In addition to what Mara knows, Theo knows it is resistant to cold damage.
Rowan directs a flurry at Aggra.
The cultist tries to bring down the half-elf swashbuckler.
Unsurprisingly the thrown bits of wood and tile do little harm.
"You can't have her, you foul beast!", Mara cried. She stepped back, drew her axe, and chopped at the traitor dog.
Dervak moves to help Mara, stabbing at the hideous dog-creature.
He also bleeds (now has taken 6 damage).
Ellery realizing what is going on, and finding himself between a dangerous jerk and said jerk's zealot followers, decides to press his luck and takes a 5ft step towards Zandalus and attempts to stick him with the pointy end of the dagger!
Theophilus steps 10' closer to the madwoman (my kind of girl!), and attempts to Evil Eye Hex her.
Mara is unafraid of the creature but it easily sidewinds her attack.
Dervak's spear connects on Shucks worm-like lower body,
Ellery's attack looks like its going to strike true but it is blocked by some sort of magical force.
Aggra sees the way Theo is looking at him and winks. She seemingly cannot take her eye off the gentleman.
Both his punches hit home bruising the woman's face and arm.
In the same broken voice Zandalus commands the cultists, "Stop throwing rocks and subdue our newest chosen!"
Two more magic missiles fly from his fingers this time they both strike Julius.
As they hit Julius he falls over unconscious, but stable thanks to the Sanitarium Shirt. And since it healed HP he is no longer bleeding. At this point Zandalus' eyes go blank and he sways loosely for a few seconds.
Shuck 5ft steps into Mara's square. Mara was ready for it and heaves the greataxe into its head, injuring it greatly but not killing it.
Shuck mauls Mara with everything it has.
Aggra steps closer to the object of her affection, on top of Julius, and says to Theo, "I'll be right with you honey."
But she's just too distracted to reach around the monk's neck.
Rowan flurries again at Aggra.
Rowan can't help but glance back at Shuck but the recent horrors have steeled his heart against such things. Rowan continues to batter the old lady with blow after blow but she keeps coming.
One of the cultists steps up to Rowan while the other retreats back to defend Zandalus from Ellery.
One strike gets through Rowan's preternatural reflexes while the rogue with a laced mouth also gets taken from behind.
Dervak is no longer averting his gaze, so he sees the strange creature. He is disturbed by it, but fights on.
He tries to gore the creature with his tusks, to no avail.
He also continues to bleed.
Mara shuddered and stepped away from Shuck; holding her axe with one hand, she took out her wand and bestowed Sarenrae's blessing on her allies. That done, she dropped the wand and readied her axe.
Ellery winces as he is struck by the Cultist and takes a quick side step. He turns that step into an attempt to disembowel Zandalus.
Theophilus begins to Cackle, as he points at Shuck.
The mirthful gentleman steps 5' closer to Zandalas' direction.
Ellery's shiv easily injures the helpless cult leader.
Julius begins to convulse violently on the floor and then falls still. Zandalus shakes his head coming out of his stupor and begins to grin evilly.
Shuck steps into Mara's square continuing its assault on the shaman, but she is saved by Theo's curse.
Aggra steps next to the witch bear hugging him with a vice like embrace, letting go she leaves heavy bruising and a broken rib as a parting gift.
My dear, I may need to return the frosty favor!
Rowan is tired of Aggra’s shenanigans.
He winds up a nasty haymaker and unloads.
Rowan clocks his elder in the jaw shattering it and knocking her on her feet unmoving.
The cultists clearly have better things to fear than Shucky, who keeps on jumping at Mara.
Ellery escapes a sappy fate for now.
Rowan however is not so lucky and takes another blow from one dressed in yellow rags.
Mara stepped away from the psychopomp and swung her axe again at the horrific beast, but she was too overcome with fear to fight properly.
Smiling in gratitude to Rowan, the Witch casts a spell before stepping up to touch a cultist; his hands suddenly becoming frosty.
Creatures damaged by your spells with the cold descriptor become entangled.
Benefit: The frost of your cold spell clings to the target, impeding it for a short time. A rime spell causes creatures that takes cold damage from the spell to become entangled for a number of rounds equal to the original level of the spell.
This feat only affects spells with the cold descriptor.
Level Increase: +1 (a rime spell uses up a spell slot one level higher than the spell’s actual level.)
Frostbite
School transmutation [cold]; Level bloodrager 1, druid 1, magus 1, shaman 1, witch 1
CASTING
Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S
EFFECT
Range touch
Targets creature touched
Duration instantaneous
Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance yes
DESCRIPTION
Your melee touch attack deals 1d6 points of nonlethal cold damage + 1 point per level, and the target is fatigued. The fatigued condition ends when the target recovers from the nonlethal damage. This spell cannot make a creature exhausted even if it is already fatigued. You can use this melee touch attack up to one time per level.
"MARA!" the warrior shouts, "Julius is dead! Heal Rowan and Theo before they join him!"
He stabs at the dog-creature.
Then he drops the longspear and moves, drawing the falchion, and moves next to Rowan.
My update will be a later today since its a little too complicated to do it at work.
Okay, if Theo is there then Dervak does not drop the spear and draw the falchion - he just moves to support Theo and Rowan with the longspear.
Okay, if Theo is there then Dervak does not drop the spear and draw the falchion - he just moves to support Theo and Rowan with the longspear.
The cultist easily sidesteps Theo’s clumsy touch. Meanwhile Dervak strikes a blow that should skewer the dog creature straight through but it only pierces halfway through its torso, regardless it falls to the ground unmoving.
Ellery's dagger finds soft flesh leaving a short gash on the mad prophet.
Zandalus’ mad eyes return as his gaze falls on Dervak, “At odds with your divided mind? Excellent! Let's do something about your healer first.”
Zandalus steps away from Ellery’s reach and two more magic missiles spring from his fingers both striking Mara leaving a wound that spews blood, .
Julius’ body shudders as any color he had left drains from his face and a long unnatural tongue lolls from his mouth, “Ugh.. Theo get off me. What smells so delicious?”
Smiling in gratitude to Rowan, the Witch casts a spell before stepping up to touch a cultist; his hands suddenly becoming frosty.
[dice=Touch AC]1d20+1+1; 1d6+3** spoiler omitted **
Smiling in gratitude to Rowan, the Witch casts a spell before stepping up to touch a cultist; his hands suddenly becoming frosty.
[dice=Touch AC]1d20+1+1; 1d6+3** spoiler omitted **
The cultist easily sidesteps Theo’s clumsy touch.
Theo easily touches the cultist causing thick layers of frost to develop.
Rowan realizes he is hurt worse than he thought. He leans back, as if to throw another strong punch, then pivots and runs toward Mara.
The apostle by Ellery and Zandalus interposes himself between the two and too weakly hits Ellery with a sap.
The freezing apostle can barely lift his hand against Theo but his friend brings down his sap against Theo's head hard.
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Distracted by the effectiveness of his spell, the gentleman barely registers the bullying attack that introduces him to the floor!
Herself bleeding, Mara healed Rowan and moved up.
"Julius! Uh, you don't look so hot. Dervak said you were..."
Dervak drops the longspear, draws his falchion, and attacks Julius.
"Mara! Theophilus is down!"
Ellery decides to turn his attention to the cultist and takes a stab at him.
Mara is certain that Julius turned into a ghoul. Julius looks like he’s about to say something but then his head is lopped off by Dervak, while Ellery slashes the apostle’s forearm.
Zandalus concentrates on a spot between Mara and Dervak. Both of them feel the urge to yawn but are otherwise unaffected.
Would it be possible to get a different color for the numbers on the cultists? I made them out, but perhaps a different color would make it stand out better? Unless I am the only one that thinks so, then I will live, I am partially color blind so I don't know if it is just my color perception or if they are that difficult for everyone.
And, I fear that I shall never make another hat again!
Rowan runs back up to the fight and slings a bullet at Zandalus.
The bullet strikes Zandalus in the head leaving a nasty mark.
None of the apostles clumsy attacks hit their mark.
The steady sound of snoring comes from the lay-a-bout...
Dervak looks at the various foes; the cultists threatening Theophilus if he wakes, the sorcerer who has inflicted these bleeding wounds.
"If you can't heal him then send me to Zandalus, Mara! I'll risk the fog-land!"
His voice cracks as he says this.
If what Julius said was true, what comes out from that jump might not be me....