
Cassius Sacero |

Cassius' eyebrows shoot up at the exchange between Fhingle and the book thing. "Ah, er, s#*$! We should get ready. I can try to pop them as soon as they appear. Humans I can handle."

Zea of Kintargo |

Ah I just saw Foxy's post.
Zea nods quickly "Oh my. Ok, we should arrange ourselves around the top of the stairs." She scampers quietly upstairs.

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"Go! Go! Upstairs!"
Saul waves his hands and forces the party upstairs after the warning that the Asmodeans have been alerted.
I've moved our icons to line the walls so that we can't get attacked until they go through the door. I suppose Saul will attack first and ask questions second, if they do indeed head up to confront us

Foxy Quickpaw |

While all hurry up you hear strange baying. The group arranges like they think it's best for tactics.
Below a door is opened and a voice that sounds of suppressed anger bellows at the scrivenite. The scrivenite answers and it goes back and forth for a while.
"<Who dares to come here?>" the woman asks.
"<Four people, they didn't introduce themself>" the scrivenite answers.
"<With weapons?>"
"<Yes>"
"<Why didn't you kill them?>"
"<That was not in my contract. They didn't pass and didn't touch anything.>"
"<Useless idiot.>"

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wisdom check: 1d20 ⇒ 10 Nope, I can't place the voice...
perception: 1d20 + 6 + 1d6 ⇒ (14) + 6 + (2) = 22
Saul whispers: "Sulfur? Braying? They have hell hounds! Jarithe, if you can do that smoke thing, do it now!"
He quickly quaffs a potion.
CLW potion: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

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Jarithe draws a smoke stick and tinder twig and lights the smoke stick throwing it in front of the entrance and then does it once more to cover a twenty by twenty area in smoke and then he will start performing
I only have four rounds left to give you sight in the smoke then we have to back out

Foxy Quickpaw |

I only have four rounds left... you don't think this would be more appropriate language for ooc?
"You know I can hear you?" the woman calls up from the basement. "How about you kill yourself? That way you can have it quick and with little pain."
"<Mephiry, get up and burn those losers.>" the woman tells in Infernal. And then speaks some more words that are unintelligible.
Parties actions <--
The smoke stick will create a 10x10x10 foot cube. With two you'd get 20x10x10.

Zea of Kintargo |

Zea, still small and having cast her spell on Cassius, waits silently next to the stairs, ready to spring out and strike.
Stealth to hide quietly: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (3) + 18 = 21
Jarithe, do you want to position so you can improve the AC of myself and Saul?

Zea of Kintargo |

Someone moved you already. I think we're all ready to go! Cassius, are you in a different room? Or are you just representing yourself as on the ceiling?

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planes: 1d20 + 7 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 7 + (5) = 14
"Eat silver, devil!"
Saul will stab through the smoke at the lemure as soon as you roll initiative. Just let me at him!

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Saul takes a five foot step to the north and stabs at the lemure when it makes his appearance! I'm not exactly sure where he comes out, so I'll update my position after the lemure is on the map
just to clarify- Jarithe's song allows us to see through the smoke and not the normal inspire courage?
mithral longspear: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 151d8 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

Zea of Kintargo |

Zea steps up as well while casting a spell and attacks. She imbues her weapon with magic to power her fighting.
Swift action spend a point to make my weapon +1. Casting arcane mark to get a second attack through spellstrike and spell combat.
Attack 1: 1d20 + 6 + 1 + 1 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 1 + 1 - 2 + 1 = 10+1 attk from small, +1 dex from reduce person
Attack 2: 1d20 + 6 + 1 + 1 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 6 + 1 + 1 - 2 + 1 = 14+1 attk from small, +1 dex from reduce person
Dam 1: 1d4 + 4 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 1 + 1 = 10
Dam 2: 1d4 + 4 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 1 + 1 = 10
K planes: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19
Zea calls out to Cassius on his perch "Don't try to affect its mind!"

Foxy Quickpaw |

Saul hits the lemure hard with his silver spear and Zea manages only to hit with her second swing of her blade, but that is enough to finish the devil. One would expect it to fall down the stairs again, but it simply vanishes.
Behind it comes an ogrekin up the stairs, that stabs at Zea with it's shortspear, but misses.
Attack;MissChance 20%: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 91d6 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 91d100 ⇒ 87
Suddenly the woman and her hellhound appear in the hall of insects, the hell hound trotting closer and breathing fire.
Fire DC14: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 1) = 4
Reflex for half. I have no access to the map now. It's a 10 foot cone.

Zea of Kintargo |

Zea laughs as the fire spits out at her. "You think that can touch me? I am Zea of REDROOF! Woman, you think you can control the flames? I was born to them." She doesn't even attempt to dodge the fire but moves forward to strike the hound.
K planes on the hellhound: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26
Not sure if it's my turn again but I figure if I'm in a 10 ft cone of fire I can 5 ft step up to the hellhound. I'll revise this if I'm wrong or it's not my turn yet. Just want to keep things moving if I happen to be right.
Attack 1: 1d20 + 6 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 6 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 14
Attack 2: 1d20 + 6 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 6 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 14
Dam 1: 1d4 + 4 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 1 + 1 = 8
Dam 2: 1d4 + 4 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 1 + 1 = 8
Crap. More misses, probably. Afaik, having concealment from the hellhound doesn't help me hit it at all.
Swinging wildly, Zea calls out "Saul, can we coordinate our attack on this thing?"

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reflex vs fire cone: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9 not sure where the enemies are, so you can tell me later if I am in the cone
Don't go too fast Zea, you will outpace the others who need to go yet and then it will get confusing

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How did Nox get so far away from us, past Fhingle, down the hallway? Seems that should have provoked at least one AoO from me, so just in case:
longspear AoO: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 151d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
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"Her! She was at the demonstration... A lieutenant of the Thrunes!"
Saul would like to get at her, but can't get around her minions safely. Lacking better option, he strikes at the nearest enemy within reach, the ogrekin.
longspear: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 111d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Foxy Quickpaw |

Suddenly the woman and her hellhound appear in the hall of insects, the hell hound trotting closer and breathing fire.
In character you should s++& your pants for her appearing there with her hell hound. Out of character I'll tell you for your piece of mind, that she used dimension door. The only one who would have gotten an AoO would be Fhingle, on the Hell hound for moving past him.
The woman seems unaffected by Cassius' magic. The ogrekin keeps attacking Zea. It misses with its spear, but it is disgusting as it bites her in the shoulder. The hellhound bites at Zea too (3dmg).
Shortspear: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 151d6 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11
Bite: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 171d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Bite;Fire: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 91d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 61d6 ⇒ 5
Nox moves to Fhingle and stabs at him, leisurely*.
Glaive: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (11) + 11 = 221d10 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
*This is without power attack

Zea of Kintargo |

Am I still small, i.e. has it been less than three minutes? If so, my AC is 19. Where are we in init right now? And doesn't the ogrekin have a miss chance against me? Maybe he has blind-sight or somethign, idk.

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Jarithe continues to perform a second round and pulls another tinder twig and smoke bomb tossing it at the back of the group where the enemy just magically appeared covering that area in smoke as well.

Zea of Kintargo |

Zea steps up in front of the hound while slashing at it twice, trying to leave the sparrow's mark upon it.
Attack 1: 1d20 + 6 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (7) + 6 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 15Normal attk bonus+1 enhancement+1 bless+1 size+1 extra dex-2 spell combat
Attack 2: 1d20 + 6 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 6 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 23
Dam 1: 1d4 + 4 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 1 + 1 = 9Normal dam+1 enh+1 extra dex
Dam 2: 1d4 + 4 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 1 + 1 = 10
Casting arcane mark to get a second attack. This provokes from the hellhound. If he hits me, I have to make a concentration check or lose the spell and thus lose the second attack.
Concentration check: 1d20 + 3 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 + 3 = 24
With Fhingle's help and the magic surging through her rusty old sword, she slices deep into the monster twice.

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Saul sees the whole situation unraveling in front of him like a slow motion nightmare.
This is the woman from the Opera House riots! A lieutenant of the Thrunes and a pet hellhound! We were not ready for this! We weren't ready!
"Get away from her, Little Mac!" The halfling surely wouldn't be able to take another hit!
Wanting to concentrate attacks on a single target, Saul takes a five-foot step to the south and attacks the hellhound.
longspear: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 6 + 1 = 181d8 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11 [3 strength, 1 bless, 1 masterwork, 2 bab]

Foxy Quickpaw |

I noticed I didn't resolve Saul's attack at the ogrekin. It was a miss
AoO;Fire: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 231d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 31d6 ⇒ 3
The hellhound bites Zea while she recklessly casts in front of it, but she keeps her concentration. Her attack is off maybe because of this distraction, but the second one hits.
Saul also stabs with his spear at the hellhound adding another serious wound to the beast.
Cassius shoots the scary lady that stands right next to him, but because she wields a reach weapon she can't interfere with his shooting. The bolt finds an opening in the armor and draws blood.
Nox shouts an order in infernal "<Protect my pet.>" which the ogrekin obeys, placing himself between Saul and the hound. It stabs and bites at Saul, but far to imprecise to do any damage.
Short Spear: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 131d6 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Bite: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 41d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
The hound keeps biting at Zea. Nox rips out the bolt Cassius shot at her.
And as Zea is now the biggest threat for her pet, Nox steps closer to attack Zea too. The hound fails to get the leg it aimed at, but Nox deals Zea a painful wound (15dmg).
Bite;Fire: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 171d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 21d6 ⇒ 4
Glaive: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 301d10 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
Nox ripping the bolt out is just fluff and no action.

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Saul curses as the ogrekin steps in his way. He five-foot steps to the north, and then attempts to reach the hellhound again.
1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 181d8 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Zea of Kintargo |

Did either of those attacks miss due to smoke? Jarithe or Foxy? I think that Jarithe intended to cover the top of the stairs which is certainly where I am. If they both hit, I'm disabled.
Zea coughs blood and sputters, stepping back a little ways. "H... h... help."
5 ft step toward Jarithe.
Zea, grunting in pain, strikes at the hound while stepping toward her inspiring ally.
Attack 1: 1d20 + 6 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 6 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 23
Dam 1: 1d4 + 4 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 1 + 1 = 9
Don't want to provoke from the hellhound and the ogrekin so just attacking normally with my scimitar.

Foxy Quickpaw |

Reflex Ogrekin: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
Reflex Ogrekin: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 = 17
The ogrekin falls on his behind. It gets up again (provoking from Zea) and keeps attacking Zea with its shortspear.
Spear;Miss Chance 20%: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 261d6 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 101d100 ⇒ 95
Whole party again <--