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Reflex Save from dragon
- Echoes of Nature's song: +2 insight Refl and AC (from Arloric)
- Angelic Bond: per Protection from Evil, but +3 (from Darya, if within 20' of her)
- Power of Faith: +1 morale to AC, attack, damage, saves (from Darya, if within 30' of her)
+1 Dodge Bonus from Haste
With eyes on fire, Bron turns to his closest event: the dragon.
All his muscles in tension, his nerves burning, his skin aching, he tried to get through its defended and strike to make it worth.
Drakes are basically a degenerate dragon, with each type of drake being a cousin of sorts to a true dragon of a specific color. Flame drakes are related to reds. All drakes have the dragon type, and flame drakes have the fire subtype.
Drakes are known for being bullies. They have a nasty disposition, and flame drakes are related to reds which makes them even more ill-tempered.
One thing all drakes have in common: they can boost their speed a limited number of times per day. In terms of game mechanics, this means taking an additional move action during that round.
As focused as she is on the Beast of Drezden, Darya doesn't notice the Wyvern and the fireball until the last moment, saved from the worst of the damage by a combination of divine and arcane protections.
Flames still flickering around her, Darya races toward the mighty beast, Radiance flashing up in a golden blur, driven by divine fury.
Ref save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11
Bron rushes the low-flying drake. It snaps at him with it's teeth as he approaches, but the shifting mirror images confuse it and Bron is unhurt. One of his images vanishes as the drake's jaws close around it.
Now close enough to strike, Bron swings with his longsword and cuts into the drake in response, leaving it very visibly injured.
Darya charges in between Arloric and Alexa and brings Radiance to bare. She cuts into the chimera, and with the holy power of Ragathiel behind her strike, she slices into it.
Alexa deftly dodges the flames, and emerges unscathed.
The Beast of Drezen focuses it's dragon and leopard eyes on Darya, as though this were the moment it's been waiting for the most. Both heads bare their teeth and strike at the Paladin.
It then follows up with it's ram head, trying to impale her on its horns.
Finally, claws lash at both Alexa and Arloric.
It then steps west, along the front of a small tenement building.
Arloric keeps the song going and lets the power of land, faith, magic and...something more?...empower him as he attempts to strike down this destined foe!
Alexa winces as the claw--and the flames--barely miss her.
She moves to flank the chimaera, mythic power fuelling her flight...
...and striking!
Arloric swings at the chimera twice, but neither blow lands.
Alexa attempts to nimbly dash past it, but the creature is too fast for her and the dragon head snaps at her with its teeth, stopping her in her tracks.
Alexa strikes back, however, and slashes into the beast twice.
Kemat concentrates on her holy symbol as she moves closer to the fight. Positive energy bursts forth, healing her allies.
The Beast of Drezen bites at Darya with its dragon and leopard heads.
It follows up by trying to gore her with the horns on its ram's head.
Finally, it swipes its claws at Alexa and Arloric.
- Echoes of Nature's song: +2 insight Refl and AC (from Arloric)
- Angelic Bond: per Protection from Evil, but +3 (from Darya, if within 20' of her)
- Power of Faith: +1 morale to AC, attack, damage, saves (from Darya, if within 30' of her)
- Marshal's Order (Rally): Re-roll any one d20 roll after the roll is made, must take the 2nd result even if it is worse (from Darya), expires next turn
- Bless: +1 morale to attack, save vs fear effects (doesn't stack with Power of Faith, but applies if you move >30' away from Darya :), from Kemat)
- Haste (from Telerin)
- Smite Evil(Darya only; +3 to att/+7 damage)
let me take a look at the map again to see what my options are, how hurt do the monsters look?
Knowing that the drake breathes fire and that it might be vulnerable to cold damage, she begins to chant again Ast Thinor melf rsreq frigidust est as an arrow of frost emerges from her outstretched hand and fires at the drake
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Melf's acid arrow but using my evoker ability to change the damage from acid to cold.
cold damage, which should last for 2 rounds
let me take a look at the map again to see what my options are, how hurt do the monsters look?
Telerin sends an arrow of icy cold into the drake, guessing correctly that it is vulnerable to the extreme chill. The arrow strikes true, and leaves an outsized wound for its size. The scales around its injury frost over from the lingering cold.
The drake touches down just south of Bron and whirls on him.
Bron takes the beast's attacks stoically and moves a bit forward to return them.
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Grunting from the powerful bite, Darya deflects the other two attacks, sparing a brief moment to all upon the well of divine power flowing through her to heal some of her woundsa as she stands toe to toe with the Beast of Drezen, battling valiantly against the creature of legend.
Bron tears into the drake and it collapses, dead, under the assault.
Darya presses the fight against the Beast of Drezen, delivering two savage blows. Amazingly, the chimera survives this onslaught, though it is looking far less confident now than it was at the beginning of the fight.
It steps back, wary of being out maneuvered, and swings its dragon head around. It breathes out another blast of wintry, icy air, engulfing Alexa, Arloric, Darya, and Kemat.
- Angelic Bond: per Protection from Evil, but +3 (from Darya, if within 20' of her)
- Power of Faith: +1 morale to AC, attack, damage, saves (from Darya, if within 30' of her)
- Marshal's Order (Rally): Re-roll any one d20 roll after the roll is made, must take the 2nd result even if it is worse (from Darya), expires next turn
- Bless: +1 morale to attack, save vs fear effects (doesn't stack with Power of Faith, but applies if you move >30' away from Darya :), from Kemat)
- Haste (from Telerin)
Alexa twists and contorts, throwing herself clear of the Beast's breath weapon.
Seeing an opportunity to end the fight, she lunges forward with her gladius, mythic power propelling her forward!
- Marshal's Order (Rally): Re-roll any one d20 roll after the roll is made, must take the 2nd result even if it is worse (from Darya), expires next turn
- Angelic Bond: per Protection from Evil, but +3 (from Darya, if within 20' of her)
- Power of Faith: +1 morale to AC, attack, damage, saves (from Darya, if within 30' of her)
- Bless: +1 morale to attack, save vs fear effects (doesn't stack with Power of Faith, but applies if you move >30' away from Darya :), from Kemat)
- Haste (from Telerin)
Does that damage take me down?
Fully engaged in the heat of battle, Dary shifts her body, getting her shield up moments before the icy blast, her accelerated movement, coupled with her companions' magical protections and her own innate resilience allowing her to effortlessly shrug off the breath attack, a few stray shards leaving scratches on her skin and one across her cheek that she barely notices.
Alexa moves in on the heavily wounded chimera, and sinks her blade into a weak spot. The Beast of Drezen barely has time to howl in surprise before it stiffens, then falls to the ground dead.
This is followed by a blinding flash of golden light.
When the vision and the light fades, you are lying on the ground.
When the vision and the light fades, you are lying on the ground.
You shield your eyes from the light. When it fades, you see that Bron and Kemat are lying on the ground. They are both conscious, but clearly disoriented.
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Alexa covers her eyes when the blinding light flashes through the area, then looks between the newcomers and the dead Beast of Drezen.
She raises her gladius and lets out an inarticulate howl of triumph and bloodlust, her eyes blazing with adrenaline-fuelled wrath.
Arloric raises his own sword and yells in celebration with Alexa. Then he catches his breath for a moment and grins at her.
"Alright...alright, YOU'RE gonna wear this monster's pelt for a cloak!"
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The aasimar scout wobbles a bit on her feet as the adrenaline starts to wear off. "Split it... split it with Darya. She did most of... the work." She gasps, her lungs and limbs aching with exertion.
Standing toe to toe with the beast, Darya looks up past her shield just in time to se her paramour dodge the blast of cold with dizzying skill, to strike a lethal blow from behind the mighty beast.
She manages to close her eyes before the brilliant burst of energy, opening them to the glorious sight of Alexa roaring triumphantly, an image that would stick with her forever.
Grinning ear to ear, she walks over to Alexa, slinging her shield over her back as she slips an arm around her waist in support. "Heh, that'll be quite a sight won't it. Amazing! The Beast of Drezen is no more!"
"No! Mother!"
Bron wakes up and realises he's lying on the ground. He quickly stands up, looking everywhere, and checks the two monsters, dead and bleeding.
"Wow! You guys did it!" His voice sounds deeper, louder somehow, even if the volume is the same. He feels powerful, capable of almost anything.
It's probably the hype of having survived the Beast of Drezen
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Alexa leans on Darya as she puts an arm around her waist.
And she doesn't stop there--she leans in and steals a passionate kiss from her lips before looking back at the battlefield.
She doesn't say anything else; she just enjoys the warmth of her beloved's presence.
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Darya returns the kiss with equal passion, savoring a moment far sweeter than the thrill of victory or the satisfaction of defeating a dangerous enemy.
Letting out a soft sigh, she smiles as they look over the aftermath of the battle.
hooray! Hey, my magic helped, lol.
You become aware of a crowd forming at a distance, and can hear murmuring among townsfolk. You turn to see a few of them pointing to the chimera that lies dead next to the tenement building.
In the distance, you hear hoofbeats. The crowd parts as Sosiel races up to you on horseback. He brings it to a stop 10 feet away and then dismounts, his eyes wide and his mouth gaping as he stares at the Beast of Drezen.
"You killed it. I was racing here to see if you were OK or needed support and...you already killed it." He mutters a small prayer to Shelyn, then adds. "A drake hit the command tent. General Tirabade is OK, but we lost four soldiers before she and Nurah helped bring it down. We saw a third drake descend on the warehouses where the rescue effort was under way. Aron and Anevia are headed that way now for a report. I don't see it in the air, so I am encouraged, but..."
"Then we should head there next!" Darya says, with a sigh, acknowledging that in war the time for celebration would only come after all enemies were vanquished.
"Have a few soldiers see what we can do about any damage the battle caused to the area or any homes...and have a few of our hunters skin the beast if they can be spared." she finishes with a slight grin, before regaining an expression of focus.
Giving Alexa's side a squeeze she flashes her a loving smile. "We'll have to finish celebrating later."
Alexa closes her eyes and sighs. "...I know."
Knowing they're needed, Bron braces himself and gets ready to go. After all, it's only a flesh wound. However, Kemat quickly fixes it anyway.
"Thank you. I'm perfect now, ready to roll."