Not sure about the map, but headless left his mount behind because of the anti life shell, which also was where Maka was when outside the shell as noticed by her being whipped by the wind. I guess the wind wall could be behind the shell, it just didn’t sound like it from description.
Also, if I’m up, that would be good know.
Yeah, I need to get a separate icon for the headless Cossack, he's on the other side of the wind wall. And it *is* Selena's turn, I was realizing I'd failed to specify that. Selena goes, and then it will be Rasputin's turn...
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That's fine, Fin, we can do that.
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I hadn't quite grokked that Maka somehow managed to get inside the antilife shield. That's taking a big risk--we won't be able to heal her if she goes down in there. I could see Rasputin doing that Harm spell then spending a round doing a coup de grace just to keep her down and freak the rest of us out.
I suppose Quasit's view of what's happening up there is currently a bit obscured by the wall of fire, but she's aware that Headless is going after Maka while the monk's trying to solo Rasputin. That'll be my roleplaying excuse for why she gave Fin a dumb order.
I can get in the shell too if needed.
Sorry for taking so long. Meant to post at lunch, but not a good day today.
Non-lethal damage from Burn can only be healed with rest unfortunately.
Since I suck at all things magic, gotta ask…with Maka carrying all that non-lethal damage, she’s in danger of getting knocked unconscious if she gets whacked with real damage…but doesn’t one cure spell of any type remove all non-lethal damage or have I got that mixed up as well?
You got it wrong, healing lethal damage heals an equal amount of nonlethal damage, not including exceptions like Maka’s burn of course.
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I'm hoping Bulvi and Findurel and Chest Thumper can mop up the vampires. I'm going to try and sneak Quasit up past the wind wall so she can fire at Rasputin inside the antilife shell. I think Saki should buff Findurel with a Flying or Haste spell. And hopefully Kalchine can now pass through the antilife shell and give Rasputin something else to deal with. I'm REALLY worried that Maka might go down before we can help her-- we'll just hope the dice gods are with us.
I'm also playing up the fog of war situation for Quasit, not realizing yet that Selena is ashes.
No doubt when he gets close to dying, Rasputin will drop a Heal on himself and start all over. He seems to be a spontaneous caster, doing divine spells, so maybe he's an Oracle? So he could conceivably cast that Destruction a few more times.
Actually I suspect actual cleric, at least level 15. He has used several cleric spells, but only one recently on the oracle, plus one that isn’t for oracle or cleric but that one had an odd save dc. He might alternatively be a witch with a patron but I haven’t fully investigated that possibility. Only like one or two of the spells is on the witch list. But my goodness, the guy has a +8 on his casting stat modifier, that’s well into the superhuman.
His caster level is 18 so that's most likely his level as well. My guess would be oracle rather than cleric, given that the real Rasputin was charismatic and not the most devout of priests.
26 in a casting stat is basically the floor for a caster of that level. 18 base, +4 from leveling, +4 from a headband. A +6 headband is more than doable, as would using miracle/wish to improve your stats.
Only one spell of those I checked is on the oracle list, and only one wasn’t on the cleric list, this is why I suspect cleric over oracle. Witch covers more spells than oracle but less than cleric, but thematically it fits.
On the other hand he could just have a custom spell list. Other than his ability to basically be in places without actually going there, and spells of course, have we seen anything from him that might be a class ability?
...the oracle spell list *is* the cleric spell list, though. The class literally says it uses the cleric spell list. I don't think it's giving too much away at this point to confirm that yes, Rasputin is a level 18 oracle with a mystery made specifically for him.
How odd, looking up spells, some list oracle and the spell level for oracles while others don’t. This is on aonprd. Do they not update that based on supplements?
Also, Winter is staying well hidden at the moment, though I’ll continue on playing her until Selena makes her come back.
Don’t forget our friendly merchant. A scroll might be feasible.
Buying a scroll is probably your best bet, yes.
We could always give the double dutch diamond scam a shot. We take any diamond and one party member sells it to the other for 25k, using the party funds. This, objectively, makes it a diamond worth 25k that we try to use as the component and hope god isn't paying too much attention.
Not to put a price on human life, but that’s gonna be a pricey scroll. Lol
Are you sure you are paying for someone else’s life? Living with a couple displeased and very intelligent foxes haunting you could be trouble. You might want to pay up just for your own sanity. If you succeed on your will save against their puppy dog eyes. :)
If you're worried about having enough cash, there *is* a dragon's hoard in the camp you haven't found yet...
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Hey GM, just wanna make sure I’m seeing things right before I post…
Maka’s down, Selena’s dead…the headless dude and now Quasit are in the shell with Rasputin…and no other foes left (that we know of) on the outside of that shell…is that right?
Quasit has squeezed into a little pocket past the wind wall, but still outside the anti life shield. That’s why she’s still using the bow. Fin should find a similar spot!
You've got it, Fin, with Quasit's clarification added on.
@GM_Almonihah is there a knowledge I can roll to figure out Rasputin's likely creature type... Human, Native Outsider? With his ancestry I wouldn't be surprised if he fell under one category or another. Flipping the bane on Bulvi's sword to something suitable would help potentially.
He certainly *looks* human. Knowledge (Local) would give a yes or no on that.
...surprisingly one of the knowledges he doesn't have.
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I'll try to keep up. Got admitted to the hospital today for an uncontrolled skin infection. They've got me on heavy duty antibiotics and are keeping me here for at least 24 hours (but the nurses say plan on 48...). But I have wi-fi and a laptop. As long as I'm not exhausted or loopy, I should be able to post.
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In the old days you could petition the monarch to be touched for the King's Evil. Maybe Aragorn works at the hospital?
Sorry to hear that Saki, hope you get better soon.
I’d give you a healing hex, but… I don’t think that’s happening anytime soon.
:)
That sounds unpleasant.
Get better Saki!
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The doctor today said his current guess is that I'll be checking out Thursday. But he said that depends entirely on how well the infection responds to the new antibiotic they are trying.
This is crazy.
This came on suddenly and out of nowhere. At 1:30am last Thursday I woke with a fever and it all went downhill from there. When I went to bed Wednesday night, not a single problem. No idea...
It feels more consistent with being in a car wreck. A sudden "event" that then justifies being in the hospital for almost a week. I guess I should feel lucky that it wasn't a car wreck.
Well, when a nasty minded GM tells you your character contracted something nasty, or been exposed to toxic sludge, you now have some personal experience to draw upon. :)
Yikes, hope it clears up soon and without complications, Saki!
I hope you are feeling better soon and that you are out Thursday.
By the way, I'm on vacation right now, so it'll probably be Friday before I move things forward unless I'm bored in the hotel one evening.
Leaving me drifting in the void I see.
Well, we all know you just have no idea what to do because Rasputin just died but you don’t want it to be anticlimactic. Or he still has like five Destructions left and you need to figure out how to avoid a TPK. Don’t worry, if a TPK happens, Winter will find new heroes from Earth.
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If Rasputin is truly an 18th level caster, then he's probably got at least one Contingency type spell prepped in the event he hits 0 hp. At least we know he can't teleport away.
In fact I've been wondering how Headless got in here. He couldn't teleport inside, and the church was on another plane until a few minutes before we entered. And the 'seal' on the door (the ghost/corpse thing) would have prevented him from slipping inside discretely, not to mention the stacked pews in the nave.
But I suppose it's not important. It's a better climax having him here.
Hmmm... you'd probably have gathered from Viktor that Rasputin can use the World Engine to open portals to and from his little pocket dimension (this is how the vampires were coming out to feed and refresh their mental domination when you weren't in the camp).
Good luck with those antibiotics. Some newer ones can literally make you allergic to meat and other animal products like cheese.
Glad you're on the mend and still bipedal!