Active effects: Blind, stnskin (120), Images (5), keen, res cold 30, airwalk, end elem, see inv, lt fort, all-round vision, DR10/adam, DR5/pierce, res skin)
Parity actions:
Panic sets in almost.immediately as Parity loses.his hearing.
Shut it out. You've done this before. Its got to be static.
Gritting his teeth and trying not to shake with fear, the warrior draws Suishen and walks forward, climbing on the air. If he hits a wall, he will turn around, still climbing.
AC 18, T 16, FF 12; HP 102/102; F+6, R+8, W+11; Perc +17;
Kiyomi:
Kiyomi curses and stumbles northward until she exits the darkness. She unslings her new bow and fires an arrow into the air, activating its daylight ability for 1d6 ⇒ 4 rounds!
Steeling your nerves, you move forward and climb. You bump into something metal, turn and reverse your course. You can hear and see nothing, completely dulling any sense but touch and smell... and a sudden jolt of agony as something rends your leg.
Shiori AoO:1d20 + 20 ⇒ (17) + 20 = 37; Damage:2d6 + 17 ⇒ (4, 2) + 17 = 23plus Electric Damage:1d6 ⇒ 3 and Sneak Attack Damage:6d6 ⇒ (3, 5, 6, 2, 4, 4) = 24. Also 6 bleed starting next turn, and need a DC 24 Will save or take 1 Cha damage!
Heng:
You maintain a steady calm despite the disorienting lack of sight or sound. You pull a potion to drink... and feel a sudden raw pain as something chomps into your back.
Shiori AoO:1d20 + 20 ⇒ (16) + 20 = 36; Damage:2d6 + 17 ⇒ (2, 6) + 17 = 25plus Electric Damage:1d6 ⇒ 3 and Sneak Attack Damage:6d6 ⇒ (2, 1, 1, 2, 5, 1) = 12. Also 6 bleed starting next turn, and need a DC 24 Will save or take 1 Cha damage!
Harlan:
You are not sure what is causing the darkness and silence, but you suspect some kind of supernatural aura. As you start to cast your dispel, something with large fangs rips into you and spoils your concentration.
Shiori AoO:1d20 + 20 ⇒ (17) + 20 = 37; Damage:2d6 + 17 ⇒ (2, 5) + 17 = 24plus Electric Damage:1d6 ⇒ 6 and Sneak Attack Damage:6d6 ⇒ (2, 3, 5, 5, 4, 4) = 23. Also 6 bleed starting next turn, and need a DC 24 Will save or take 1 Cha damage!
Fortification vs Sneak Attack:1d100 ⇒ 23... yaaay! Ignore the bleed damage, too. Concentration DC 46:1d20 + 18 ⇒ (1) + 18 = 19... boo!
Ameiko:
Ameiko backpedals out of the darkness, gasping at the sudden return of light and sound. She starts to cast a defensive spell, but Shiori's monstrous head springs from the aura and gnashes a terrible, bleeding wound.
Shiori AoO:1d20 + 20 ⇒ (4) + 20 = 24; Damage:2d6 + 17 ⇒ (5, 5) + 17 = 27plus Electric Damage:1d6 ⇒ 6 and Sneak Attack Damage:6d6 ⇒ (5, 1, 5, 5, 4, 3) = 23. Also 6 bleed starting next turn, and need a DC 24 Will save or take 1 Cha damage!
Will save:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13
Malnival:
Yo cast your shielding spell. In the dark silence, you feel air movement and the scent of blood and hot breath as something skims past you.
Shiori AoO:1d20 + 20 ⇒ (1) + 20 = 21... you are so lucky, lol! =D
Kiyomi:
You retreat to the north, and just as you exit the aura, Shiori's head snakes out of the darkness and tears a bloody wound in your back. You see Ameiko on the far side, looking worse for wear from a similar attack. Reeling, you draw and fire your arrow into the air...
Shiori AoO:1d20 + 20 ⇒ (17) + 20 = 37; Damage:2d6 + 17 ⇒ (4, 5) + 17 = 26plus Electric Damage:1d6 ⇒ 4 and Sneak Attack Damage:6d6 ⇒ (3, 4, 6, 6, 6, 3) = 28. Also 6 bleed starting next turn, and need a DC 24 Will save or take 1 Cha damage!
The darkness aura disperses suddenly as Kiyomi's arrow illuminates the area in bright light. The silence remains, but it is clear that Shiori is not pleased. A quick glance around and you see most of you have suffered terrible wounds from her blood-covered fangs, especially Ameiko.
Shiori shifts, flying overhead Kiyomi and snapping at her with the reach of her serpentine neck.
Shiori bite vs Kiyomi:1d20 + 20 ⇒ (17) + 20 = 37; Damage:2d6 + 17 ⇒ (1, 5) + 17 = 23plus Electric Damage:1d6 ⇒ 4. Also, DC 24 Will save or take 1 Cha damage!
Actions? Remember bleed damage ticks at the start of your turns.
Round 2
AC:34/30, hp:90-6/130, Ki 11/8, Stun 11/13, Fire 9/10, dragon style, inspired, bleeding,
BLURRED- 20% miss
Will Save:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (20) + 14 = 34
"Kiyomi, beware! Protect yourself and retreat. Do not open yourself up to attack!"you don't want another AoO.
Heng sprouts ghostly gleaming wings and launches into the air between the fiend and Kiyomi. He turns his ki on awareness of the beast's intended strikes as he spirals up acro avoid AoO:1d20 + 18 ⇒ (9) + 18 = 27 and releases a freezing draconic roar! damage:2d8 + 6 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (1, 8) + 6 + 2 + 2 = 19+ cold:1d6 ⇒ 5will DC 19 for half and not shaken:1d4 ⇒ 1 round
Active effects: Blind, stnskin (120), Images (5), keen, res cold 30, airwalk, end elem, see inv, lt fort, all-round vision, DR10/adam, DR5/pierce, res skin)
Will Save:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17Light fort to negate sneak attack:1d100 ⇒ 11; negated, does that negate bleed damage as well?
Parity slides forward to lunge inceasing his reach and slashes hard at the beast channeling force as he does so
Heng flies to Kiyomi's defense, trying to avoid exposing himself, but Shiori anticipates his movements. Her jaws lash out again, missing Heng's shoulder within his blurry image. He then blasts the creature with his icy breath.
Shiori AoO vs Heng:1d20 + 20 ⇒ (20) + 20 = 40; Confirm Critical:1d20 + 20 ⇒ (7) + 20 = 27; Damage:2d6 + 17 ⇒ (6, 4) + 17 = 27and DC 24 Will save or take 1 Cha damage! EDIT: Miss Chance:1d100 ⇒ 2 ... miss!
Will save:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 28
Question on whether the roar would work in silence. Doesn't really specify, and its not sonic damage (like shout), so we'll go with it...
Question on whether the roar would work in silence. Doesn't really specify, and its not sonic damage (like shout), so we'll go with it...
doh! good point. it just says concussive and it's based on unarmed strike so I'm thinking that it is more a physical blast than just sound waves. also, silence is an illusion? does that mean that it makes you think that you can't hear rather than actually stop sound waves? another good question. AND thank the maker for those blur potions!
Hmmm... silence the spell, yes, since it changes sound qualities and you get a Will save to ignore it. In the case of a supernatural aura with no save... I dunno, lol!
Female Human (Tian) Aristocrat 1 / Bard 12 (Court Bard)
Ameiko nods her thanks to Harlan. "So, let me tell you of these brave adventurers and the monsters they faced, foes so singularly idiotic, they lost all sense of self-preservation..." She begins a verbal lashing towards Shiori, focusing her satirical wit to demoralize and mock the creature.
Shiori suffers -3 to attack and damage rolls, as well as saves vs fear and charm effects.
@ Malnival: Shiori is flying 15 ft up, so you won't be able to reach her. Cast fly or something else? @ Kiyomi: in the silence aura, singing performance won't work. Dance instead?
Malnival casts a spell(?) and Kiyomi begins to dance(?).
Shiori flies to close the gap with Parity, lashing her neck around and snapping him and raking with her reptilian claws.
Shiori bite vs Parity:1d20 + 20 - 3 ⇒ (17) + 20 - 3 = 34; Damage:2d6 + 17 - 3 ⇒ (4, 2) + 17 - 3 = 20plus Electric Damage:1d6 ⇒ 6 and DC 24 Will save or take 1 Cha damage! Shiori claw vs Parity:1d20 + 24 - 3 ⇒ (17) + 24 - 3 = 38; Damage:1d6 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13plus Electric Damage:1d6 ⇒ 2 Shiori claw vs Parity:1d20 + 24 - 3 ⇒ (11) + 24 - 3 = 32; Damage:1d6 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12plus Electric Damage:1d6 ⇒ 1
Round 3
AC:30, hp:130/130, Ki 10/8, Stun 10/13, Fire 9/10, dragon style, inspired,
BLURRED- 20% miss
The silence conceals the sound of Heng's great wings flapping as he lunges up to pummel the fiendish woman. hover+insight:1d20 + 3 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 4 = 15
Active effects: Blind, stnskin (120), Images (5), keen, res cold 30, airwalk, end elem, see inv, lt fort, all-round vision, DR10/adam, DR5/pierce, res skin)
Will Save:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (13) + 12 = 25
Parity avoids any further scarring and his stoneskin takes the edge off most of the blows. (I've been assuming that she can't cut through it, please let me know if I'm wrong)
With a silent rage, he returns a well-aimed blow charged with magical energy, but stumbles on the attack, his hearing messing with his internal balance. (drop a 4th level slot)
Parity slashes wildly at Shiori's snaking neck. Heng flies up and attacks. She proves very elusive, and he only lands a couple solid punches. The force of the initial blow staggers the hideous creature.
I had cast fly earlier. When we were getting off boat
Indeed! Alright, we'll retcon your movement to melee. Your attack roll above was a miss, regardless. Go ahead and make your attacks or action for this round.
Shiori withdraws, flying back across the cemetery grounds, pausing over the top of the performer's stage. Once outside of the light plume from Kiyomi's arrow, the darkness of her aura returns in full. Her blood-covered head snakes in and out of the gloom. "Pursue me at your own peril!" she snarls.
Active effects: Blind, stnskin (120), Images (5), keen, res cold 30, airwalk, end elem, see inv, lt fort, all-round vision, DR10/adam, DR5/pierce, res skin)
"Darkness is my closest companion," Parity growls as he rushes to strike the woman channeling a corrosive touch again on the way (still holding the arcane smite as well). Activating lunge for reach and -2 AC)
To hit:1d20 + 15 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 15 + 3 = 28 Damage:1d8 + 18 + 1d6 + 4d6 + 5d4 ⇒ (7) + 18 + (2) + (1, 1, 4, 1) + (4, 1, 2, 3, 2) = 46; last 3 rolls are fire, force, and acid respectively Miss Chance:1d100 ⇒ 11 Miss Chance second roll:1d100 ⇒ 86
Parity charges, plunging into the dark and soundless aura as he lunges to strike. He does not feel Suishen connect, but Shiori lashes out as he closes in.
Shiori AoO:1d20 + 20 - 3 ⇒ (10) + 20 - 3 = 27; Damage:2d6 + 17 - 3 ⇒ (6, 1) + 17 - 3 = 21and Electric Damage:1d6 ⇒ 2 plus Sneak Attack Damage:6d6 ⇒ (1, 2, 1, 4, 6, 5) = 19 and 6 bleed. Also. a DC 24 Will save or take 1 Cha damage! Fort:1d100 ⇒ 52
Not sure what your actual AC is with the charge and lunge penalties, plus flat-footed.
Active effects: Blind, stnskin (120), Images (5), keen, res cold 30, airwalk, end elem, see inv, lt fort, all-round vision, DR10/adam, DR5/pierce, res skin)
Wait, it's a silence aura that she can speak out of?
Flat footed AC with lunge penalty (didn't charge ... can't and weapon channel) is 23
Round 4
AC:30, hp:130/130, Ki 5/11, Stun 8/13, Fire 8/10, dragon style, inspired,
BLURRED- 20% miss
Heng draws on his spiritual energy again to move with blinding speed to the back of the stage now hidden in darkness. He lets out an unheard, but rattling roar at the heart of darkness. abundant step and roar to the center.
roar:2d8 + 6 + 2 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (5, 5) + 6 + 2 + 2 + 3 = 23 + cold:1d6 ⇒ 3 fort DC 19 or shaken d4, full damage
Heng bends space to appear behind the creature and roars. He cannot see what happens, but it is apparently enough. The nightfall aura fades and Shiori comes into view, her blasted body falling to the stage.
Heng glides down to the stage, relieved that the tricky demon has fallen.
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter
Dancing through the fire
'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar
Louder, louder than a lion
'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar!
-K. Perry
Active effects: Blind, stnskin (120), Images (5), keen, res cold 30, airwalk, end elem, see inv, lt fort, all-round vision, DR10/adam, DR5/pierce, res skin)
Loot the body!
"So ... guess that means the Emperor knew we were coming? Or was this thing just a guardian for all who may come this way. We must be on to something/"
Female Human (Tian) Aristocrat 1 / Bard 12 (Court Bard)
Ameiko walks over to Shiori's twisted corpse, shaking her head. "She said 'Soto Takahiro sends his regards'... the Jade Regent. She must be his minion... but what was she? And how did she get here with this island so sequestered?"
She casts a quick divination, searching the body. "Her amulet and boots are magical!" she calls out, looking hesitant to near the dead creature.
Hang removes the indicated items and offers them up for identification. He indicates the structure before them. "The fiend indicated that the Emperor is within. Do you think that it is another trap?"
