Otah grins as the mage's speed magic washes through him. Then rockets forward to the bottleneck of the tunnel. He stops as suddenly, standing still 5ft above the molten rock.
Zenzirad spins in his hand, ready to strike at any that try to come for him, or brave the gap to get at the rest of the party.
Round 1, Init 27
Ami and Yeen pad up, unwilling to take on all the bad things alone and unwilling to end their movement over open lava. He sidle beside Otah.
Yeen readies a claw while Ami casts Divine Power into Yeen. He remains invisible.
ACs: Ami: 27 Yeen: 28+5+4=37+5 = 42 (barkskin, mage armor, +Shield of Faith)
HP: Ami: 107/107; Yeen: 143/143+11 temp
Ami:
[ dice]1d20+12+1[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, melee, feast)
[ dice]1d6+2[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+7+1[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, melee, feast)
[ dice]1d6+2[/dice] damage.
Yeen:
[ dice]1d20+18+1+4[/dice] to hit; (bite,feast,+DP)
[ dice]1d6+9+4[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+19+4[/dice] CMB to grab
[ dice]1d20+19+1[/dice] to hit; (claw,feast)
[ dice]1d4+9[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+19+1[/dice] to hit; (claw,feast)
[ dice]1d4+9[/dice] damage.
Lvl 1: 1/8 used (DF*1,EE*0,AirBub*0,LibCom*0,ShiFai*0)
Lvl 2: 4/8 used (barkskin*2,CMW*0,Bull*0,RE*2,Grace*0)
Lvl 3: 3/7 used (mag vest*2,MCaE*1,InvisPurge*0)
Lvl 4: 2/7 used (AirWalk*1,DivPower*0,Grove,FoM*0,CCW*0,DeWard*0)
Lvl 5: 1/7 used (BrLife*0,CLWmass*0,FlameStrike*1,DispEvil*0) Battle*0
Lvl 6: 0/6 used (ColdIce*0,StoneTell*0,MassCMW*0,Heal*0)
Lvl 7: 0/3 used (Destruction*0)
Extend Rod: 3/3 used (barkskin*2,MCaE)
Yeen.: Mage Armor,Barkskin,MCvEvil. Airwalk.
Ami:
As Mahdi speaks, a small nagging feeling occurs to him.
Now that you've had a chance to gain your bearings, and test the antagonistic magics set to 'welcome' you, you realize that you are very likely roaming a part of the Darklands. Some would say, incorrectly, that you walk another plane, fragmented from the Plane of Shadow. You know, rightly, that you are extremely deep underground, and walk caverns of volcanic activity that doesn't exist within the Pale Mountain itself.
Bey Rezaz looks towards the flying man in his undergarments, and laughs. "You don't look very strong. Are you prepared for fire, I wonder?"
With these words, the noble salamander begins to chant in parseltongue.
The big boy is Summoning Monster VI.
Round 1, Init 13
AC = 13
HP = 99/99
Weapon Equipped = +1 Light Crossbow
Condition(s) = Heroes' Feast, Air Walk, Protection from Fire(120), Life Bubble, Endure Elements, Get Away
Channel positive energy 9/10 day (DC 20, 7d6)
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 14th; concentration +17)
1/day—arcane mark, comprehend languages, message, read magic
Domain Spell-Like Abilities (CL 14th; concentration +20)
At will—dimensional hop (120 feet/day)
9/day—rebuke death (1d4+7)
Spells Prepared (CL 14th; concentration +20)
7th—mass cure serious wounds, holy word (DC 23), greater teleport[D]
6th—greater dispel magic (2), heal[D], heroes' feast, wind walk
5th—communal air walk[UC], breath of life[D] (DC 21), spell resistance, true seeing (2)
4th—blessing of fervor[APG] (DC 20), death ward, dimension door[D], freedom of movement, restoration, spiritual ally[APG]
3rd—daylight, dispel magic, fly[D], invisibility purge, prayer, protection from energy
2nd—bull's strength, cure moderate wounds[D], hold person (DC 18), communal protection from evil[UC], remove paralysis, lesser restoration, spiritual weapon
1st—endure elements, liberating command[UC] (2), longstrider[D], obscuring mist, ray of sickening[UM] (DC 17), shield of faith
0 (at will)—detect magic, guidance, read magic, stabilize
Pent decides to injure Bey Rezaz, while he tries to bring even more brutes to bear upon his buds.
The Sarahtar lights up alongside Bey, and swings away!!
"Alright, you little lizards. We're not here for you. For Jhavhul, for his cruel views. You might have your own, but you shouldn't die for his. Attack us, and it's a surety. Maybe you'd do better to slink off into a quiet cavern, and avoid the conflict today."
The Sarahtar does manage to slice the noble salamander's deltoid, but it doesn't manage to knock the lizard off his magical intentions...
Round: 1, Initiative: 11
Conditions: Endure Elements (24h), Hero’s feast (6/12h, +1 attacks/will & +4 poison (morale)), Magic Vestment (+3), Barkskin (+5), Life Bubble (1/4h), Protection from Fire (1/100m, 120hp), Air Walk (1/28m), Haste
Weapon Equipped: Greatsword
Greatsword Attack BAB +14/+9/+4, Str +4, Focus +1, Magic +3, Size +1, Luck +1, (Power Attack -4) Damage Str +6 (1.5x), Magic +3, (Power Attack +12 (1.5x)) (Crit 17-20)
Summon Mount: 2/2 (Full round)
Smite Evil: 5/5 (Swift, +4 attack, +14 damage, +4 AC)
Lay on Hands: 12/13 (Swift, 9d6 healing +1d6 if not blinded, fatigued, diseased, or poisoned; Lesser Restoration (1/1))
Armor - Daylight (1/1)
Pearl of Power, First (1/2), Second (1/1), Third (1/1)
Spells (caster level 11, concentration +15, DC 14+)
1) Bed of Iron,
2) Mirror Image, Paladin's Sacrifice,
3) Angelic Aspect, Angelic Aspect
4) Dimension Door, Inspiring Recovery
- - -
AC: 30 (F26/T15) (included: mage armor +4, shield companion +1)
Fort: 10 Reflex: 11 Will: 6 (SR 16, Resist Cold, Acid, Electricity 10) CMB: 14 CMD: 27 Move: 40’
Conditions: Mage Armor (6/14h), Hero’s feast (6/12h, +1 attacks/will & +4 poison (morale)), Shield Companion (Enlarged, 6/11h, +1 AC, +1 saves included), Endure Elements (1/24h), Life Bubble (1/4h), Protection from Fire (1/100m, 120hp), Air Walk (1/28m), Haste
Smite evil (swift, +0 att +12 dam) (1/1d)
Tricks: Aid, Air Walk, Attack x2, Come, Defend, Deliver, Down, Fetch, Flank, Flee, Get Help, Guard, Heel, Hunt, Menace, Seek, Sneak, Stay, Watch, Work
Bite Attack BAB +9, Str +5, Amulet +1 Damage Str +7 (1.5x), Amulet +1 (Crit 20)
- - -
Aldebert, not willing to give up without a fight, considers Dimensioning over to the leader for a little one on one time. He resigns himself to a spell completed, despite Pent’s attempts. He closes with Otah, and forms the line. He and Gretiem each ready an attack against the first wave.
(feast, haste)
(feast, haste)
Amiamble petitions Sarenrae for a little divinity for Yeen. Mahdi distills his personal fury into a magic that accelerates the pulses and muscles of everyone present. Otah sets the front line, Zenzirad pulsing within his palms, both anxious to see blood spilt righteously today. Pent draws first blood through the Sarahtar, while Aldebert joins Otah, to share the incoming assaults.
Two of the smaller salamanders approach from a distance of 10', and lash out with their tails, each targeting a separate foe.
Neither successfully lands a slap, so the salamanders begin their fateful education of the Scourge of Kelmarane.
The rest of the salamanders close ranks, doing their best to frustrate attempts on their leader. One of them even goes so far as to blow a crude horn, the cavern amplifying and carrying the horrid noise to chambers beyond the present one...
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"Let's see," Mahdi retorts with dripping sarcasm as he flies a bit closer. "A week ago I stood on the Plane of Fire. I have juggled sparks since I was six, and a half-hour back I left a number of undead as nothing more than charred marks on the ground. We've intentionally descended into a volcanic cavern to defeat an efreet prince who seeks the favor of Ymeri herself. I wonder, could we possibly have thought we've have any need to be protected from fire?
"Or were you asking-- let me think-- oh yes, you were perhaps asking if we STILL are. Well. Test and find out.
"A more interesting question is this: are you protected against one of the very first true spells I ever learned to cast...?"
A short and emphatic finger-jab from Mahdi targets Bey Rezaz. A crackle of pure arcane energy leaps the distance between them.
In a somewhat lower tone Mahdi remarks to the others, "I think we're deep enough below the surface world that we're in the Darklands itself. Not another plane, but a massive undercavern so different from the surface it might nearly be."
Otah sees the line form and sends Zenzirad forward by it's pommel.
Round 2, Init 27
Ami urges Yeen to lunge out, following Otah’s lead. They will try to take out the foes within reach.
to hit; (bite,feast,+haste,+DP)
damage
to hit; (claw,feast)
damage.
to hit; (claw,feast)
damage.
to hit; (bite,feast,DP)
damage
ACs: Ami: 27 Yeen: 28+5+4=37+5 = 42 (barkskin, mage armor, +Shield of Faith)
HP: Ami: 107/107; Yeen: 143/143+11 temp
Ami:
[ dice]1d20+12+1[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, melee, feast)
[ dice]1d6+2[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+7+1[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, melee, feast)
[ dice]1d6+2[/dice] damage.
Yeen:
[ dice]1d20+18+1+4[/dice] to hit; (bite,feast,+DP)
[ dice]1d6+9+4[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+19+4[/dice] CMB to grab
[ dice]1d20+19+1[/dice] to hit; (claw,feast)
[ dice]1d4+9[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+19+1[/dice] to hit; (claw,feast)
[ dice]1d4+9[/dice] damage.
Lvl 1: 1/8 used (DF*1,EE*0,AirBub*0,LibCom*0,ShiFai*0)
Lvl 2: 4/8 used (barkskin*2,CMW*0,Bull*0,RE*2,Grace*0)
Lvl 3: 3/7 used (mag vest*2,MCaE*1,InvisPurge*0)
Lvl 4: 2/7 used (AirWalk*1,DivPower*1,Grove,FoM*0,CCW*0,DeWard*0)
Lvl 5: 1/7 used (BrLife*0,CLWmass*0,FlameStrike*1,DispEvil*0) Battle*0
Lvl 6: 0/6 used (ColdIce*0,StoneTell*0,MassCMW*0,Heal*0)
Lvl 7: 0/3 used (Destruction*0)
Extend Rod: 3/3 used (barkskin*2,MCaE)
Yeen.: Mage Armor,Barkskin,MCvEvil. Airwalk.
Ami:
To your right, coming down the tunnel towards your intersection, are several janni captains. Granted, they are Invisible. Only you are privileged to their advance.
Mahdi's Magic Missile Mayhem proves malicious enough to interrupt Bey Rezaz's own casting, where the gnome failed to do so.
Yeen begins to savage the right salamander, not fully bringing it low. Otah finishes what the large cat began, before starting on the sallie's comrade to its left. It's the dwarf's privilege to 5' step closer to the salamander on the far left, and take his last swing, successfully.
It becomes apparent to all watching Otah brandish Zenzirad that the cold-based nature of the weapon has no effect on the lizards whatsoever.
Bey bellows an ignan phrase of frustration, something involving urine, evaporation, and the ephemeral nature of all things mortal. He thrusts his scaly hands forward, and engulfs the entrance to his cavern in a Wall of Fire, which just so happens to cover the entire tunnel entrance.
Round: 2, Initiative: 11
Conditions: Endure Elements (24h), Hero’s feast (6/12h, +1 attacks/will & +4 poison (morale)), Magic Vestment (+3), Barkskin (+5), Life Bubble (1/4h), Protection from Fire (1/100m, 90hp), Air Walk (1/28m), Haste
Weapon Equipped: Greatsword
Greatsword Attack BAB +14/+9/+4, Str +4, Focus +1, Magic +3, Size +1, Luck +1, (Power Attack -4) Damage Str +6 (1.5x), Magic +3, (Power Attack +12 (1.5x)) (Crit 17-20)
Summon Mount: 2/2 (Full round)
Smite Evil: 5/5 (Swift, +4 attack, +14 damage, +4 AC)
Lay on Hands: 12/13 (Swift, 9d6 healing +1d6 if not blinded, fatigued, diseased, or poisoned; Lesser Restoration (1/1))
Armor - Daylight (1/1)
Pearl of Power, First (1/2), Second (1/1), Third (1/1)
Spells (caster level 11, concentration +15, DC 14+)
1) Bed of Iron,
2) Mirror Image, Paladin's Sacrifice,
3) Angelic Aspect, Angelic Aspect
4) Dimension Door, Inspiring Recovery
- - -
AC: 30 (F26/T15) (included: mage armor +4, shield companion +1)
Fort: 10 Reflex: 11 Will: 6 (SR 16, Resist Cold, Acid, Electricity 10) CMB: 14 CMD: 27 Move: 40’
Conditions: Mage Armor (6/14h), Hero’s feast (6/12h, +1 attacks/will & +4 poison (morale)), Shield Companion (Enlarged, 6/11h, +1 AC, +1 saves included), Endure Elements (1/24h), Life Bubble (1/4h), Protection from Fire (1/100m, 90hp), Air Walk (1/28m), Haste
Smite evil (swift, +0 att +12 dam) (1/1d)
Tricks: Aid, Air Walk, Attack x2, Come, Defend, Deliver, Down, Fetch, Flank, Flee, Get Help, Guard, Heel, Hunt, Menace, Seek, Sneak, Stay, Watch, Work
Bite Attack BAB +9, Str +5, Amulet +1 Damage Str +7 (1.5x), Amulet +1 (Crit 20)
- - -
Hoping to lessen pressure on the spell casters and bring it to the noble salamander, Aldebert hangs on as Gretiem takes to the air a bit more climbing to 15’ before descending again to 10’ up as the pair closes in. They provoke from the noble salamander as they close. Double move for Gretiem (not quite a single move, even with haste, due to climbing out of the way of several AoOs).
Aldebert however takes a swing when he gets there, on the noble salamander.
(feast, haste)
”Now knock it off!”
He and Gretiem absorb 30hp of fire damage on their travels.
Round 2, Init 13
AC = 13
HP = 99/99
Weapon Equipped = +1 Light Crossbow
Condition(s) = Heroes' Feast, Air Walk, Protection from Fire(120), Life Bubble, Endure Elements, Get Away
Channel positive energy 9/10 day (DC 20, 7d6)
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 14th; concentration +17)
1/day—arcane mark, comprehend languages, message, read magic
Domain Spell-Like Abilities (CL 14th; concentration +20)
At will—dimensional hop (120 feet/day)
9/day—rebuke death (1d4+7)
Spells Prepared (CL 14th; concentration +20)
7th—mass cure serious wounds, holy word (DC 23), greater teleport[D]
6th—greater dispel magic (2), heal[D], wind walk
5th—breath of life[D] (DC 21), spell resistance, true seeing (2)
4th—blessing of fervor[APG] (DC 20), death ward, dimension door[D], freedom of movement, restoration, spiritual ally[APG]
3rd—daylight, dispel magic, fly[D], invisibility purge, prayer, protection from energy
2nd—bull's strength, cure moderate wounds[D], hold person (DC 18), communal protection from evil[UC], lesser restoration
1st—endure elements, liberating command[UC] (2), longstrider[D], obscuring mist, ray of sickening[UM] (DC 17), shield of faith
0 (at will)—detect magic, guidance, read magic, stabilize
Pent hesitates as the roar of flame appears before them, only because it takes his eyes off the cavern ahead of them. All hesitation is lost, when he reminds himself of his powerful mage ally. So the gnome enters the cavern, just behind Aldebert, and just in time to see the Sarahtar continue its bloody work.
Considering the noble salamander's minion-like status, relative to Jhavhul, Pent targets Bey Rezaz with a lowly spell, much like Mahdi did, to such good effect.
Yeen and Otah remove two sallies from the battleflows, while Mahdi injures Bey in the middle of his casting, preventing a new entrant to the game. Pent bolts forward, damn the fire, and lashes out at Bey with a magical rey. Aldebert introduces the noble salamander to Abadar's righteous might, after a meteoric entrance of his own!
From behind the Wall of Fire, you see all the salamanders scramble, as Bey Rezaz orders them to him!
Meanwhile, Mahdi entertains new arrivals.
Mahdi hisses in annoyance when he gets perforated with arrows aimed by the new arrivals. His curse is definitely understood by them, as it is blistering Ignan profanities.
Round 3, Init 27
Ami urges Yeen away from the wall to protect Mahdi's flank, moving in to attack the lead archer.
to hit; (bite,feast,+haste,+DP)
damage
ACs: Ami: 27 Yeen: 28+5+4=37+5 = 42 (barkskin, mage armor, +Shield of Faith)
HP: Ami: 107/107; Yeen: 143/143+11 temp
Ami:
[ dice]1d20+12+1[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, melee, feast)
[ dice]1d6+2[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+7+1[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, melee, feast)
[ dice]1d6+2[/dice] damage.
Yeen:
[ dice]1d20+18+1+4[/dice] to hit; (bite,feast,+DP)
[ dice]1d6+9+4[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+19+4[/dice] CMB to grab
[ dice]1d20+19+1[/dice] to hit; (claw,feast)
[ dice]1d4+9[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+19+1[/dice] to hit; (claw,feast)
[ dice]1d4+9[/dice] damage.
Lvl 1: 1/8 used (DF*1,EE*0,AirBub*0,LibCom*0,ShiFai*0)
Lvl 2: 4/8 used (barkskin*2,CMW*0,Bull*0,RE*2,Grace*0)
Lvl 3: 3/7 used (mag vest*2,MCaE*1,InvisPurge*0)
Lvl 4: 2/7 used (AirWalk*1,DivPower*1,Grove,FoM*0,CCW*0,DeWard*0)
Lvl 5: 1/7 used (BrLife*0,CLWmass*0,FlameStrike*1,DispEvil*0) Battle*0
Lvl 6: 0/6 used (ColdIce*0,StoneTell*0,MassCMW*0,Heal*0)
Lvl 7: 0/3 used (Destruction*0)
Extend Rod: 3/3 used (barkskin*2,MCaE)
Yeen.: Mage Armor,Barkskin,MCvEvil. Airwalk.
Ami:
"There's ambushers over-- thank you, Ami," Mahdi says through a hiss as he clutches one of the arrows sticking out of his arm. After determining he really doesn't feel like trying to wrench it out, he hurls a spark of magic down atop the bowmen, erupting into golden dust that he makes sure to keep on the far side of Ami and Yeen.
Otah spares a glance for the newcomers, and judges that Ami has it handled.
He moves forward to help keep the pressure off of Aldebert. With Mahdi's magic efforts, he quickly runs across the air to the closest of foes and lashes Zenzirad out.
The fire mage's myriad-colored magic erupts in the faces of the jannis flying steadily into battle with you. One of them howls his discontent, as his sight is temporarily removed from his bag of tricks.
The dwarf's focus-fire does indeed fell a single sally, reducing the aggression in the room by one enemy!
The halfling rider steps between the contingent and the contemptuous, preventing their forward march.
Bey Rezaz decides to live another day.
The 'noble' salamander takes flight down the passage beyond the gecko rider, commanding his fellow salamanders.
"To me!! We'll take refuge among the giants!!"
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Aldebert takes his AoO.
(feast, haste)
(feast, haste)
Gretiem takes his AoO
(feast)
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Round: 3, Initiative: 11
Conditions: Endure Elements (24h), Hero’s feast (6/12h, +1 attacks/will & +4 poison (morale)), Magic Vestment (+3), Barkskin (+5), Life Bubble (1/4h), Protection from Fire (1/100m, 90hp), Air Walk (1/28m), Haste
Weapon Equipped: Greatsword
Greatsword Attack BAB +14/+9/+4, Str +4, Focus +1, Magic +3, Size +1, Luck +1, (Power Attack -4) Damage Str +6 (1.5x), Magic +3, (Power Attack +12 (1.5x)) (Crit 17-20)
Summon Mount: 2/2 (Full round)
Smite Evil: 4/5 (Swift, +4 attack, +14 damage, +4 AC)
Lay on Hands: 12/13 (Swift, 9d6 healing +1d6 if not blinded, fatigued, diseased, or poisoned; Lesser Restoration (1/1))
Armor - Daylight (1/1)
Pearl of Power, First (1/2), Second (1/1), Third (1/1)
Spells (caster level 11, concentration +15, DC 14+)
1) Bed of Iron,
2) Mirror Image, Paladin's Sacrifice,
3) Angelic Aspect, Angelic Aspect
4) Dimension Door, Inspiring Recovery
- - -
AC: 30 (F26/T15) (included: mage armor +4, shield companion +1)
Fort: 10 Reflex: 11 Will: 6 (SR 16, Resist Cold, Acid, Electricity 10) CMB: 14 CMD: 27 Move: 40’
Conditions: Mage Armor (6/14h), Hero’s feast (6/12h, +1 attacks/will & +4 poison (morale)), Shield Companion (Enlarged, 6/11h, +1 AC, +1 saves included), Endure Elements (1/24h), Life Bubble (1/4h), Protection from Fire (1/100m, 90hp), Air Walk (1/28m), Haste
Smite evil (swift, +0 att +12 dam) (1/1d)
Tricks: Aid, Air Walk, Attack x2, Come, Defend, Deliver, Down, Fetch, Flank, Flee, Get Help, Guard, Heel, Hunt, Menace, Seek, Sneak, Stay, Watch, Work
Bite Attack BAB +9, Str +5, Amulet +1 Damage Str +7 (1.5x), Amulet +1 (Crit 20)
- - -
Fearful the man will get away he cries out, ”You shall not escape you monster. I challenge you, and shall not permit it!” He swiftly smites the creature.
Aldebert is not willing to let the spell caster go, to perhaps hide behind a row of giants with his nasty spells. He urges Gretiem to speed, and closes up with the beast for another swing!
(feast, haste, smite) (smite)
(feast, haste)
Round 3, Init 13
AC = 13
HP = 99/99
Weapon Equipped = +1 Light Crossbow
Condition(s) = Heroes' Feast, Air Walk, Protection from Fire(-51/120), Life Bubble, Endure Elements, Get Away
Channel positive energy 9/10 day (DC 20, 7d6)
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 14th; concentration +17)
1/day—arcane mark, comprehend languages, message, read magic
Domain Spell-Like Abilities (CL 14th; concentration +20)
At will—dimensional hop (120 feet/day)
9/day—rebuke death (1d4+7)
Spells Prepared (CL 14th; concentration +20)
7th—mass cure serious wounds, holy word (DC 23), greater teleport[D]
6th—greater dispel magic (2), heal[D], wind walk
5th—breath of life[D] (DC 21), spell resistance, true seeing (2)
4th—blessing of fervor[APG] (DC 20), death ward, dimension door[D], freedom of movement, restoration, spiritual ally[APG]
3rd—daylight, dispel magic, fly[D], invisibility purge, prayer, protection from energy
2nd—bull's strength, cure moderate wounds[D], hold person (DC 18), communal protection from evil[UC], lesser restoration
1st—endure elements, liberating command[UC] (2), longstrider[D], obscuring mist, ray of sickening[UM] (DC 17), shield of faith
0 (at will)—detect magic, guidance, read magic, stabilize
Pent's torn twixt the two thrusts through the tunnels. On one hand, he sees Aldi and Odie confronting the fire lizards in front of him. On the other hand, he hears the roar of conflict behind him, behind the wall of fire. On one hand, he's got the Sarahtar raging among the sallies. On the other hand, he hears the fire mage hissing a different kind of hiss.
The gnome is torn.
He feels the Sarahtar pulling to pursue Bey Rezaz down the distant tunnel, but he knows as soon as he loses sight of the spiritual weapon, it will simply return to his side. He's seen what the mighty pairing of Otah and his blade can do, so he thinks he can leave the dwarf in the soon-to-be abattoir.
Pent passes back through the wall of fire, commanding the Sarahtar to join him, then join Amiamble in dealing with the janni jabs.
"Welp, this is certainly no less dangerous a side of that burning curtain..."
Amiamble sits unseen upon Yeen, and steers the cat into the janni fray. Mahdi makes sure the janni are unable to revert to invisibility, blinding one of them in the process. Otah reduces the salamander count by one, swiftly. Pent returns to the other side of the curtain, his Sarahtar failing to strike, even once.
Aldebert has much more success, much farther from his friends.
Bey Rezaz finds the halfling's flank, seconds before Aldebert can summon Abadar's smite.
His initial strikes in the noble salamander's retreat bleed the big lizard deeply. When he brings his holy might to bear, and Gretiem has his nip, Bey Rezaz lists back and forth, but does not fall... The almost dead creature yells out in Common to the occupants in the chamber beyond.
You can see at least three fire giants in the chamber ahead, looking in your general direction.
The salamander phalanx beyond the Wall of Fire funnel towards the tunnel, gaining ground on Aldebert and Bey Rezaz, and leaving Otah to their rear.
The janni captains converge on the remaining members of the Scourge. Arrows fly furiously.
All arrows somehow fail to find the big cat's hind.
Meanwhile, another volley of arrows arrives from the entry hall, targeting Mahdi and Pent. It becomes quickly clear to the gnome that the janni had just entered invisibly, then sprang into awareness as the arrows strike home.
Ami watches as Yeen avoids and dodges the arrows. Good Kitty.
"OY! GET BACK HERE YOU YELLA-BELLIED SNAKES" the dwarf shouts angrily as they flee.
He charges after, again continuing to Rapid Attack.
Mahdi does look slightly grey at the addition of two more arrows to his person, but he grits his teeth all the same. "You little s+@#s," he hisses furiously at the newcomers. "I do not have TIME for you right now. I'll kill you later."
A gesture of his fingers, an utterance in a mystical tongue, and ... nothing appears to happen, unless one knows about magic.
Wincing at the arrows jutting out of him, Mahdi cautiously flies nearer his allies.
"I am... rather hurt," he says, and spits a mouthful of blood to emphasize the point. "--Pent, if you're going to fly back and forth across the room, fly ABOVE their little fire wall next time."
Round 4, Init 27
Ami and Yeen 5' closer to the foes, lashing out with fang and claw.
to hit; (bite,feast,+haste,+DP)
damage
to hit; (claw,feast)
damage.
to hit; (claw,feast)
damage.
to hit; (bite,feast,DP)
damage
CMD to Grab.
ACs: Ami: 27 Yeen: 28+5+4=37 (barkskin, mage armor)
HP: Ami: 107/107; Yeen: 143/143+11 temp
Ami:
[ dice]1d20+12+1[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, melee, feast)
[ dice]1d6+2[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+7+1[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, melee, feast)
[ dice]1d6+2[/dice] damage.
Yeen:
[ dice]1d20+18+1+4[/dice] to hit; (bite,feast,+DP)
[ dice]1d6+9+4[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+19+4[/dice] CMB to grab
[ dice]1d20+19+1[/dice] to hit; (claw,feast)
[ dice]1d4+9[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+19+1[/dice] to hit; (claw,feast)
[ dice]1d4+9[/dice] damage.
Lvl 1: 1/8 used (DF*1,EE*0,AirBub*0,LibCom*0,ShiFai*0)
Lvl 2: 4/8 used (barkskin*2,CMW*0,Bull*0,RE*2,Grace*0)
Lvl 3: 3/7 used (mag vest*2,MCaE*1,InvisPurge*0)
Lvl 4: 2/7 used (AirWalk*1,DivPower*1,Grove,FoM*0,CCW*0,DeWard*0)
Lvl 5: 1/7 used (BrLife*0,CLWmass*0,FlameStrike*1,DispEvil*0) Battle*0
Lvl 6: 0/6 used (ColdIce*0,StoneTell*0,MassCMW*0,Heal*0)
Lvl 7: 0/3 used (Destruction*0)
Extend Rod: 3/3 used (barkskin*2,MCaE)
Yeen.: Mage Armor,Barkskin,MCvEvil. Airwalk.
Ami:
Otah injures, Yeen squeezes, while Mahdi mitigates.
Bey Rezaz seems to have gotten the attention of his fiery associates, who lob heated rocks at the halfling upon gecko, though each projectile misses handily.
Bey Rezaz considers his mortality. As what is likely the last act he'll perform, the noble salamander thrashes his large tail at the halfling rider, securing Aldebert within his dying embrace.
"I'll pull you under, then."
Fortunately Mahdi can see Ami thanks to his own spell, so he doesn't stop short accidentally... or something...
"--that IS better. My thanks."
Round: 4, Initiative: 11
Conditions: Endure Elements (24h), Hero’s feast (6/12h, +1 attacks/will & +4 poison (morale)), Magic Vestment (+3), Barkskin (+5), Life Bubble (1/4h), Protection from Fire (1/100m, 74hp), Air Walk (1/28m), Haste
Weapon Equipped: Greatsword
Greatsword Attack BAB +14/+9/+4, Str +4, Focus +1, Magic +3, Size +1, Luck +1, (Power Attack -4) Damage Str +6 (1.5x), Magic +3, (Power Attack +12 (1.5x)) (Crit 17-20)
Summon Mount: 2/2 (Full round)
Smite Evil: 4/5 (Swift, +4 attack, +14 damage, +4 AC)
Lay on Hands: 12/13 (Swift, 9d6 healing +1d6 if not blinded, fatigued, diseased, or poisoned; Lesser Restoration (1/1))
Armor - Daylight (1/1)
Pearl of Power, First (1/2), Second (1/1), Third (1/1)
Spells (caster level 11, concentration +15, DC 14+)
1) Bed of Iron,
2) Mirror Image, Paladin's Sacrifice,
3) Angelic Aspect, Angelic Aspect
4) Dimension Door, Inspiring Recovery
- - -
AC: 30 (F26/T15) (included: mage armor +4, shield companion +1)
Fort: 10 Reflex: 11 Will: 6 (SR 16, Resist Cold, Acid, Electricity 10) CMB: 14 CMD: 27 Move: 40’
Conditions: Mage Armor (6/14h), Hero’s feast (6/12h, +1 attacks/will & +4 poison (morale)), Shield Companion (Enlarged, 6/11h, +1 AC, +1 saves included), Endure Elements (1/24h), Life Bubble (1/4h), Protection from Fire (1/100m, 90hp), Air Walk (1/28m), Haste
Smite evil (swift, +0 att +12 dam) (1/1d)
Tricks: Aid, Air Walk, Attack x2, Come, Defend, Deliver, Down, Fetch, Flank, Flee, Get Help, Guard, Heel, Hunt, Menace, Seek, Sneak, Stay, Watch, Work
Bite Attack BAB +9, Str +5, Amulet +1 Damage Str +7 (1.5x), Amulet +1 (Crit 20)
- - -
Aldebert takes his lumps as he moves into position to try and stop the noble salamander from escaping. Grappled, he hesitates until Gretiem gets his bites in.
(feast, haste)
(feast, haste)
(feast, haste)
- - -
(feast, haste, smite) (smite)
- - -
Round 4, Init 13
AC = 13
HP = 107/107
Weapon Equipped = Rod of Wonder
Condition(s) = Heroes' Feast, Air Walk, Protection from Fire(-51/120), Life Bubble, Endure Elements, Get Away
Pent looks past Mahdi, towards the incoming janni.
He sees exactly what Mahdi manifests to prevent further incursion, so turns his attention to the array of archers. First, he watches the Sarahtar do its best.
"Nice one, Mahdi. Very strategic. Separating their party should weaken 'em proper. One half won't know what the other's doing. Hey, speaking of which, where's Aldi? I can still see Odie through the flicker."
When the spiritual scimitar fails to hit, Pent growls and shakes his fist, and finds his Rod wiggling in front of him. So he keeps shaking. He doesn't immediately recognize the Rod's effects, but Amiamble may notice that the gnome has disappeared, though he's still quite audible in his growl. Mahdi's still got the gnome in his Sights.
Mahdi erects an invisible barrier against further volleys of arrows from his right, while moving towards the invisible halfling rider. Amiamble plants a tiny hand on the fire mage's side, restoring the bloody man to full hale, while Yeen manages to grapple a very injured janni captain.
Otah slays another salamander, easily.
Well done, dwarf. I continue to wonder if I should help you. Perhaps this will suffice.
Zenzirad thrums in your hands, and your strength increases.
Aldebert lays into Bey Rezaz mightily. As the halfling succumbs to the noble salamander's embrace, the nobler salamander, Gretiem, finishes what his master started. Bey Rezaz falls away, corpse still more than warm, his body coming to rest on the lava flow below.
Several salamanders race past Aldebert and Gretiem, into the chamber beyond the halfling upon steed.
The janni captains continue their assault, or at least try to do so. The right flank does indeed fail to understand that Mahdi has constructed a force barrier. Two of them fire arrows at Pent, which strike the Wall of Force, dropping to the floor, impotently. That cues the other two to double back, disappearing around the bend in the tunnel.
The four glittery janni captains admit initial defeat against the well-protected cat, three of them retreating back and around the tunnel wall to the left. The remaining janni captain does his utmost to free himself. He finds no such luck, while Yeen continues to thrash.
Round 5, Init 27
Yeen tears and rips and rakes at the thing in his mouth until it is dead, then he spins, wondering where to go next.
to hit; (bite,feast,+haste,+DP)
damage
to hit; (claw,feast)
damage.
to hit; (claw,feast)
damage.
to hit; (bite,feast,DP)
damage
to hit; (claw,feast)
damage.
to hit; (claw,feast)
damage.
Ami looks at Mahdi, who probably can't see him.
"Which way, Maaah-DEE?" Ami asks the once bleeding firemage.
ACs: Ami: 27 Yeen: 28+5+4=37 (barkskin, mage armor)
HP: Ami: 107/107; Yeen: 143/143+11 temp
Ami:
[ dice]1d20+12+1[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, melee, feast)
[ dice]1d6+2[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+7+1[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, melee, feast)
[ dice]1d6+2[/dice] damage.
Yeen:
[ dice]1d20+18+1+4[/dice] to hit; (bite,feast,+DP)
[ dice]1d6+9+4[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+19+4[/dice] CMB to grab
[ dice]1d20+19+1[/dice] to hit; (claw,feast)
[ dice]1d4+9[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+19+1[/dice] to hit; (claw,feast)
[ dice]1d4+9[/dice] damage.
Lvl 1: 1/8 used (DF*1,EE*0,AirBub*0,LibCom*0,ShiFai*0)
Lvl 2: 4/8 used (barkskin*2,CMW*0,Bull*0,RE*2,Grace*0)
Lvl 3: 3/7 used (mag vest*2,MCaE*1,InvisPurge*0)
Lvl 4: 2/7 used (AirWalk*1,DivPower*1,Grove,FoM*0,CCW*0,DeWard*0)
Lvl 5: 1/7 used (BrLife*0,CLWmass*0,FlameStrike*1,DispEvil*0) Battle*0
Lvl 6: 1/6 used (ColdIce*0,StoneTell*0,MassCMW*0,Heal*1)
Lvl 7: 0/3 used (Destruction*0)
Extend Rod: 3/3 used (barkskin*2,MCaE)
Yeen.: Mage Armor,Barkskin,MCvEvil. Airwalk.
Ami:
Mahdi nods his thanks again at invisible Ami and starts to cast a spell....
Having but one swing to give to AoOs, he takes it, and Gretiem follows suit.
(feast)
(feast, haste)
Round: 5, Initiative: 11
Conditions: Endure Elements (24h), Hero’s feast (6/12h, +1 attacks/will & +4 poison (morale)), Magic Vestment (+3), Barkskin (+5), Life Bubble (1/4h), Protection from Fire (1/100m, 74hp), Air Walk (1/28m), Haste
Weapon Equipped: Greatsword
Greatsword Attack BAB +14/+9/+4, Str +4, Focus +1, Magic +3, Size +1, Luck +1, (Power Attack -4) Damage Str +6 (1.5x), Magic +3, (Power Attack +12 (1.5x)) (Crit 17-20)
Summon Mount: 2/2 (Full round)
Smite Evil: 4/5 (Swift, +4 attack, +14 damage, +4 AC)
Lay on Hands: 12/13 (Swift, 9d6 healing +1d6 if not blinded, fatigued, diseased, or poisoned; Lesser Restoration (1/1))
Armor - Daylight (1/1)
Pearl of Power, First (1/2), Second (1/1), Third (1/1)
Spells (caster level 11, concentration +15, DC 14+)
1) Bed of Iron,
2)
3) Angelic Aspect, Angelic Aspect
4) Dimension Door, Inspiring Recovery
- - -
AC: 30 (F26/T15) (included: mage armor +4, shield companion +1)
Fort: 10 Reflex: 11 Will: 6 (SR 16, Resist Cold, Acid, Electricity 10) CMB: 14 CMD: 27 Move: 40’
Conditions: Mage Armor (6/14h), Hero’s feast (6/12h, +1 attacks/will & +4 poison (morale)), Shield Companion (Enlarged, 6/11h, +1 AC, +1 saves included), Endure Elements (1/24h), Life Bubble (1/4h), Protection from Fire (1/100m, 90hp), Air Walk (1/28m), Haste
Smite evil (swift, +0 att +12 dam) (1/1d)
Tricks: Aid, Air Walk, Attack x2, Come, Defend, Deliver, Down, Fetch, Flank, Flee, Get Help, Guard, Heel, Hunt, Menace, Seek, Sneak, Stay, Watch, Work
Bite Attack BAB +9, Str +5, Amulet +1 Damage Str +7 (1.5x), Amulet +1 (Crit 20)
- - -
Not seeing the others, Aldebert retreats toward the group (double move). He nods to Otah as he passes, ”Nothing there but giants and salamanders, how does the other half of the party fare?”
He moves all the way to the wall of fire, but does not pass through it instead shouting the same to the others, ”How goes it over there? We’ve salamanders and giants, but I don’t want to split the party! I took down the noble salamander, so his spell casting won't worry us further. So which way, your way, or this way?”
While en-route, he lays on hands, to staunch some of his injuries.
The dwarf holds the bottlenecked entrance from any creatures pursuing Aldebert while the party makes a decision.
Round 5, Init 13
AC = 13
HP = 107/107
Weapon Equipped = Rod of Wonder
Condition(s) = Heroes' Feast, Air Walk, Protection from Fire(-51/120), Life Bubble, Endure Elements, Get Away, Invisible
Pent remains clad in his Rod's casting of Invisibility, and remains distant of the fire curtain to avoid unnecessary bleeding of his protections against fire.
"Mahdi looks much better, for Amiamble's healing, Aldi! The janni over here look fit to be tied. A couple of them retreated back down the hall, while a couple over here look like they're about to figure out that they should also retreat back to whatever section of this rabbit run they inhabited. Which direction should we head? We passing back through the curtain, or are you?"
Pent fidgets with his Rod, and tries it again, while they wait. He waves it at the remaining janni archers on the other side of Mahdi's wall of force.
A shimmering array of colors spreads out before the gnome, distant enough to strike at the remaining two archers.
Oh! Don't misunderstand, ser Otah. I had been watching in admiration, and find very little I can to assist you, in my own abilities, at the moment. I can rain down lightning to harry the minions of Jhavhul, or heal you myself, when necessary, but you are doing quite well on your own power. Keep it up!
Mahdi begins a lengthy weaving of his own, likely to prove more successful than Bey's attempt. Yeen finishes off the janni captain unlucky enough to be snagged by the big cat. Otah posts guard, ready to swing on any salamanders foolish enough to reverse course. Pent answers Aldebert, while menacing the archers beyond the Wall of Force.
Aldebert returns to the curtain of flame, and calls out to his companions, assessing their group direction, but not before they take a bite out of one of the retreating salamanders.
The two archers remaining seem to retain their sight, allowing them ample opportunity to turn invisible.
The two archers retreat around the bend to the left, as you look at them.
Round: 6, Initiative: 11
Conditions: Endure Elements (24h), Hero’s feast (6/12h, +1 attacks/will & +4 poison (morale)), Magic Vestment (+3), Barkskin (+5), Life Bubble (1/4h), Protection from Fire (1/100m, 74hp), Air Walk (1/28m), Haste
Weapon Equipped: Greatsword
Greatsword Attack BAB +14/+9/+4, Str +4, Focus +1, Magic +3, Size +1, Luck +1, (Power Attack -4) Damage Str +6 (1.5x), Magic +3, (Power Attack +12 (1.5x)) (Crit 17-20)
Summon Mount: 2/2 (Full round)
Smite Evil: 4/5 (Swift, +4 attack, +14 damage, +4 AC)
Lay on Hands: 12/13 (Swift, 9d6 healing +1d6 if not blinded, fatigued, diseased, or poisoned; Lesser Restoration (1/1))
Armor - Daylight (1/1)
Pearl of Power, First (1/2), Second (1/1), Third (1/1)
Spells (caster level 11, concentration +15, DC 14+)
1) Bed of Iron,
2)
3) Angelic Aspect, Angelic Aspect
4) Dimension Door, Inspiring Recovery
- - -
AC: 30 (F26/T15) (included: mage armor +4, shield companion +1)
Fort: 10 Reflex: 11 Will: 6 (SR 16, Resist Cold, Acid, Electricity 10) CMB: 14 CMD: 27 Move: 40’
Conditions: Mage Armor (6/14h), Hero’s feast (6/12h, +1 attacks/will & +4 poison (morale)), Shield Companion (Enlarged, 6/11h, +1 AC, +1 saves included), Endure Elements (1/24h), Life Bubble (1/4h), Protection from Fire (1/100m, 90hp), Air Walk (1/28m), Haste
Smite evil (swift, +0 att +12 dam) (1/1d)
Tricks: Aid, Air Walk, Attack x2, Come, Defend, Deliver, Down, Fetch, Flank, Flee, Get Help, Guard, Heel, Hunt, Menace, Seek, Sneak, Stay, Watch, Work
Bite Attack BAB +9, Str +5, Amulet +1 Damage Str +7 (1.5x), Amulet +1 (Crit 20)
- - -
”Otah, let’s join the others and pursue the archers. I don’t like the idea of invisible foes harassing our rear. Come!”
Aldebert pierces the wall of fire once again and rushes forward .
He then readies an attack on an enemy while he alertly awaits Otah and the others.
(feast)
Round 6, Init 27
”Yes, Brother! That is a good idea,” Ami cries out to his brother from his invisibility. ”We shall gobble the archers and tear out their throats, the invisible cowards.”
Ami and Yeen turn and follow his brother, taking total defense after moving.
ACs: Ami: 27 Yeen: 28+5+4=37 (barkskin, mage armor)
HP: Ami: 107/107; Yeen: 143/143+11 temp
Ami:
[ dice]1d20+12+1[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, melee, feast)
[ dice]1d6+2[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+7+1[/dice] to hit; (slingstaff, melee, feast)
[ dice]1d6+2[/dice] damage.
Yeen:
[ dice]1d20+18+1+4[/dice] to hit; (bite,feast,+DP)
[ dice]1d6+9+4[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+19+4[/dice] CMB to grab
[ dice]1d20+19+1[/dice] to hit; (claw,feast)
[ dice]1d4+9[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+19+1[/dice] to hit; (claw,feast)
[ dice]1d4+9[/dice] damage.
Lvl 1: 1/8 used (DF*1,EE*0,AirBub*0,LibCom*0,ShiFai*0)
Lvl 2: 4/8 used (barkskin*2,CMW*0,Bull*0,RE*2,Grace*0)
Lvl 3: 3/7 used (mag vest*2,MCaE*1,InvisPurge*0)
Lvl 4: 2/7 used (AirWalk*1,DivPower*1,Grove,FoM*0,CCW*0,DeWard*0)
Lvl 5: 1/7 used (BrLife*0,CLWmass*0,FlameStrike*1,DispEvil*0) Battle*0
Lvl 6: 1/6 used (ColdIce*0,StoneTell*0,MassCMW*0,Heal*1)
Lvl 7: 0/3 used (Destruction*0)
Extend Rod: 3/3 used (barkskin*2,MCaE)
Yeen.: Mage Armor,Barkskin,MCvEvil. Airwalk.
Ami:
One of the hideous, leering emaciated figures of a babau demon appears down a ways in the corridor of lava.
"That's my servitor," Mahdi calls helpfully, just in case Aldebert is tempted to attack it. He switches to the tongue of dragons in order to give orders to the pit-spawn.
"Demon! Strike down any of the still-active janni you see, they look like these," he says with an indicatory wave of his hand at the dead jann near by. "I'm sure you'll enjoy such a grisly task."
"Otah, would you care to be large enough to go toe to toe with the giants it sounds we're soon about to face? You might also activate that shielding stone I gave you, if you wish."
Round 6, Init 13
AC = 13
HP = 107/107
Weapon Equipped = Rod of Wonder
Condition(s) = Heroes' Feast, Air Walk, Protection from Fire(-51/120), Life Bubble, Endure Elements, Get Away, Invisible
Pent takes the Carpet on a leisurely swing past Mahdi's Wall o' Force, letting his long nails scratch at the magical manifestation. When Otah emerges through the other Wall, he looks the dwarf over for signs of blood entirely his own.
When it's apparent his companions are doing a decent job of remaining hale, the gnome mumbles to Sarah, and some of his wounds are brought to a close.
He nods respectfully to the Sarahtar, still gleaming brightly, as it returns to his side, at least for the time-being.