come burrowing up from the earth from the tremors, she masks a Mass Fly spell behind a few words of general alarm.
Weapon Equipped = Anista & war hatchet
Conditions = Darkvision (18h), Heroism (120m), Shield (15m)
Anista, war hatchet: Attack: BAB +11/6/1, +11 dex, +3 magic +2 focus -2 two-weap Damage: +11 dex +3 magic
Ranged Dagger: Attack: BAB +11/6/1, +11 dex Damage: +11 dex
Mythic Power: 14/17
Legendary Power: 4/4
Demonic save: Reroll save vs Demon (1/1)
Resiliancy: gain 30 temp hp when brought below 0 (1/1, 1m)
Spells: Darkvision (1/3, 60’, 19h, Terendelev’s scale), Fly (2/3, +4 fly, 5m, boots), Prestidigitation (at will), Shield: (6/7, +4 AC, 15m)
War hatchet Anista: Feather Fall (1/1), Heroism (2/3, 140m), Invisibility (2/3, 14m), Liberating Command (1/1, +20 escape artist)
Lershim has Darkvision, so let me know if he sees anything in the darkness.
Feeling the spell take hold, he shouts, "Thanks for that Ansha!" How does she do that! I didn't see her cast a spell. I shall have to watch more closely...
He casts Shield once again, and moves 60’ toward cover, trying to hide for starters since he can’t see the opposition.
(heroism, moving at full speed)
With the light suddenly vanishing, Thurin stopped. Hammer in hand, he looked into the darkness searching for any threat.
As the light goes out and the darkness takes over, Morgrym stops and listens and looks. "I wonder what it blasted is that's comin' at us? I'm guessin' we're about ta find out."
Ansha gives Lershim a flippant, casual salute, then takes advantage of her spell to flow up to roughly the midway point of the cavern.
“Don’t know about you, but I don’t want to be on the ground if something’s tunneling beneath me,” she says.