DM Delmoth's Strange Aeons (Inactive)

Game Master Delmoth

Mara flew back, drawing out her sling and loading it. It seemed the basilisks needed finishing off.

Move action to move and draw sling; move action to load. The action economy to use a sling is terrible!.

Dervak can hopefully tell that what are in front of him are Hound Archons and not Basilisks.

He ends his Rage (fatigued 4 rounds) and uses Total Defense.

The dogs continue to try to bite the lizards.
Archon 1 Bite: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
Bite damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Archon 2 Sword: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
Sword damage: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (5, 1) + 3 = 9
Archon 2 Sword 2: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
Sword damage: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (6, 4) + 3 = 13
Archon 2 Bite: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20
Bite damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

@Mara, are you injured as your tagline indicates? Allegra doesn't have much else to do this round but can heal you with a fervor. Also, did you get the 9 temp hp from the Archon's Aid?

Mara hasn't healed herself since the tigers mauled her, so she is indeed injured. The fervor is appreciated! I've added the temp hp to her tagline.

Ci Ci I spread out your magic missiles since a couple of them were hanging on death's door.

Two more of the basilisk's fall as Ci Ci's bright bolts of force pierce their flesh. The hound archons fail to harm the basilisks but have successfully contained them.

Confusion: 1d100 ⇒ 24

Bite: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (17) + 14 = 31
Bite: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (18) + 14 = 32

damage: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
damage: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

One, well both, of the basilisks manages to bite into the doge shaped archon. The doge begins to bleed a little from the wound. 5 damages to the summon who's time is almost up.

PCs go! Its now round 6

Ci Ci unleashes another volley of empowered magic missiles at the remaining basilisks.

Magic Missiles: 5d4 + 5 ⇒ (2, 1, 1, 4, 3) + 5 = 16 +50% = 24

I am not sure Dervak really needs to do anything here, and I don't want to accidentally hit the archons.

Dervak remains a potential target for any basilisks that get past the archons.
Round 2 of 4 for Fatigued; Total Defense for AC 34.

Theo seems a bit disappointed that his idea was....
Should have just watched.

Archon 1 Bite: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17
Bite damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
-6hp

Archon 2 Sword: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13
Sword damage: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (1, 2) + 3 = 6
Archon 2 Sword 2: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24
Sword damage: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (2, 1) + 3 = 6
Archon 2 Bite: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11
Bite damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Archon 2 Sword 2 confirm: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16
Sword damage: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (6, 2) + 3 = 11

Allegra pulls out her wand of infernal healing and hits herself with it.

Mara flew forward and took a shot with her sling at the rear basilisk. She knew she couldn't do much damage, but the dread creatures were already heavily wounded.

Sling, heroism: 1d20 + 11 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 11 + 3 = 22
Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

If holding the bars and breaking the cell doors is working, Pocky keeps it up! Else, she stays still and assures the slaves, “Eyes shut. Live to taste freedom!”

Since GM is fast-forwarding, I won’t bother rolling.

Once the basilisks had been slain, Mara healed herself and examined the petrified slaves, trying to figure out what she could do for them.

Healing Hex (Mara): 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (4, 2) + 10 = 16
Wand of CLW (Mara, 2 charges): 2d8 + 2 ⇒ (2, 4) + 2 = 8

Heal, heroism: 1d20 + 23 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 23 + 3 = 38

Theo realizes that the blood of the basilisks can be used to return the petrified slaves to their former selves. But there is a limited supply.

Number you can save: 6d3 ⇒ (1, 1, 1, 3, 1, 1) = 8

Past the slave pens you find a petrified gnoll with a key still clutched in his hand. He stands next to two large cages with dark cloth draped over them. The cages are empty. A large gently sloping ramp rises upwards in a spiral.

"Let's save the slaves we can now then. Mara, are you able to cast Break Enchantment or Stone to Flesh in the coming days? We may be able to find scrolls."

Allegra starts smearing blood on petrified slaves.

Mara replied to Allegra, "Yes, I can memorize those spells after I have a good night's sleep." She used a charge of her healing wand on the Chelaxian woman, and then started helping her with the basilisk blood.

Wand of CLW (Allegra): 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Both Break Enchantment and Stone to Flesh are on the Shaman spell list.

I don't know if the petrified slaves need to make a fort save to survive the transformation back to flesh, but Mara will try using her Fortune hex on them to assist if that's possible.

I'm just short of Break Enchantment myself. Thanks for the heal!

"Well... that could have gone poorly. But it didn't.
Mara, I didn't know you had such power! With the lightning and all.
I knew that Cerise could do stuff like that. And Theophilus sometimes."

Dervak is somewhat wounded (down to 82/103) but otherwise good to go.

Mind Fog will be dissipated by the time we are ready to advance. Only 10 minutes.

Theophilus will discus (in length) the soothing properties of basilisk blood.
One need only dilute it a bit with either a nice Burgundy; or my favorite, a uplifting rose!

The White Rabbit seems to be wearing a bow tie.

Theo taps Dervak with a wand.
CMWx2: 4d8 + 6 ⇒ (4, 5, 1, 2) + 6 = 18

Pocky repeatedly kicks the petrified gnome’s shoulder until the stone arm snaps off. She uses the severed arm holding the key to open the cell doors.

She is aware the gnoll could have been saved. She is also aware it is a slave-driving scum.

Mind Fog will be dissipated by the time we are ready to advance. Only 10 minutes.

Negative. Mind fog has a 30 minute duration. Mind fog

Theo continues his treatise on basilisk blood for like 28 minutes; plus or minus 2....

Yeah, Dervak is not waiting half an hour for his very limited buff spells to expire.

"Come on, guys. I got through the fog no problem. If it does affect you, how long does it last once you're out?"

Mara replied to Dervak, "My connection to the Heavens Spirits is getting stronger." She healed her friend; she didn't want him going into a confrontation with Biting Lash wounded.

Healing Hex (Dervak): 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (2, 5) + 10 = 17
Wand of CLW (Dervak): 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Chain Lightning is her new 6th lvl Spirit Spell. It's probably better than the spell she'll gain at 13th lvl (Prismatic Spray).
Let me know if anyone else is down hp.

@Mara - Theophilus already healed Dervak with the wand, so you can save the hex - we might need it later. But thanks!

Yeah, Dervak is not waiting half an hour for his very limited buff spells to expire.

"Come on, guys. I got through the fog no problem. If it does affect you, how long does it last once you're out?"

Allegra grunts an affirmative and looks towards Theo, then interrupts him mid-treatise. "How long, Mr. Carter?"

Pocky asks, “Shall I take a peek at what lies ahead? The fog cannot reach the ethereal, can it, Theo?”

Ci Ci waits with the others for the fog to disperse.

"Now that we've cleared out the lower floor, I'm feeling good about ending this Slaver."

Theo looks a bit startled.
Roughly 12 to 72 seconds.

Allegra eyes Theo critically for a moment, turns to Pocky and says, "Good thought. I can hold you up to the ceiling out here if you'd just like to pop your head through."

True! Normal-sized Allegra’s tall enough to lift Ethereal Barbie through a 7’6” high ceiling.

Pocky steps onto Allegra’s enormous palms. She imagines herself as one of those dress-up dolls the human children at the convent would play with.

“I suppose you won’t feel me, but when you see me tap my foot, please take me down.”

Once lifted, Pocky becomes Ethereal. -3 ki

She will peek through the ceiling from Allegra’s hands, or jump through if the ceiling is too thick.

Pocky

This curved chamber hosts a large, well-ordered barracks containing dozens of wooden-framed cots with a small crate under each. A score of gnolls are waiting in anticipation of battle.

Slide 2

Pocky moves through the door that leads to the mind fog.

If no enemy is there, she looks around. Else, she gets a head count and floats through the floor immediately.

Either way, she dares herself to breathe the fog.

Will Save vs Fog: 1d20 + 14 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 14 + 3 = 37

That's two minute of ethereal.

Pocky finds the ramp down and a supply room: This huge and extremely well-stocked storage area is crammed with barrels, crates, and other objects. After a cursory look around Pocky discovers that the supplies here could be used to withstand a siege.

Pocky finds barrels of water, salted meat, tea, etc as well as exploration equipment: tents, rope, shovels and other sundry items.

If you want to grab free supplies for a trek out into the desert now's the time.

Pocky takes what she can carry for survival then heads down through the mind fog.

She tells the others, “Twenty gnolls. Do we attack, or shall I lure them to chase me through the fog?”

Dervak grins.
"This should be good. I'd say attack."

Fine either way, but I think all of our primary casters have AOE spells remaining.

Dervak will Dex-rage before heading up the stairs, but will first wait to see if the party wants to do any other preparations.

Mara gave her opinion, "I'm skeptical of getting them to chase you. It would be great if it worked, but there's a lot that could go wrong."

If we're heading up the stairs, and don't want to wait for the Mind Fog to dissipate, Mara could use her Fortune Hex to give a re-roll to those who haven't already saved.

Can Theo D-door some of us upstairs?

"They've got little reason to come down here for us. Let's head up quickly before they grow wise."

"Kill them all, and let Pharasma judge their souls," Ci Ci says, repeating a maxim of war. "Ready when you are."

Pocky moves swiftly and silently through the fog. (25ft stealth speed)

Stealth, Hero: 1d20 + 27 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 27 + 3 = 46

Once at the door, she checks for traps.

Perc, Hero: 1d20 + 20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 20 + 3 = 41

When everyone’s ready, she’ll gladly open up!

"So, how do we want to do this? Tactics? Positions? We want to plan on blasting them? Or doing more mind-messing stuff so I should hold back from hitting them?
Let's agree on what our plan is this time."

I am fine being D-Door'd up, or going up the stairs.
With Dex-rage, Dervak has AC 36, 10' reach (Long Arm), and 5 AOOs per round. He makes a pretty good front line against an oncoming horde. If these particular gnolls are too tough for his AOOs to drop with one hit, then he can Trip or Disarm.
Sorry for not letting Theo's Confusion do its job last time (although in fairness the AOE blasters had already attacked). Dervak will do what is requested of him.

Mara replied to Dervak, "I'm going to give us an orcish blessing, so we can go forth and vanquish our foes; I'll probably do that at the top of the stairs. It's important to stay together until I recite the prayer; I need everyone to be fairly close. After that I'll speed up the flow of time for us."

Blessing of Fervor requires the targets to be be no more than 30 ft apart. Haste has a similar requirement.

Pocky gladly accepts: Gain a +2 bonus on attack rolls and a +2 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex saves.

Allegra is large enough to not be a good D-Door target, she'll be going up the stairs regardless. When she's done slathering basilisk blood on the stone slaves, she puts a hand on one of the basilisk heads and recites a short pact of protection to Asmodeus, and the skull tears free to float around her and protect her from damage. She'll use a pearl to get a Divine Favor back, then refresh her sacred armor before going up.

Save vs. Mind Fog when applicable: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (11) + 15 = 26

I can dimension Door myself plus three. I will cast it once the signal is given....Pocky, if you could send us a Message for a good place to land?

Theo smiles.
He cast See Invisibility on himself and Dervak.
No worries, Dervak. My fault for not being clear on the combo.

"Ready!"

See Invisibility is self only. Dervak has it if needed, but also has Uncanny Dodge and, for 11 minutes, Blind-Fight.

Mara told her allies, "If we're going to split up, even momentarily, I should say my prayer first. It won't last long, so we have to be ready to move!" She concentrated, causing her form to start wavering again.

Re-activating Time Flicker (Blur). Just before Theo is about to Dimension Door, Mara will cast Blessing of Fervor.

"I'm ready. Let's burn this place to the ground," Ci Ci says with a tone of resolution.

Pocky points to the mind fog and says, “Twenty feet up from the center of that fog should be safe.”

She’ll walk, so Mara and Ci-Ci can zip around it with Theo.
Pocky made her save, I believe.

Theo who are you taking? And where are you landing? Are you just wanting to get around the mind fog or are going to teleport into the barracks? Pocky you did make your save, I believe Dervak also already made his save.