A Gossamer World (Inactive)

Game Master Rednal

That's what I was worried about...

Oh well, time to start looking at other options.

Who are we waiting on before we move on to round 2?

The enemy went, so everyone in the party should act.

Right-o.

Time for plan B

Unless it's immune to positive energy, (in which case we run), then I just dealt it quite a bit of damage.
And I can do that six more times.

Did you use a power that only targets a single creature?

(Because, y'know, swarm.)

...This would be a lot easier if one of you was a cleric. XD Channel Positive Energy would SHRED this enemy.

My working plan is to follow Sirocco next round with Control Winds since swarms are apparently especially vulnerable. Hopefully I can use the wind to keep it from running out of my AoE and from there we just let it burn for 11 rounds.

Can I redact that?

I didn't even think about that xD

@Sashin: Your benevolent GM will indeed allow you to retract that. ^^ Feel free to change your action.

@Barrett: Note that Undead are immune to things requiring Fortitude saves.

......This ended up being a really, really horrible enemy for you guys to face, didn't it? XD *Kind of amused - and is running it exactly as written, too!*

I think the only damage it's taken is the magic missiles.

I thought I was enough of a magic missile, dang it!

Question, Rednal.
Does my Undead Bane ability (umbral dragon) affect spells/abilities that are physical?
My Kyton bloodline has a 1/day black tentacles that could work, even without the full damage.
And would they/it be sickened for the duration? (Special condition from ability.)
What about grappled?

That immunity doesn't apply to effects that can also work on objects.

Pretty sure Sirocco works on objects (both wind and fire damage).

Control Winds definitely works on objects

I don't think it does, Barrett.
I'd love for it to, but it says it deals fire damage to "all creatures in the area".
I think Yin's gonna have to use a mythic point for fireball or something.

*Searches Sashin's profile for 'Undead Bane', finds nothing*

...I think you need the ability before I make a ruling.

Fireball has that same line of text as well.

But, like I said, I'm only "pretty sure" because Sirocco does not have an outright line of text saying it lights combustibles and the like.

I think there's a reasonable case to be made as it does not specifically preclude harming objects, let alone blowing them around.

That being said: I will defer to whatever the GMs ruling is.

My bad, it's called Ghost Bane.

Ghost Bane (Su) A young or older umbral dragon's physical attacks deal damage to incorporeal creatures normally.

Don't think it helps Black Tentacles, as it's magical, but thought I'd ask.

Physical attacks. -Your- physical attacks, so sadly, Black Tentacles wouldn't work. Might be useful on someone else, though...

Just to avoid having to retcon too...I assume Ball Lightning should work on it? It's a mist. I'd expect those things to just enter the swarm and go nuts.
Because, they don't just enter the space of a creature, they enter the creature.
(Plus it would be a fire&forget spell leaving future standards for other actions in case we need a few rounds...because I doubt a single fireball ends this.)

Ball Lightning looks like it'd work. ^^

Anyhoo...

If Sirocco ends up fizzling for whatever reason then I'm out of options for damaging the creature, though I can still blow it around with Control Winds.

If Yin casts ball lightning I can use Control Winds to keep pushing the mist back into whatever damaging square if it tries to flee.

Would black tentacles at least deal half, and keep them grappled?
Cause that'd be useful.

Swarms are immune to grappling.

...Which I'd have to say makes a lot of sense, all things considered. XD I just can't picture rubbery tentacles successfully managing to hold onto this type of foe.

I think Yin saw a Japanese animated movie once that fits that description. She found the plot neglectable, but the artistic expressions very highly detailed, so if you need help picturing it, she may help with that!

Okay, that settles it.

Sashin is dashin'....straight out of this place!

I'm guessing everyone thinks it a good idea to go back, not forward?

Are we in T1?
Which way did we come in?

We're in T1 and we came in in the south.

Not to say that I'm running.

Explore a side door, or head back outside?

I'll shred just about anything, but not this thing.
I mean, an undead swarm, small enough to be immune to weapon damage?
Freaking crazy.

don't forget incorporeal :D
it's an undead incorporeal swarm. no weapon damage, half spell damage, undead immunities, etc...

That's what was written into the book. XD; And being honest, I just sort of assumed that a team of slightly-mythic gestalts with powerful races would be able to handle things.

I would say that is a very reasonable assumption :)

Just a pity you will have to pump up the final boss to be more challenging than this :)

So, I guess if we defeat him(final boss), he'll turn into a bloody mist...an undead incorporeal swarm with hivemind and spellcasting :)

Yeah, no. We aren't bashing you at all, GM.

It's just the bane of our existence is....a guardian? (I assume.)
It's taking so much time/resources, and the actual dragon in the party is right out, as my breath is negative energy.

Although it doesn't heal undead.

Oooooh, the final boss. THAT'S not as originally written.

...

I do, however, expect it to be amusing. Though, whether it's more amusing for me or for you remains to be seen... XD

Keep in mind we're down a player who also happened to be the closest thing we had to a full caster.

Yin can damage the mist, Oneirdros can also hit it with Call Lightning, and if we can catch the swarm off-guard Mineire can trap them in a Resilient Sphere.

So on, so forth.

I believe we're just waiting on you, Sashin.

Oh! My bad!

Thought I'd posted already.
Will do so shortly.

If you have nothing else to do against the mist, you can always be my faithful dragon-mount ^_^
Then I have a move-action to direct the spheres and a standard action to cast, while you keep me out of harms way, away from the mist.
I think it's a swift action to hold on if you position yourself properly ^_^
Could even move up and ready an action to zoom away with me as soon as I get a grip.

I know, proud servants of Zon-Kuthon don't serve as mounts...but the idea needed to get out there...

Actually, I don't believe she'd have a problem with that.
She's seen your madness, and heard your rambling a of the Shadow Plane.
Surely her lord must be at work here.

I would be honored to serve as a companion-mount to you, Yin.

Now, how exactly do we do this?
What actions do I need?

Well, as I recall, you decided to write out a Breath of Life-type thing...

Well, as I recall, you decided to write out a Breath of Life-type thing...

you allowed her to redact that, because of single-target stuff and swarms...

As for the actions we need, Sashin, nothing really. You move near me, I hold on and we go for a wild ride. You control both our movement and can do everything normally. I just hold on with one hand on your belt or something and move "with you" as normal with a mount, while spending my own move action to direct the spheres.

@edit: her/him, I meant you as player were allowed a redo. sorry if that is still a her, in that case my mistake.
regarding who is between us? We have no map placement, but Yin was flying up near the ceiling to see if it was sturdy enough to survive a dragon impact.
So you should easily be able to reach me.
@con drain...depending on how much, thats what Restoration is for. I believe you have some Diamond Dust with you?

That was the first action, voided by the whole "one-target" thing.

You gave me a redo, but if you've changed your mind, that's cool.
I forgot, and shouldn't have

Edit: it's a her, Yin!

And okay, how far are you away from the swarm, and who's between it and us?
That Con drain is not the right kind of pain!

...When I said "write out", I meant "cross it out and do something else". XD I did give you a redo, and I'm waiting for that to occur.

Ah, okay.
Didn't understand.

Will do!

...I don't know if your luck is horrible or the enemy's is just too good. XD

Would it be possible to get the map updated with where everyone is?
I've got a plan, but not sure it'll work until I know where everyone is.

P.S. The plan involves a well-placed Wall of Force.

3 times. With 17, 19, and 19, exactly hitting the DC's? I would say it's luck is too awesome :)

well, no worries there, I had hoped to get away without spending mythic power, but what needs to be done, will need to be done.

@Sashin, considered that too, but my idea was blocked by "The wall must be continuous and unbroken when formed. If its surface is broken by any object or creature, the spell fails."

@GM: On another note...the distraction on casting spells. It makes complete sense but the only thing I found on Distraction was the nauseating effect negated by a Fort-Save. The relevant question would be: If I move out of the swarm, do I still have to make a Concentration Check against that DC?
Can't seem to find the proper handling both in Universal Monster Rules nor in Magic/Concentration.

Do you have a better plan for us, Yin?

And can anyone cast Restoration? I can provide the diamond dust.

Do you have a better plan for us, Yin?

And can anyone cast Restoration? I can provide the diamond dust.

as mentioned above, I have restoration...no worries there.

Gotta run for a while, be back in a few hours, then I have time to contemplate options.

Yeah, I saw it.

It's hard to keep up with edits, they don't show up on the page.

I've got a wand of lesser restoration as well

I've got a wand of lesser restoration as well

yep, but lesser does not work on drain, which we are facing here. I've got lesser too, since it's free and works nicely on regular ability damage.

@Yin: You don't need to make a concentration check if you're casting while out of its area.

@Sashin: As for maps, I generally don't make them with player icons except in exceptional circumstances. It's quite a lot of extra work - but if you're ever unsure, you can always ask. ^^ In this case... Yin and Sashin are together, Oneidros is in the smaller room, and the others are off to the side near the small room.

I definitely hope this is working out better -_- No more chances to make lucky saves for this mist, and I'm on fire! Literally, for 13 more rounds!