Rissi's spell misses the wizard but Miana lands a set of blows and disrupts the Azlanti's spell! He shouts in rage and tries to cast a spell at Miana but his rage overcomes his magic and the spell dissipates.
Kufi 17 | HP 208/208 | AC:31 T:18 FF:31 CMD: 36 | Fort +15, Ref +17, Will +14; +1 vs. traps, +4 vs. fear, +1 vs. poison | Init +9 | Perception +27 (+28 vs. surprise, +30 vs. traps)
"Do go on about how you'll inherit the empire... aren't you a little old to be a sucker? If you don't learn in the first few hundred years..."
Kufieno smiles as he lashes out repeatedly.
I'm guessing he actually has an abjuration effect up! The sadistic sword property is relevant!
If AC<36, 37 damage plus -2 AC for 1 round (or 7 if DR=30)
If 30<AC<37, 89 damage plus -2 AC for 3 rounds (or 12 if DR=30)
If AC=30 , 115 damage plus -2 AC for 3 rounds (or 38 if DR=30)
If 25<AC<30, 155 damage plus -2 AC for 4 rounds (or 48 if DR=30)
If AC<26, 200 damage plus -2 AC for 5 rounds (or 63 if DR=30)
(ACs include -2 AC penalty after first hit)
I cannot construct a subset of Miana's attack rolls that equal 90 hp, even in light of smite bypassing DR
Rissi swears in rather colorful Tien, particularly questioning the virtue of Khalib's mother, before using a greater dispel magic dweomer upon the wizard to strip his defenses.
dispel:1d20 + 21 ⇒ (11) + 21 = 32I believe the kimono's caster level bonus applies to dispel checks. I dispel up to four ongoing 21 caster level spells or less, starting with with the highest spell level
Nope, not 30 DR! Just a math error. I also forgot that Miana bypassed DR so I recalculated the damage and went from there.
Miana's holy blows smash through Khalib's magical defenses and Seal puts a large wound in the man's side. Kufieno then strikes furiously and leaves slashes across the man's back, causing him to shout in pain until suddenly his cry is cut short by Kufieno's final blow!
Out of combat!
gear!:
staff of size alteration; masterwork dagger, amulet of natural armor +2, evil robe of the archmagi (variant, +4 resist to saves replaced by +4 Int enhancement), Sihedron ring, gold-and-ivory contingency statuette worth 2,000 gp, spellbooks (contain all spells from the Core Rulebook plus monstrous physique spells from the Advanced Player’s Guide, save for any enchantment and illusion spells), gemstone dust worth 15,000 gp (for temporal stasis)
Rissi shakes her head. "I hope the master is as *chhhh* overconfident as his henchman, but I *squeak* have my doubts. No doubt that was merely a sycophant."
Rissi pauses. "My magical energies are becoming strained, although I *chhh* hold some magic of note in reserve. We may wish to consider that our ultimate foe lies close at hand - and any preparations to face him should be considered soon"
Male Human (Varisian) Oracle (Lore) 8, Evangelist 10 | HP 165/165 | AC:36 T:20 FF:29 CMD: 30 | F+13 R+22 W+24 (+2 vs transmutation) | Init +5 | Per +25 (+4 to determine whether he's surprised), Darkvision 60ft
Lucian seems invigorated by the resounding victory met by his companions. "No doubt he was a mere underling. I expect Karzoug to be an entierly different affair. Anyone wounded?"
Giant Slayer 17| HP 241/241 (214/292) |20% MC AC:23 T:15 FF:21 CMD: 41(45) | F+21 R+15 W+12 | Init +2 | Per +27
"I'm set to go. But I will let you decide further course of action. It's a long ways down and I don't know if a Runelord would like it if you sleep in his place.
"To answer your question, Lucian, Thunderpuss and I are a bit bloodied. Wands, potions, gods' glory, we will take it."
Lucian quickly heals any wounds the party sustained but just as Rissi suggests making greater preparations, you hear a thud from further down and a deep menacing growl. Footsteps reverberate down the curved hall, but only a few... and then you see the massive, bestial demon rounding the bend, its body combining the worst aspects of a bear, a mantis, a wolf, and a reptilian humanoid.
You recognize it as a Shemhazian demon. Although nearly all the horrors of the Abyss prey upon one another in an endless, eternal bloodbath, shemhazians are predators among predators. They are more intimidating and physically powerful than most demons, combining the features of numerous insectile and bestial hunters into one massive, deadly form. Although they don’t require sustenance, shemhazians take perverse delight in mutilating and eating their victims. DR/cold iron and good; immune to electricity, poison; resistant to acid, cold, fire, and spells.
Male Human (Varisian) Oracle (Lore) 8, Evangelist 10 | HP 165/165 | AC:36 T:20 FF:29 CMD: 30 | F+13 R+22 W+24 (+2 vs transmutation) | Init +5 | Per +25 (+4 to determine whether he's surprised), Darkvision 60ft
Lucian flies to catch up with his friends, and casts blessing of fervor.
"Desna - now would be a perfectly good time to send us your envoy!" declares the Varisian. Almost instantly, he feels a benevolent presence beside him. An elegantly armored sentinel stands alert, her eyes radiating divine light and her noble blade crackling with power. Her harmonious face soon turns sour as she gazes at the massive demon, and she casts a spell as she displays her holy sword for the shemhazian demon to behold.
Casting banishment (Will DC 22 with the holy sword displayed) SR:1d20 + 13 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 13 + 1 = 31
Rissi's missiles attract the attention of the demon, who growls in anger that the rat would have the audacity to attack him. In retaliation, he glares at her with his glowing red eyes....
DC 21 Fort or paralyzed for 1 round! Everyone must roll a save against this and Rissi has to roll twice.
Initiative:
1. Rissi, Kufieno, and Lucian
2. Shemhazian demon (15 dmg)
3. Seal and Miana
Lucian focuses his thoughts and casts debilitating portent on the demon, hoping to stop his rampage.
Bypassing SR:1d20 + 27 ⇒ (16) + 27 = 43 Will DC 29 each time he lands an attack or damaging spell. On a failed save, it deals half damage. I'll cancel the spell if the demon lands a crit at someone.
Meanwhile, the azata steps forward and bestows Sealman's weapon with align weapon, infusing it with the power of good.
Giant Slayer 17| HP 241/241 (214/292) |20% MC AC:23 T:15 FF:21 CMD: 41(45) | F+21 R+15 W+12 | Init +2 | Per +27
Seal's weapon already acts as Good from the Blessed Striker feat. And he's invisible. So I don't know if you want the Azata to do something else. I'll post actions in the morning. Eyes are blurry.
Seal Fort Save not a 1:1d20 + 24 ⇒ (14) + 24 = 38 Thunderpuss Fort Save not a 1:1d20 + 19 ⇒ (16) + 19 = 35
Lucian sends a curse upon the demon as his azata ally blesses Kufieno's sword. Seal charges forward and nearly slips and misses his target but with a bit of extra luck is able to strike the beast in the foot!
Initiative:
1. Rissi, Kufieno, and Lucian
2. Shemhazian demon (64 dmg, DC 29 Will or half dmg)
3. Seal and Miana
The wizard shrugs off the glare, glaring back. Furious at being directly assaulted she summons a series of meteorites from some magical heaven, imbuing them with all of her might. Although they land far from the creature, they still envelop it with flame.
Metamagic mastery, maximized Meteor Swarm; four meteors: make four DC 31 reflex saves versus 36 points of damage per meteor, a successful save halves the damage. Add the fours results; fire resistance applies once.
Male Human (Varisian) Oracle (Lore) 8, Evangelist 10 | HP 165/165 | AC:36 T:20 FF:29 CMD: 30 | F+13 R+22 W+24 (+2 vs transmutation) | Init +5 | Per +25 (+4 to determine whether he's surprised), Darkvision 60ft
The azata shoots two rays of pure light.
RTA:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (13) + 14 = 272d12 ⇒ (8, 5) = 13 RTA:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (9) + 14 = 232d12 ⇒ (10, 11) = 21
Lucian takes a step forward and channels pure energy to heal his companions. It should heal everyone except the demon. Channel:7d6 ⇒ (1, 1, 3, 3, 5, 3, 1) = 17
Deeper in, you find a 20-foot-tall golden statue of Karzoug, Runelord of Greed, standing in the southern portion of the chamber, his hands before him as if they may have once held an object between them. A brazier stands before the statue, plumes of smokeless fire churning inside of it. North of the statue stands a stone pagoda-like structure, a single opening in its southern face revealing two smaller statues of Karzoug within, on either side of a twenty-foot-long sarcophagus bearing the likeness of the runelord on its golden lid. To the west, a massive pair of golden double doors shimmers behind a hazy screen of golden energy.
Rissi and Lucian study the door together and determine a few things: the golden buzz is essentially a permanent wall of force that repairs damage to itself. Furthermore, each time an effect damages this wall or attempts to destroy it, a golden bolt of energy rebounds back to strike the source of the damage. However, there seems to be a strange magical resonance between the wall and some of your weapons....
You bar yourselves in a safe room in the Pinnacle and restore your strengths. The next morning you use your dominant weapons to quickly beat through the golden barrier.
Pillars of gold support the arching ceiling of this room. The northern wall bears a particularly detailed mural that shows Xin-Shalast at its height, with the face atop Mhar Massif appearing to address its citizens as magical runes and spirals of energy emerge from its open mouth. Yet even this impressive work of art is overwhelmed by what towers in the center of the room—an immense, slowly rotating, thirty-foot-diameter sphere of gold, its surface shimmering with strangely sluggish flames. A stone walkway with a set of stairs leads up to the side of the sphere, where a five-foot-wide ramp leads up to a ten-foot-wide platform balanced precariously atop of the globe, from which a shimmering pillar of golden light shines up to the ceiling above.
Before you can take the time to tinker with anything in the room, you need to deal with the Pinnacle’s final guardians: several wardens of wind who attend to their lamia mistress, Most High Ceoptra.
Male Human (Varisian) Oracle (Lore) 8, Evangelist 10 | HP 165/165 | AC:36 T:20 FF:29 CMD: 30 | F+13 R+22 W+24 (+2 vs transmutation) | Init +5 | Per +25 (+4 to determine whether he's surprised), Darkvision 60ft
Lucian's list of buffs cast before entering the room:
Moment of Prescience +16 (self, 16 hours)
False Life (from Sihedron Medallion) (self, 5 hours) 1d10 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14 Shield Other (Rissi, 16 hours) Mass Fly (the whole group, 160 minutes) Spell Resistance 28 (self & Sealman, 16 minutes) Mass Owl's Wisdom (+4 Wis for the whole team, 16 minutes)
Tongues (self, 160 minutes)
Extended Shield of Faith (self, 32 minutes)
Extended Ironskin (self, 32 minutes)
Extended Freedom of Movement (self, 32 minutes)
Important Note: if you'd like a buff (Spell Resistance, Freedom of Movement or Shield of Faith come to mind), please do ask and ye shall receive!
Not wanting to rush in alone, Kufieno hangs back with the rest of the group.
The Most High Cleopatra prefers to stay back and once her giant allies have descended on you she creates a blade barrier across the room to hinder your access to her holy persona.
The cloud giants easily block the path in and take swings at the party:
Giant Slayer 17| HP 241/241 (214/292) |20% MC AC:23 T:15 FF:21 CMD: 41(45) | F+21 R+15 W+12 | Init +2 | Per +27
Miss Chance < 20%:1d100 ⇒ 52 Miss Chance < 20%:1d100 ⇒ 16
"I came to bring the pain. Time to send you all back to the astral plane..."
Seal solos the giants as they make the rash move to charge him. The dwarf takes the first hit, but the second whiffs through his blurred image. In either case, the giantslayer plans to return the greeting in kind.
Still burning a LB ever major door. Raging, PA, Adaptation. Starting on Green, then working around to blue.
And huzzah, evasion for no damage through the barrier :)
Miana dodges, ducks, dips, dives, and dodges through the barrier and continues forward to deliver a powerful heel kick to the lamia, aiming for her solar plexus to knock the wind out of her.
Stunning Defensive Improved Vital Strike IF PA kick!:1d20 + 18 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 18 + 2 - 2 = 33 Damage on hit:2d8 + 4d8 + 7 + 10 ⇒ (1, 8) + (7, 5, 1, 5) + 7 + 10 = 44 If a hit, DC 25 Fort save or stunned round
Ok, back from my trip and shouldn't be traveling for a few weeks at least. I got back yesterday but after waking up at 3 am for an early flight and then traveling all day I didn't have much energy for updating. Back on track now though!
Seal takes down one of the giants in three strong swings and then still has enough energy to wound the next one in line! The azata is unable to remove the blade barrier but luckily Miana is quickly enough to duck, dip, dive, and, uh, leap through the blades to reach the lamia priestess. Unfortunately Cleopatra is ready and dodges the kick.
Will:2d20 ⇒ (8, 9) = 17 Ref:2d20 ⇒ (14, 12) = 26
Finally Rissi blinds the two giants, allowing Kufieno to step in and blast them with a jolt of electricity.
Blinded and frustrated by the cool ease with which the dwarf took down their brother, the two giants wildly swing in Seal's direction:
Giant Slayer 17| HP 241/241 (214/292) |20% MC AC:23 T:15 FF:21 CMD: 41(45) | F+21 R+15 W+12 | Init +2 | Per +27
Sealman side steps one of the flailing giants at the last moment, but then is cracked along his blindside. The dwarf sucks it up and continues to siliently smash the his enemy into the ground. After he's done slicing, Sealman sneaks in a bit to throw off the standing giants.
