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The serpentine magic missiles sizzle and fizzle when they crash into the pink barbazu's infernal protective barrier.
The purple barbazu reaches out with clawed arms to shove Puddle out of his way, so he can get to the priest. The fiend recoils when it encounters Hanlin's magic circle against evil. "Cowardly but clever, human priestling! Ah, but I have the patience of the eternally damned. Your protections won't last long; they merely delay your inevitable doom!"
The pink barbazu steps toward the priest and thrusts twice. When both attacks miss and he realizes he's surrounded by a swarm of mounted gnomes, he throws down his glaive, flexing his wicked claws. "MWAAHAHAHA! I find myself, brother, in the middle of a AAA gnome buffet! I love me some fey finger food!"
Shayle giggles and black fallen-angel wings flutter as she shifts away from Florence. She pulls a 50-foot rope from the belt at her narrow waist and flings it at the air elemental, lassoing the creature. "I feel like a kid again, with a balloon on the end of my string."
Erlathan & Puddles & Florence
Vegazi
Hanlin
Lord Bragget & Sir Kibble
Nina
Inky
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Shayle
Pink Barbazu
Purple Barbazu
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Bishop
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Bishop flanks the pink barbazu with Lord Braggett and Sir Kibble, and the rogue drives his dagger home.
With a little help from Incandescence, Nina whacks the bearded devil with her silver mace.
"Ha, ha, brother! It seems your dinner is finally fighting back. Chase them my direction, where they can test their mettle against a true knight of Hell," the purple fiend taunts Pinky.
Erlathan & Puddles & Florence
Vegazi
Hanlin
Lord Bragget & Sir Kibble
Nina
Inky
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Shayle
Pink Barbazu
Purple Barbazu (-6; cannot enter the magic circle against evil)
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Bishop
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"Knight?!" Lord Braggett throws his head back in laughter, "I've known squirrels with more knightly prowess! Ha, if you're the best hell has to offer, the forces of good have nothing to worry about." He calls cheerfully over his shoulder as he continues to hack away at the devil's brother. Meanwhile, worked up by the talk of squirrels, Kibble forgets his orders to copy Inky, and tries to sink his teeth deep into the pink barbazu's shin.
Standard action: Attack Pink Barbazu
Kibble:
Standard action: Attack Pink Barbazu
The first time Kibble is hit in a round, Braggett will use the Mounted Combat feat, and as an immediate action to try and negate any damage. The hit is negated if the Ride check result is greater than the opponent's attack roll.
For the first two adjacent allies (including Braggett) who are targeted for an attack, Kibble will use the Bodyguard feat to use an AoO and boost their AC.
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Within his sanctuary and within his magic circle against evil, Hanlin the Bubble Boy uses a wand to apply some divine first aid to Nina.
Lord Braggett and Sir Kibble prick the pink rose from Hell, and he bleeds... a little.
Erlathan & Puddles & Florence
Vegazi
Hanlin
Lord Bragget & Sir Kibble
Nina
Inky
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Shayle
Pink Barbazu
Purple Barbazu (-6; cannot enter the magic circle against evil)
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Bishop
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Lord Braggett and Sir Kibble slice and bite, and the pink barbazu screams, "NOOOOO!!! I'm ready to return to Hell. Not until I've supped on the priest's soul... " His death rattle ends in a loud, satisfying pop. The pink bearded devil is no more!
Vegazi trains her eye and her mother's bow on the purple barbazu.
Erlathan & Puddles & Florence
Vegazi
Hanlin
Lord Bragget & Sir Kibble
Nina
Inky
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Shayle
Purple Barbazu
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Bishop
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Florence the air elemental struggles against the rope.
Whether he succeeds or not, Florence floats over towards Shayle, and winds up a cloudy fist.
"Gah! Trap my minions, will you? I should have known you'd resort to such cheap, unfair tactics!" Erlathan emphatically shouts at the erinyes devil, his chin tentacles flopping about. "Devil, meet my snakey missile friends!"
... while Puddles swings another punch at the barbazu.
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Erlathan and his team of summoned cohorts shoot, slam, and swing to no avail.
Shayle has had enough of the slap-happy air elemental. She drops her rope, which snakes to the rocks 40 feet below. Her wings carry her a few feet away from Florence, and drawing her bow, she rapid fires four flaming arrows at the creature. Florence leaves this plane of existence for another.
Shayle screams, "I can't believe it took four shots to bring down a lousy air elemental!" A determined look crosses her beautiful, fiendish face. "'Practice makes perfect,' Baalzebul always says." She points at each of you with a long, slender black finger. "Who will be my next target? Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, stick my arrow in a foe... "
The purple barbazu flays the water elemental with its claws, then lashes out with its spiky, filthy beard. Puddles splashes away.
Erlathan
Vegazi
Hanlin
Lord Bragget & Sir Kibble
Nina
Inky
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Shayle
Purple Barbazu
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Bishop
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Nina quickly takes stock of their situation; Pinky'd finally been sent back to Hell where he belonged but they still had Shayle and Purple to contend with. And yet Purple didn't seem to be able to cross whatever magical protections Hanlin had laid down. So that meant...
"Hey Inky, you can block arrows, right!?"
"Can I block what!?" the eidolon exclaims, though by then Nina's already dropped her mace and is in the process of snatching up her dropped crossbow and working on loading it.
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Like a true dragoon, Nina employs Incandescence as a sandbag and draws her crossbow. Inky's a little uncomfortable in the role of pure meat-shield, but she complies anyway, like a trusty mount should.
Hanlin decides to take of Iomedae's numero uno and sticks his wand of cure light wounds into one of his bleeding holes, treating the injury.
Vegazi moves closer to Shayle and fires her bow at the erinyes. Her aim is true, but the fiend's infernal defenses reduce the impact of her arrow. "If we can take out the flying devil, her summoned creature will be cast back into the fires of Hell."
Bishop sheathes his dagger and wand and draws his crossbow.
Erlathan
Vegazi
Hanlin
Lord Bragget & Sir Kibble
Nina
Inky
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Shayle
Purple Barbazu
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Bishop
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Erlathan starts laughing. Uncharacteristically cackling, even, throwing his head back with his skull mask still covering his soft white flesh. He almost sounds insane. "Lady, you're underestimated us. I've been through a lot, you know. Exiled from my homeland, bit by a demon bat and turned into a monstrosity for months ... did you really think you'd kill us and fly off to your triumphant victory? Might as well give up while you can and go back to the hellish place you came from. You're clearly outnumbered here."
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"Haha! You should listen to my weird looking friend. You're outmatched, evil doer..." Lord Braggett shrugs off his shield and drops it to the ground, then sheaths his flaming sword, ready to draw draw his bow and help make it rain arrows. "My name is Lord Braggett Fizzlebotham the Fourth, and we are the Knights of Arwyll's Stead, prepare to meet your spectacular doom!"
The first time Kibble is hit in a round, Braggett will use the Mounted Combat feat, and as an immediate action to try and negate any damage. The hit is negated if the Ride check result is greater than the opponent's attack roll.
For the first two adjacent allies (including Braggett) who are targeted for an attack, Kibble will use the Bodyguard feat to use an AoO and boost their AC.
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Lord Braggett puts away his sword, drops his shield, and gets ready to draw his bow.
Seeing the party switch from melee to missile weapons, the purple barbazu crouches down behind the iron brazier at the northwest edge of the summoning circle and twiddles his thumbs, waiting for the magic circle against evil to end.
Shayle laughs at Vegazi's call to attack her with ranged weapons. "Vegazi, I'm willing to wager, just about any prize other than your soul, that your friends would have trouble hitting the broadside of an ogre barn."
She draws back her bow. "I, on the other hand, am something of an accomplished archer. Isn't that right, priestling? Now, Vegazi, watch your friends die, one by tragic one!"
When none of her flaming arrows strikes Hanlin, she curses and mutters to herself, "Note to self: Wait to gloat till after they're dead." The erinyes takes a slow, calming breath. "Easy, Shayle, take your time. No need to hurry. Maybe a wicked little spell would make things interesting. Hmm..."
Erlathan
Vegazi
Hanlin
Lord Bragget & Sir Kibble
Nina
Inky
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Shayle
Purple Barbazu
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Bishop
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That mouthy harpy from hell is going to get us all anyway if we're not careful!
There's not a lot of room to maneuver but Inky takes a step to the right, trying to put a little space between herself & Nina and the others. She then readies herself to slap more arrows out of the sky, if necessary.
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Wounded, Nina takes aim and sqeezes the trigger of her crossbow. The bolt flies past the erinyes, missing by a mile.
Hanlin makes like a turtle, unable to do anything other than hurl a taunt at the devil and defend himself.
Vegazi fires another arrow at Shayle, delivering another slight wound. The ranger whispers, "If she comes any closer, I'll try one last time to knock her out of the sky. When she falls, be ready to pounce."
Erlathan
Vegazi
Hanlin
Lord Bragget & Sir Kibble
Nina
Inky
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Shayle
Purple Barbazu
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Bishop
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Lord Braggett draws his bow and lines up the shot, "Haha! Excellent covering fire my friends!" He cheers as arrows fly to the left and right of Shayle, "But we must do more than distract... Aim for the wings and the day will be ours!" He looses the arrow, laughing confidently.
The first time Kibble is hit in a round, Braggett will use the Mounted Combat feat, and as an immediate action to try and negate any damage. The hit is negated if the Ride check result is greater than the opponent's attack roll.
For the first two adjacent allies (including Braggett) who are targeted for an attack, Kibble will use the Bodyguard feat to use an AoO and boost their AC.
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Shayle calls up unholy power to smite her enemies, and a cold, cloying miasma of greasy darkness descends upon the party.
The purple barbazu giggles. "Very nice, mistress!"
Erlathan
Bishop
Vegazi
Hanlin
Lord Bragget & Sir Kibble
Nina
Inky
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Shayle
Purple Barbazu
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[dice=Eternal Hope (Will DC 19; Prot. vs Evil)]1d20 + 2 + 2[/dice]
Nina gasps with pain as the black miasma seems sure to overcome her...
No! I can't fall now! This is our story and we can't lose - we're the heroes!
...but feels a surge of hope and optimism course through her and she rallies, managing to shrug off the worst of the damage. "Hah! We're the Heroes of Arwyll Stead! We'll never give up!" she cries, taking aim and firing another bolt from her crossbow...
...and begins reloading!
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"Ow! Hey! Not cool!" Inky yelps as she's enveloped by the miasma. Though it doesn't affect her as much as it might've affected one of Erlathan's summons, it's still rather painful.
The eidolon manages to maintain her link to the Material Plane and continues to do what she can to shield Nina and the others...
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Erlathan feels the tethers of unholiness grip his strength. "Gah! Gods damn you, devil lady. You are as stubborn as my father, and he was as stubborn as a dwarf! I only wish I had one of those pearls of power right now. I'm not nearly as mighty and magical as I would have hoped. Regardless... Missiles, away!"
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Shayle's cold, cloying miasma of greasy darkness descends upon the party. The party shakes off much of the unholy spell's effects.
Hanlin channels positive energy, healing most of the damage he and his companions suffered.
Nina's aim improves, but not enough to hit the evasive devil. Inky continues to play defense for Nina and everyone else within reach.
Bishop activates his wand of bless weapon, making Vegazi's arrow strike true against evil foes like the erinyes and the barbazu.
Erlathan activates his quarterstaff of entwined serpents, but again, the missiles fail to penetrate Shayle's resistance to spells.
Vegazi's enhanced arrow sails wide of the mark, and Shayle doubles over laughing. "Vegazi, just give up, offer yourself as sacrifice to me, and perhaps your friends will live. I'm happy to continue this dance forever."
Behind the iron brazier, the purple barbazu is counting on his fingers, wondering when the priest's protective ward will fade...
Erlathan
Bishop
Vegazi
Hanlin
Lord Bragget
Sir Kibble
Nina
Inky
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Shayle
Purple Barbazu
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Lord Braggett shivers as the miasma takes hold, and slumps his shoulder uncharacteristically as he tries his best to keep hold of his breakfast. However, he cannot show weakness when Hanlin dramatically holds the darkness at bay, the sickly knight cheers confidently. "Ha! Your tricks are no match for our holy knight! You may dance all you like, but we will prevail in the end. He draws his bow again, thinking wistfully of the awesome story this is going to make, and the songs that will be sung all over Lastwall when this evil has been dealt with.
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To everyone's amazement, Lord Braggett's arrow strikes the erinyes! The she-devil reaches down to pluck it from where it caught in one of the silver buckles on her thigh-high black leather boots. "Funny, gnome. Where'd you find the ouch-less arrows?"
Shayle flies south, wanting to close the range to the priest, lets Lord Braggett's arrow fall to the summit's surface, 15 feet below her, then fires an arrow at Hanlin.
The purple bearded devil calls out in a cackling voice, "It won't be long now, little ones! I can feel the priest's protections waning... "
Vegazi quickly nocks another arrow and lets fly.
Erlathan
Bishop
Vegazi
Hanlin
Lord Bragget
Sir Kibble
Nina
Inky
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Shayle
Purple Barbazu
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Inky scowls, wishing she had wings or something so she could give Shayle a real piece of her mind.
This is death by a thousand paper cuts for that stupid she-devil...
Still, there's not really anything else she can do except continue to try and defend her summoner and the rest of their companions.
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Erlathan retrieves a small bag full of white powder from his pack. He rubs it along the length of his quarterstaff. "Time for a little magical augmentation! I spent a fortune on this stuff, but we're in a bit of a bind here. Snake staff, be empowered by my rarest concoction!"
Erlathan stomps a foot as the spell fizzles, throwing his head down. "And today, on Pathfinder Society - Journeying in Golarion: how to burn five hundred gold pieces in three seconds."