DM Oladon's Second Darkness

Game Master Oladon

You've finished up the lesser glyphs. We're moving on to the the site of the master glyph and the seat of Allevrah's power - the Throne of Abraxas.

Assume the party stopped at the shaitan temple to rest up one final time.

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Arriving in another puff of arcane magic, the party appears at the Throne of Abraxas, a tiny inhospitable isle of sharp stalagmites on the southern section of the Caltherium. Most of the Throne of Abraxas is impassible — the giant spires of stone too steep and razor-sharp for any sort of crossing - which makes the fortress built into the island's wide central spire the only site of interest.

The party is a couple hundred feet away but the entrance of the fortress is visible.

Across a short bridge ends a level landing, flat and even but for the slopes where ripples in the black blood below lap at the stone. A great stone gate, nearly twenty feet wide and at least as tall, is carved out of the giant cliff. Each door bears a hideous symbol of a demonic face surrounded by a coil of snakes and with two snake tails descending from the mouth. The entire cliffside itself continues this serpentine motif, with hundreds, perhaps thousands of stone-carved snakes winding out like entwined sunbursts from the door as far as the eye can see.

Several demons can be seen standing guard.

Asht'el studies the scene before them, then begins to speak quietly and make arcane gestures, giving a couple of his companions a tap with his finger in the process. When this is complete, he says, "Anything else we need to do, or do we just go knock them on the head and open that big door?" As he waits for the others to sort themselves out, Asht'el checks to make sure his quiver of demon-slaying crossbow bolts is close at hand.

Assuming we're not about to spend a bunch of time doing something else, cast greater heroism on Njord, stoneskin on Njord and Randall. Anyone else want some buffs?

Spells left: 8/8/8/6/7/5/4

Finals Week is upon us and I have four essays to complete on top of work. I'll be taking a one-week break from PbPs, so bot Xiddik with the following understandings: When fighting starts, she will activate Inspire Courage and shoot her holy composite shortbow (default +16/+11, 1d4+3 cold iron and good +2d6 if evil). See you all Thursday!

Oh, and re-cast Good Hope if it's worn off.

Prickles wouldn't mind some buffs!

"It does appear to be the way in," replies Fíriel.

I don't really have any other ideas... let's do it!

Randall studies the scene looking for any advantage that might be had from a hidden ally. Namely, him.

Xiddik claps her hands and sings a little ditty, renewing the good hope spell.

Going to try to get things moving again.

Njord rubs a smelly ointment on his skin and gives his friends a nod. "Let's do it!"

False Life: 1d10 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13

The demons guarding the gate immediately spot the approaching party and cry out in alarm. A towering four-armed monstrosity appears to be in charge, quickly barking orders to three smaller vulture-like demons.

Asht'el: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14
Fíriel: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19
Njord: 1d20 ⇒ 20
Randall: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16
Xiddik: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 7 + 2 = 18
Demons 1: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
Demons 2: 1d20 ⇒ 3

The party is up.

”I’ll bet the big one is a spellcaster, but aren’t the bird-brains more dangerous as a group? We should focus on one of them, break up the band.”

On Randall currently: Good Hope, Stoneskin; expecting Haste and Inspire Courage to come online soon. Does anyone have an invisibility available?

Fíriel draws her magic-aiding rod and then pauses, crafting something from thin air. As the object takes shape, it becomes apparent that it's an arrow. With a little nod of satisfaction, the halfling draws back her arm and throws the arrow with all her might at the largest of the demons! Acid arrow.

Ranged Touch: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (10) + 13 = 23
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2 +3 rounds

Prickles, meanwhile, has finished sorting through the wands he carries and selects one, a delicate ebonstone shaft carved with comfrey leaves. With a little hedgehoggy giggle, he taps his mistress lightly on the head with it. Wand of false life.

False Life: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

"That is the thing about demons, Randall," Xiddik growls, whipping out her ocarina to cue up a tune. "They're all spellcasters."

And she begins to play. This song is unmistakeably a drinking tune—an elven drinking tune, actually. Xiddik's tail is tapping, and she seems ready to lower the ocarina at any moment to whip out her bow and burst into song.

Yepyepyep, you got it: Inspire Courage for everyone!

Randall - Ash'tel could have easily cast invisibility on you while doing his other buffs, so let's assume you've already got that if it's okay with Feral.

Asht'el makes a familiar gesture, spinning his hands around each other faster and faster until they're a blur, then flicking his fingers outward to grant his friends magical speed!

Move action to get Firiel in range, standard to cast haste on everyone, including Prickles!

Spells left: 8/7/7/6/7/5/4

That's fine. Assume you were preemptively hit with an invis.

The party's fought enough demons to know that they're resistant to acid. Did Firiel want to try a different spell?

Randall and Njord are up.

Randall also suspects that some demons can see him under cloak of invisibility, so as he moves, he tries to see if any are reacting to his position shift.

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13

Will proceed toward closest vrock(?) when I’m at a map-friendlier device. The intent is to be in position to sneak attack and retreat next round if someone cares to move me before I get to it.

Make it cold damage, unless she also knows they're resistant to that.

She knows they're immune to electricity and resistant to acid, cold, and fire.

What's it gunna be Firiel? *cough* Stone Discus *cough*

Sorry. Make it stone discus! First attack roll (above): 25.

Damage: 4d6 + 2 ⇒ (2, 4, 3, 2) + 2 = 13

Ranged Attack (inspire): 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 13 + 2 = 17
Damage: 4d6 + 2 ⇒ (6, 4, 4, 4) + 2 = 20

Ranged Attack (inspire): 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 13 + 2 = 21
Damage: 4d6 + 2 ⇒ (5, 5, 2, 6) + 2 = 20

Njord roars as he thunders forward. Very quickly his alter ego takes over and the big ulfen undergoes a now familiar ursine transformation.

Move. Transform.

As far as Randall can tell he's gone unnoticed under the veil of invisibility.

The nearest demon squawks in surprise and pain as Firiel's sharpened hunks of stone slam into it.

One of the vulture-demons begins to gesture and chant while its twins and the bigger four-armed demon lumber forward to engage the invaders.

The four-armed demon pauses along the way to call down a blast of painful color and noise on Xiddik and Asht in the rear.

Chaos Hammer vs Xiddik and Asht: 5d8 ⇒ (1, 8, 1, 3, 8) = 21

You know the deal. Will 19 for half/quarter damage. If you're lawful and you fail the save you're slowed for 1d6 ⇒ 2 rounds.

Claw vs Njord: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19
Damage: 2d6 + 5 ⇒ (1, 1) + 5 = 7

Claw vs Njord: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 14
Damage: 2d6 + 5 ⇒ (2, 5) + 5 = 12

The party is up.

Asht'el's chaotic nature renders the blast of wild colors harmless. He responds with a colorful attack of his own, causing a swirl of golden dust to settle on the lead demons!

Cast Persistent glitterdust on two vrocks in front and four-armed demon. Need to make two DC 21 Will saves or be blinded.

Not sure I still need a Will save, but I'll make it just in case:

Will, DC 19: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (13) + 12 = 25

Spells left: 8/7/7/6/7/4/4

Guessing I need this, considering where I intended to be.

Will DC 21 x2: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 161d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24

The erstwhile invisible rogue is blind and visible. I corrected his position on the map, but there’s no reason Asht’el would have known where he was to reposition his spell, so it is what it is.

Randall - I can target my spell so it doesn't affect your side of the bridge. All it would have taken is a whisper from Randall as he left, saying 'I'll stay to the left.' Seems reasonable in a PbP context, where we have intermittent communication, to assume we coordinate a bit after 14 levels of adventuring together. We'll see what Feral says.

Frankly, part of the problem is my delay in actually updating the map to show my intention, but even then, you wouldn't have known unless I had said something. As you say, we will see what Feral thinks. I really don't like my odds blind and visible in that particular spot.

I agree with Randall, though I wouldn't have made a fuss if he'd just let the glitterdusting fly under the radar. You could argue that the team functions enough like a well-oiled machine that characters just naturally communicate stuff like locations, but Randall getting hit makes sense to me. And credit to him for running with it.

Will: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 7 + 2 = 18 Saving Finale: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 7 + 2 = 22

Xiddik's eyes squint in concentration as the colors and noise rattle her pea-sized dinosaur brain in its skull. wrongwrongwrongWRONGWRONGWRONG—

In desperation, she manages to adjust her song, and reworks the chaos hammer's anarchic sound into her melody—an exceedingly classical, operatic, conventional musical number to render the chaotic sound null and void. At least for her.

She continues her performance as she opens fire at the dancing vrock.

Composite Shortbow (hope; inspire; bane; haste): 1d20 + 16 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 16 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 371d20 + 16 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 16 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 241d20 + 11 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 11 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 26

Damage (cold iron; evil outsider bane): 1d4 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 2 + 2 + (4, 3) + 2 = 171d4 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 2 + 2 + (4, 2) + 2 = 171d4 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 2 + 2 + (2, 6) + 2 = 18

Note that the second roll is a fumble.

I'm so glad we're not playing with any silly rules like "5% of the time your ranged character manages to shoot herself in the head with five arrows".

I don't have a problem with assuming that Randall communicated his plans ahead of time.

Wills: 2d20 ⇒ (10, 11) = 21
Wills: 2d20 ⇒ (1, 11) = 12

Concentrations: 2d20 ⇒ (16, 4) = 20

The burst of persistent and seemingly malevolent glitter conjured by Asht works its ways into the eyes of two of the demons rendering them blind.

Xiddik hones in on the further target and hits the dancing vulture-demon with two well-placed enchanted arrows. The demon's flesh audibly sizzles as the arrows burrow into its hide and whatever magics it was working are lost.

Firiel, Randall, and Njord are up.

Ugh. The five-foot step to be able to reach the glabrezu means I cannot attack and retreat this round. Retreating would provoke the AoO, anyway. A better choice is to attack a vrock - two are already blind, but the third is trying to be a spellcaster and is already damaged. Do I stay near the front and aid Njord, do I move to the unblinded vrock and give him a nasty surprise next time he tries to cast? .... Staying near the front.

Randall repositions himself for an attack next round, but holds off while the larger demon is so close. Reflected on the map - he's in position to attack either of the blinded vrocks next round.

Sense Motive to determine if the still-seeing demons detect his movement: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11

Xiddik pauses in her song for a moment. "Oh, that was a spell?" She gestures at the vrock whose magic she interrupted. "I just sought to stop that terrible dancing."

Randall studies the demons closely as he retreats. As far as he can tell they have not noticed his presence.

Firiieeeeellllll.

I'm not a slacker, really! I just got kidnapped by Europeans.

Fíriel flings more discuses at the efil demons.

Ranged Attack (inspire): 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 13 + 2 = 29
Damage: 4d6 + 2 ⇒ (6, 3, 4, 6) + 2 = 21

Ranged Attack (inspire): 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 13 + 2 = 28
Damage: 4d6 + 2 ⇒ (5, 2, 2, 6) + 2 = 17

Ranged Attack (inspire): 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 13 + 2 = 26
Damage: 4d6 + 2 ⇒ (4, 1, 4, 3) + 2 = 14

Nations have gone to war for less!

Were-Njord roars in challenge before going to work on the blind demons before him.

Claw: 1d20 + 20 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 3 ⇒ (10) + 20 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 3 = 32
Damage: 1d6 + 10 + 2 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 10 + 2 + 6 = 21

Claw: 1d20 + 20 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 3 ⇒ (20) + 20 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 3 = 42
Damage: 1d6 + 10 + 2 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 10 + 2 + 6 = 19
Confirming: 1d20 + 20 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 3 ⇒ (3) + 20 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 3 = 25
Extra Damage: 1d6 + 10 + 2 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 10 + 2 + 6 = 23

Bite: 1d20 + 20 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 3 ⇒ (6) + 20 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 3 = 28
Damage: 1d6 + 10 + 2 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 10 + 2 + 6 = 22

Haste Claw: 1d20 + 20 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 3 ⇒ (5) + 20 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 3 = 27
Damage: 1d6 + 10 + 2 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 10 + 2 + 6 = 20

Hey Firiel, you should roll some sneak attack since the demons in front are blind.

Were-Njord rends the first unfortunate vrock limb from limb. Firiel's conjured projectiles strike unerringly, badly wounding the demon adjacent the first one.

The remaining demons fight back with a vengeance despite their handicapped state. The one in the back closes on Xiddik as quickly as its tattered wings will allow.

Blue vs Njord: 5d20 ⇒ (8, 19, 19, 14, 10) = 70
Miss Chances: 3d100 ⇒ (55, 38, 8) = 101
Claw: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
Wing: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

Big Demon vs Njord: 5d20 ⇒ (13, 15, 17, 8, 1) = 54
Miss Chances: 3d100 ⇒ (5, 36, 74) = 115
Pincer: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (6, 6) + 10 = 22
Pincer: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (2, 8) + 10 = 20

New Will Saves vs Glitterdust: 4d20 ⇒ (18, 11, 12, 9) = 50

The yellow vrock had to double move.

The party is up. The blue vrock and the glabrezu are still blind.

Given the success of his first attempt at it, and the alarming proximity of the yellow-winged vrock, Asht'el casts another dense cloud of golden dust at the vrock, hoping to blind it!

Cast Persistent glitterdust defensively at yellow (need two DC 21 Will saves), then 5-foot step.

Concentration check, DC 19: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (6) + 21 = 27

Gonna wait to see if the yellow boi gets sparkles in its eyes before I act, in this case. :)

With one of the dancers down, I’m debating trying to score some damage against the larger demon while he’s apparently still blinded. The wiser choice is probably to soften up the vrock for Njord’s next rip-and-replace. Thoughts?

I think taking pieces off the board is the priority, so double-teaming the vrock is worth doing. If the big demon makes his save, he can always be blinded again!

I'm always a fan of focusing fire on a target to remove actions from the enemies' turn, but wanted to make sure I was on the right track.

With an internal tremor of fear, Randall steps up behind the vrock targeted by Njord and endeavors to end its time on this plane.

Primary attack: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (20) + 21 = 41
Damage: 1d3 + 11d6 + 12 ⇒ (3) + (5, 2, 5, 5, 4, 4, 1, 1, 5, 4, 2) + 12 = 53

Iterative attack: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (18) + 16 = 34
Damage: 1d3 + 11d6 + 12 ⇒ (2) + (1, 4, 5, 4, 5, 6, 2, 5, 6, 5, 2) + 12 = 59

Confirmation roll for Primary Attack crit threat: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (7) + 21 = 28
Potential crit damage: 1d3 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

Sneaky Attacks from Last Round: 5d6 ⇒ (3, 2, 2, 2, 6) = 15

Fíriel conjures more sneaky ice-stone discuses to fling at the blinded demons! Describing them as ice 'cause that's what she does, but they're definitely physical damage. First one goes to the most-damaged blinded one, the other two go to the one attacking Xiddik.

Ranged Attack (inspire): 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 13 + 2 = 28
Damage: 4d6 + 2 ⇒ (4, 2, 5, 5) + 2 = 18
Sneaky Attacks: 5d6 + 10 ⇒ (5, 4, 3, 6, 3) + 10 = 31

Ranged Attack (inspire): 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 13 + 2 = 29
Damage: 4d6 + 2 ⇒ (3, 2, 2, 6) + 2 = 15

Ranged Attack (inspire): 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 13 + 2 = 18
Damage: 4d6 + 2 ⇒ (6, 6, 2, 6) + 2 = 22

Prickles, meanwhile, grabs a wand from his backpack and trundles down Fíriel's leg and straight toward Xiddik. Double move and draw a wand.

The halflings strike with surprising violence (and even more surprising lethality), bringing the blind blue-feathered demon down in a bloody slightly-frozen heap.

Wills: 2d20 ⇒ (5, 14) = 19

Asht's glittery spell proves effective again, rendering the last vrock blind.

Xiddik and Njord are up.

Xiddik raises her bow and fires off several quick shots, ending her song as the tune continues to echo through the cave.

End performance, but the Inspire bonuses persist for two more rounds. Also, don't forget Good Hope!

Shortbow (hope, inspire, bane, haste) vs. blind vrock: 1d20 + 16 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 16 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 271d20 + 16 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 16 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 291d20 + 11 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 11 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 24
Damage (evil outsider bane, cold iron): 1d4 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 2 + 2 + (5, 1) = 151d4 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 2 + 2 + (2, 4) = 151d4 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 2 + 2 + (3, 5) = 18

So that's 27 for 15 damage, 29 for 15 damage, and 24 for 18 damage.

Phooey - my rolls did not include inspire performance or good hope. Since the target is dead, I guess it was no harm unless another 12 points of damage would have finished it off and Firiel could have targeted the other demon.

Were-Njord steps over the broken body of the vrock at his feet to tear at the larger opponent still standing.

Claw: 1d20 + 20 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 3 ⇒ (15) + 20 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 3 = 37
Damage: 1d6 + 10 + 2 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 10 + 2 + 6 = 24

Claw: 1d20 + 20 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 3 ⇒ (17) + 20 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 3 = 39
Damage: 1d6 + 10 + 2 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 10 + 2 + 6 = 21

Bite: 1d20 + 20 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 3 ⇒ (11) + 20 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 3 = 33
Damage: 1d6 + 10 + 2 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 10 + 2 + 6 = 20

Haste Claw: 1d20 + 20 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 3 ⇒ (14) + 20 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 3 = 36
Damage: 1d6 + 10 + 2 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 10 + 2 + 6 = 20

The remaining vrock *squawks* in pain as its demonic hide is pierced by the unseen kobold below.

Were-Njord bloodies the glabrezu but it's clear the huge demon is far from beaten.

The blind demons strike back in desperation. The one attacking Xiddik appears to do so with single-minded fury.

Yellow vs Xiddik: 5d20 ⇒ (18, 8, 5, 9, 11) = 51
Miss Chances: 3d100 ⇒ (85, 67, 95) = 247
All misses.

Big Demon vs Njord: 5d20 ⇒ (6, 14, 5, 2, 8) = 35
Miss Chances: 2d100 ⇒ (28, 57) = 85
Pincer: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (3, 3) + 10 = 16

New Will Saves vs Glitterdust: 4d20 ⇒ (6, 12, 8, 14) = 40

The party is up. Both demons are still blind.

Asht’el gives himself a little more distance from the blinded bird-demon, then sends a jet of hot, black acid at the creature!

Move away, then cast acidic spray at yellow, DC 24 Reflex save for half damage (being blinded technically doesn’t seem to affect its Reflex save, though I don’t know how it can dodge something it can’t see...)

Acid : 15d6 ⇒ (2, 3, 1, 4, 5, 3, 3, 2, 3, 4, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1) = 46 If it fails the save, it will also take 7d6 damage next round.

Spells left: 8/6/7/6/7/3/4

Should be 50/50 that he dodges into the path of the spell, don't you think? Just a case of trying to moderate the complexity in the rules, I'm sure.

Wow, I forgot haste last time, too. I'm not very good at this game lately, am I? I could have put that extra attack on the glabrezu since I was also adjacent to him. Bummer. OK, inspiration, haste, good hope. Net +5 to hit, +4 to damage, and an extra attack?

Expecting the enormous demon to regain his sight any minute, Randall hits it with everything he's got.

Primary attack, tiny enchanted dagger: 1d20 + 26 ⇒ (20) + 26 = 46
Damage: 1d3 + 11d6 + 16 ⇒ (3) + (1, 5, 4, 1, 4, 1, 3, 1, 4, 5, 3) + 16 = 51

Iterative attack: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (10) + 21 = 31
Damage: 1d3 + 11d6 + 16 ⇒ (1) + (5, 5, 6, 5, 3, 2, 6, 3, 5, 6, 6) + 16 = 69

Haste attack, tiny enchanted dagger: 1d20 + 26 ⇒ (18) + 26 = 44
Damage: 1d3 + 11d6 + 16 ⇒ (1) + (4, 3, 2, 4, 5, 4, 6, 2, 1, 1, 1) + 16 = 50

Another natural 20 on the primary attack!?! Too bad my crits really do no damage.

Confirmation for critical threat: 1d20 + 26 ⇒ (19) + 26 = 45
Damage: 1d3 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11

And seven points of bleed damage per round - I don't believe that stacks and I doubt that the critical, if successful would double the rate.

After the vicious strikes to the demon's calf and foot, Randall sidesteps. Moved one square right on the map, aiming for eventual flank with Njord if we all live long enough.

Hissing nervously, Xiddik unleashes everything she's got... at the blind vulture ineffectually batting at her. Priorities, and all that.

Shortbow (hope, inspire, bane, haste) vs. blind vrock: 1d20 + 16 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 16 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 281d20 + 16 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 16 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 381d20 + 11 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 11 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 26
Damage (evil outsider bane, cold iron): 1d4 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 2 + 2 + (3, 2) = 161d4 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 2 + 2 + (4, 6) = 191d4 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 2 + 2 + (6, 2) = 16

So, 28 for 16 damage, 38 for 19 damage, 26 for 16 damage.

Reflex: 1d20 ⇒ 16

Perhaps by dumb luck, the blind vrock stumbles out of the worst of the ifrit's blast of deadly acid. The demon has less luck dodging Xiddik's arrows and ends up with three more buried deep in its hide.

Randall viciously slices open the hezrou's calf. The huge demon roars in anger and pain.

Njord and Firiel are up.

Fíriel continues flinging icy bludgeoning disks of doom. Stone discuses! First on the hezrou, rest on Xiddik's friend.

Ranged Attack (inspire, good hope): 1d20 + 13 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 13 + 2 + 2 = 20
Damage: 4d6 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (6, 2, 3, 2) + 2 + 2 = 17
Sneak Attacks: 5d6 + 10 ⇒ (3, 6, 3, 5, 4) + 10 = 31

Ranged Attack (inspire, good hope): 1d20 + 13 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 13 + 2 + 2 = 21
Damage: 4d6 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (2, 6, 3, 4) + 2 + 2 = 19

Ranged Attack (inspire, good hope): 1d20 + 13 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 13 + 2 + 2 = 28
Damage: 4d6 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (3, 4, 1, 2) + 2 + 2 = 14

Prickles, meanwhile, reaches Xiddik's side and boops her with his illegal wand!

UMPeeg: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (8) + 18 = 26

Xiddik, be ye shielded!