GM SpiderBeard's Wrath of the Righteous (Inactive)

Game Master Barvo Delancy

@Sarkast - go for it. Frankly, I think it's odd the RAW don't have a way to pull someone else out of a grapple. Also, Dejik can totally see Vang. He's added to the map.

As Dejik runs into the room, an unseen force seems to grab her. Even though he can't see it, Sarkast runs up to try to free her.

Escape Artist: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (8) + 21 = 29
Surge, if that doesn't succeed: 1d8 ⇒ 1
Gah! Hopefully 30 does it...

Also, you said you added Veng to the map, but I don't see him. Dejik's action depended on whether he was within 30' or not; which happened? If she got the Spiritual Weapon off, Ayesha and Nilus can tell which square he is in to try to attack.

GM, I'm posting two sets of Actions with some if/then statements

IF Dejik is still grappled after Sarkast's help THEN Nilus does the following

Nilus notices Dejik's positioning and realizes something is wrong, he whispers a prayer to Shelyn. Casting Liberating Command which gives Dejik an Immediate action to escape the grapple with a +14 bonus
If Nilus has some indication where Vang is, he will move and attack the creature

Radiance w/Smite: 1d20 + 18 + 2 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 18 + 2 + 6 = 29
Damage w/Smite: 1d10 + 18 + 2 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 18 + 2 + 7 = 37
miss chance 1-50: 1d100 ⇒ 4

IF Dejik is not grappled, THEN use the rolls above for a normal attack on Vang (including the miss chance roll if he's still invisible)

Nilus is smiting Vang, so no DR should effect him (unless its mythic, I don't think smite breaks mythic DR

I am waiting to see Vang's presence, if that is possible. I don't have a lot of options left on the magic front, but I know magic will be key to defeating him. If I know where he is, I can avoid wasting spells.

I am waiting to see Vang's presence, if that is possible. I don't have a lot of options left on the magic front, but I know magic will be key to defeating him. If I know where he is, I can avoid wasting spells.

You did reset for the new day, didn't you? We're all at full power.

DC was 29 so jsut got it Sarkast.

Sarkast rushes in and expertly disentangles Dejik from the telekinesis spell. Dejik calls out where Vang is to Nilus; unfortunately he is 20' above the ground.

Nilus will know Vang is flying and out of melee rang. Ayesha, Dejik and Nilus still have actions! Sorry for the late post.

Yes, I did. But since he is only vulnerable to AOO spells, as per the knowledge check, and I don't have any AOO spells, I am having to use my mythic points every spell I cast.

Ayesha followed the direction of Dejik's pointing hand and launched another ball of lightning towards the dreaded worm-creature.

electric damage: 10d6 ⇒ (5, 2, 5, 1, 2, 2, 1, 4, 2, 1) = 25, Ref DC19 for half
SR: 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 13 + 2 = 24

Dejik takes a deep breath as Sarkast pulls her free from the invisible force. Kiitos serkku.

Dejik stares at Vang and chants a spell. A wave of energy flows from her, revealing all invisible creatures.
Casting Invisibility Purge (from Eldritch Breach, rolling twice for SR and taking the better).
SR check: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21
SR check 2: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27

Your time is over, monster. A familiar pulse of divine energy explodes from Dejik.
Swift action to Smite Evil, then move action for quick channel. Spending 2 mythic points to harm all evil creatures as if they were evil outsiders.

Channel to harm, DC 23 Will save for half damage: 7d6 + 2 ⇒ (2, 4, 5, 4, 3, 3, 5) + 2 = 28

Nilus doesn't have any way to attack Vang. So, instead he's going to move close to Arueshalae and cast Haste. It's a Divine Boon from the Sentinel prestige class

May both our Goddesses bless your arrows Mistress. he whispers as he channels some of the divinely gifted power Shelyn has lent him.

Everyone is Hasted for 11 rounds.... get em!

Waiting to see if Dejik successfully lit up Vang as that will change how I proceed.

Dejik your first SR check succeeded.

Ayesha sends in a lightningball which Vang dodges some of. Dejik then chants to her goddess... and succeeds! The invisibility spell fades from Vang, who hovers in the air, clutching his staff, his entire body naught but a mass of writhing worms in humanoid form. Dejik then sends a blast of holy energy which harms him as well.

Sarkast is up!

Sarkast smiles as he sees Dejik's spell reveal the worm-demon, and in a blur of movement he darts up and down the wall, slashing at the creature as he goes past.

Second first, same as the first. Mythic point for fleet charge, running up the wall to attack Vang and move back down. Then move back up the wall, attack again, and fall afterward, landing directly under Vang. I'm assuming he's a demon, so I'll include the 1d6 damage for evil outsiders; if he's not, ignore that.

Acrobatics to avoid AoO: 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (15) + 25 = 40

If sneak attack hits, target is Slowed (unable to make attacks of opportunity) for 1 round. In addition, target is Bewildered (-2 AC, -6 vs Sarkast) and Disoriented (-2 attack, -6 vs Sarkast) for 1 round. For each additional sneak attack, extend duration by 1 round or until a new effect is applied.

Fleet Charge: +4 to hit, damage bypasses all DR
Attack, Freedom's Kiss: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (7) + 21 = 28 Damage: 1d4 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10 Sneak Attack: 5d6 ⇒ (3, 2, 4, 3, 2) = 14 Angelic Attacks: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Regular attack
Attack, Freedom's Kiss: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (6) + 17 = 23 Damage: 1d4 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12 Sneak Attack: 5d6 ⇒ (3, 3, 5, 6, 4) = 21 Angelic Attacks: 1d6 ⇒ 6

*sigh* Once again, betrayed by the RNG... at least I got Dejik free so she could cast her spell.

I'll let you guys make your own saves for certain events that can change the fight, so heads-up.

Thanking Nilus for his haste spell, Arueshalae gets a good bead on Vang, and lets her deadly blow get to work as it sends arrow after arrow at the worm. Some of the arrows appear to pass right through him, while others thump into him and fall. Only one manages to penetrate properly. As she damages him, you all see his wounds quickly heal as the worms breed amongst themselves, repairing the damage.

With Vang now properly sighted, he starts to send distractions. Casting spells far faster than anyone should be able to, he instantly summons three babaus. He then waves his hand, and a pit appears beneath Nilus and Arueshalae! The babaus stab out in a frenzy at Dejik and Sarkast but none of them hit. Arueshalae simply flies to the side of the pit, but Nilus may be in trouble.

Sarkast must make a DC 24 will save or be repulsed by Xanthir and he will be unable to get closer than 10' for the duration of the fight. Nilus must make a DC 22 reflex save or fall into a spiked pit and take 7d6 ⇒ (1, 1, 6, 5, 2, 6, 5) = 26 damage! The pit is 50' deep.

Everyone is up! Note Vang has a 50% miss chance from a displacement spell.

Reflex w/Surge: 1d20 + 11 + 1d8 ⇒ (10) + 11 + (6) = 27 Whew

Nilus throws himself to the side. He then steps away from the pit and focuses on the Babaus, especially the one threatening Dejik!

Radiance: 1d20 + 18 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 18 + 1 + 2 = 37 Damage: 1d10 + 18 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 18 + 2 = 24

Radiance 2: 1d20 + 13 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 13 + 1 + 2 = 28 Damage: 1d10 + 18 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 18 + 2 = 28

Radiance Haste: 1d20 + 18 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 18 + 1 + 2 = 34 Damage: 1d10 + 18 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 18 + 2 = 26

You didn't mention Sarkast's attacks last round, is that because you are waiting for the save? If his first (swift action) attack failed, I might have chosen a different set of actions for his move and standard.

Here is the save, I won't post a new round until I get the result of my last turn. I'm assuming this was a spell or SLA, so taking +2 from my dwarven belt.
Will: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19
Surge: 1d8 ⇒ 3
Damn, that's still only a 22. So what exactly happens?

If its a Charm or Compulsion Nilus has a cure for that!

More babau! Nilus, watch yourself!

Ayesha called out to the others as she prepared to cast her spell again. Remembering that babau were resistant to her electricity spells in their previous encounters, she switched the energy type to cold this time.

fireball, cold: 10d6 ⇒ (5, 1, 1, 4, 1, 2, 5, 2, 6, 6) = 33, Ref DC19 for half.
SR: 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 13 + 2 = 20 + surge: 1d8 ⇒ 6

@Sarkast repulsion is an abjuration spell. Basically, you are physically unable to get within 10' of Vang for the duration of the spell unless he appraoches you.

Dejik steps back out of reach of the babau's weapon and quickly chants a spell. Another brilliant light bursts from her holy symbol and explodes behind Vang, catching the worm thing and two of the demons in the blast.

SR check: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15
Second SR check: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14
Burst of radiance, DC 19 reflex to avoid being blinded: 5d4 ⇒ (1, 2, 3, 4, 4) = 14
Seriously, RNG?

But the explosion is not as strong as she hoped, and she remembered Aravashniel's magic rod.
Move action to draw the intensify rod.

Gritting her teeth, Dejik draws on her mother's power and channels another wave of divine energy.
Spending a Mythic Point to take another standard action, channeling to harm evil outsiders, selecting out Arushalae.
Channel to harm, DC 23 will for half: 7d6 ⇒ (2, 1, 2, 5, 4, 2, 6) = 22

@Sarkast repulsion is an abjuration spell. Basically, you are physically unable to get within 10' of Vang for the duration of the spell unless he appraoches you.

My question was about when it kicked in ... did I get any of my attacks in last round? If the first one failed (the swift action from a mythic point), then I have all of last round that I need to re-do, then this round ...

It kicked in last round the moment you approached him. His spell is set to minimum distance so you would have jumped towards him though. So feel free to re-do past that action.

OK, so the simplest retcon is that the mythic point was spent and the Fleet Charge was wasted when I hit the field; I would have landed under Vang. He hadn't summoned yet, so the logical response would be for Sarkast to try throwing his returning dagger.
Ranged attack, +1 returning dagger: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (15) + 17 = 32 damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7 Angelic Attacks: 1d6 ⇒ 3

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At the start of the new round, the dagger reappears in Sarkast's hand. The summon has happened, so Sarkast now has two targets. Spend a mythic point for Mythic 2-Weapon Fighting, 5' step between them, and full attack. Start with the one on the stair; if by some chance it goes down, switch to the other.

Unable to reach Vang, Sarkast turns to the demons.
Primary Attack, Freedom's Kiss: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (1) + 18 = 19 Damage, good, magic: 1d4 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10 Angelic Attacks: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Secondary Attack, +1 returning dagger: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (5) + 17 = 22 Damage, good, magic: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7 Angelic Attacks: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Primary Iterative Attack, Freedom's Kiss: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (7) + 13 = 20 Damage, good, magic: 1d4 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10 Angelic Attacks: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Secondary Iterative Attack, +1 returning dagger: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (16) + 12 = 28 Damage, good, magic: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8 Angelic Attacks: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Haste Attack, Freedom's Kiss: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (8) + 18 = 26 Damage, good, magic: 1d4 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12 Angelic Attacks: 1d6 ⇒ 2

And again with the RNG hate.

Counters:
Bloodrage: round 4 of 6 (gonna get really tired soon, didn't expect a protracted fight ...)
Mythic 2-Weapon fighting: round 1 of 4

On it. Resolving order of actions.

Sarkast twists in the air as he's repulsed, but his dagger misses as it passes through Vang's displacement spell. On the gruond, Nilus leaps wildly to the side before he's swallowed up by a pit, and then busies himself ripping apart a babau. It falls to the ground before vanishing.

Ayesha sends out a ball of frezing cold which explodes, badly freezing one of the babau and Vang himself who moves too slow. Dejik sends a burst of light behind Vang, which he ignores, and follows up with a burst of holy energy. Vang and the babaus all scream in pain as they are scorched by Iomedae's light.

Landing on the ground, Sarkast sets to work on a far easier target as he repeatedly stabs one of the babau, killing it.

Arueshalae accesses some yellow-fletched arrows from her quiver, eyeballing Vang. "You will not escape us!" Her arrows fly wild, unfortunately as they are foiled by the worm's displacement spell.

Snarling as his body frantically knits the damage, Vang waves the staff in his hand, and a second cloudkill flows from it to choke the life out of the party! He then flies southwards through the cloud before two more babaus appear at the southern entrance. They all start attacking, but to little avail.

Everyone must make a DC 24 fort save or take 1d4 ⇒ 3 con damage. The cloudkill spell is a fog and breaks line of sight. Everyone is up!

Fort save: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (19) + 18 = 37

Dejik's finds that her already-clouded vision is unaffected by the poisonous gas, and she can still make out the shapes of her friends and Vang. She tries to summon a wind to clear the gas out of the room.

Using Inspired Spell to cast Wind Wall at caster level 13. That gives her 26 continuous squares, and I've drawn a blue line on the map to show the path.

Dejik calls on her mother's power again, and sends another wave of divine energy across Vang and the demons. Move action to quick channel to harm evil outsiders.

Channel to harm, DC 23 Will for half: 7d6 ⇒ (2, 4, 3, 1, 3, 6, 4) = 23

Fort: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (10) + 16 = 26

Nilus busies himself with ridding the battlefield of the summoned Demons. He trusts that his allies will bring Vang to heel.

I can see the map, but cannot edit it. So someone please move Nilus appropriately.

Nilus moves to engage one of the Babaus threatening Arueshalae

For the Rose!

Radiance: 1d20 + 18 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 18 + 1 + 2 = 38
Damage: 1d10 + 18 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 18 + 2 = 24

Will wait to see the result of Dejik's and Nilus's actions.

Dejik chants and wind begins blasting out of her holy symbol as she bears it forth, cutting a swathe through the cloudkill and dispersing it where all the heroes stand. Nilus rushes southwards, viciously cutting into one of the babaus.

Wind wall works a treat. For the sake of sanity I'm going to say that it simply disperses the cloudkill spell wherever it passes. As the cloudkill spell moves, it will get broken up by the wind wall and not continue further in that direction. Right now, the big blue line is safe.Ayesha and Sarkast are up!

Fort: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

Ayesha choked and gagged from the cloudkill spell, hacking until Dejik's spell cleared the air around her. It seemed as if this Vang creature was resisting most of the damage from their spells. She couldn't keep this up for much longer. Concentrating, she cast another frigid ball into the room with Vang and the babau.

fireball, cold: 10d6 ⇒ (5, 2, 6, 3, 4, 4, 1, 4, 3, 1) = 33, Ref DC19 for half
SR: 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 13 + 2 = 33

As the new cloud bursts around him, Sarkast rolls to the ground, trying to avoid getting any of the oily droplets on his skin.
Twist Away to use Reflex instead of Fortitude; +2 vs poison effects from Belt of Dwarvenkind
Reflex save: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (4) + 19 = 23
Oh, come one, RNG! *sigh* Since Twist Away is an immediate action, I can't take another for Surge, so 3 CON damage it is ...

Unfortunately, he still inhales the vapors. His eyes watering and lungs burning, he charges out of the room.

Staggered from the Twist Away, I'll use a move action to move back into the foyer. Rolling Acrobatics to avoid AoO from the babau near him; unless Vang has come down to ground level, he doesn't have any other AoOs to worry about.

Acrobatics vs CMD: 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (3) + 25 = 28 AC 38 vs AoO

Counters:
Bloodrage: round 5 of 6
Mythic 2-Weapon fighting: round 2 of 4

With 3 Con damage, hit points are now 99/99

Arueshalae plants her feet and sends out a brutal flurry of arrows, two of which penetrate deeply into Vang. Worms fly from his body, and then Ayesha sends out yet another variant fireball, which freezes him. His body writhes madly as it has trouble maintaining its form. He is almost finished.

"You like the cold?! FEEL IT NOW!"

Vang snarls and twists before chanting and then sending out a cone of incredible, freezing cold over the group. Meanwhile, the babau attack wildly, stabbing Nilus twice.

Everyone but Sarkast must make a DC 24 reflex save or take 65 cold damage! Nilus takes 20 stabby damage. Everyone is up!

Arueshalae plants her feet and sends out a brutal flurry of arrows, one of which penetrates vang. Worms fly from his body, and then Ayesha sends out yet another variant fireball, which freezes him. His body writhes madly as it has trouble maintaining its form. He is almost finished.

"DIE YOU MEWLING PEASANTS!"

Vang snarls and twists before he sends a bolt of lightning into Ayesha, which then leaps from party member to party member! Meanwhile, the babau attack wildly, stabbing Nilus twice.

Everyone must make a DC 24 reflex save for half, or take the full damage below. Chain lightning damage before save is: Nilus - 54, Arueshalae- 55, Dejik - 40, Ayesha - 77, Sarkast - 45. Nilus takes an additional 20 damage from babau strikes.

[b]Everyone is up![/ooc]

Umm...which post to we follow?

I believe he burned a mythic point for 2 spells....ouch. The great news is that everyone has Extended Mythic Endure Elements (fire resist 5 and cold resist 5).

Reflex 1: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27 ok so half-5 is 28 damage
Reflex 2: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12 ouch, 54 damage

Nilus gasps in pain as the elemental energies wash over him. He prays to Shelyn for aid. LOH: 4d6 + 1 ⇒ (3, 4, 4, 3) + 1 = 15

And then he busies himself with smashing the Babau(s)

Radiance 1: 1d20 + 18 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 18 + 2 + 1 = 27
Radiance 2: 1d20 + 13 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 13 + 2 + 1 = 36 Confirm?: 1d20 + 13 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 13 + 2 + 1 = 33
Radiance Haste: 1d20 + 18 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 18 + 2 + 1 = 40 Confirm?: 1d20 + 18 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 18 + 2 + 1 = 32

I'm gonna roll all these dice because its fun.
Damage 1: 1d10 + 18 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 18 + 2 = 23
Damage 2: 3d10 + 60 ⇒ (9, 2, 7) + 60 = 78
Damage 3: 3d10 + 60 ⇒ (8, 6, 6) + 60 = 80

Gah, go with the second post. First time I've had THAT happen. Switched up spells. Also, spotty posts coming up, bear with.

Reflex: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (2) + 19 = 21
OK, this RNG hate is starting to feel personal. 45 damage, -5 transfer to Dejik on her turn.

Feeling his energy begin to flag, Sarkast starts to leap toward Vang, but remembers the spell that pushed him back before. Since the cloud seems to have been dispersed by Dejik's wind, he runs back in to keep fighting the Babaus.

First, thanks to the CON damage, Sarkast loses his last round of bloodrage and is now fatigued.

[ooc]Mythic point for Fleet Charge, attacking the Babau in the doorway, then full attack on that same Babau; if it goes down, switch to the one nearest Nilus.

Acrobatics vs first Babau CMD: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (5) + 22 = 27
Acrobatics vs second Babau CMD+2: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (3) + 22 = 25
AC 37 vs AoO

Fleet Charge: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (18) + 19 = 37 Damage, ignores DR: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10 Sneak Attack: 5d6 ⇒ (2, 2, 5, 2, 2) = 13 Angelic Attacks: 1d6 ⇒ 2

If sneak attack hits, target is Slowed (unable to make attacks of opportunity) for 1 round. In addition, target is Bewildered (-2 AC, -6 vs Sarkast) and Disoriented (-2 attack, -6 vs Sarkast) for 1 round.

Primary Attack, Freedom's Kiss: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (3) + 15 = 18 Damage, good, magic: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8 Angelic Attacks: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Secondary Attack, +1 returning dagger: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (6) + 14 = 20 Damage, good, magic: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4 Angelic Attacks: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Primary Iterative Attack, Freedom's Kiss: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16 Damage, good, magic: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9 Angelic Attacks: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Secondary Iterative Attack, +1 returning dagger: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14 Damage, good, magic: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7 Angelic Attacks: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Haste Attack, Freedom's Kiss: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (5) + 15 = 20 Damage, good, magic: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7 Angelic Attacks: 1d6 ⇒ 1

OK, let's look at those d20 rolls: 2, 5, 3, 18, 3, 6, 6, 5, 5. I am *seriously* beginning to doubt the randomness of this RNG.

Fatigued, AC 29 (18T).
Mythic 2-Weapon Fighting round 3/4.
Hit points 59/99; 3 CON damage

Reflex save: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (13) + 13 = 26
Dejik has Shield Other up on Ayesha and Sarkast, so she takes half of whatever damage they take. In addition, Dejik takes 5 damage from everyone over the life link.

I'm not sure if Ayesha and Arushalae made their saves or if Arushalae is still immune to electricity. I'm assuming the worst case scenario.

Dejik reels as the lighting rips through her, then shrieks in pain as it continues on to hit both Ayesha and Sarkast. Barely able to concentrate through the pain, she summons another blast of holy energy--this time to heal her friends.

Channel to heal, excluding bad guys: 7d6 + 1 ⇒ (2, 3, 1, 4, 2, 2, 6) + 1 = 21
(ugh). Everyone heals 21, Dejik heals 34.

Swiftly, Dejik calls on Iomedae and Shelyn to heal her wounds.
Using Combat Healer and 2 3rd-level slots to cast Cure Serious on herself as a swift action.

Cure serious: 3d8 + 11 + 6 ⇒ (1, 8, 3) + 11 + 6 = 29

Keenly aware of her friends' pain, knowing that another spell like that may well kill one or more of them, Dejik closes her eyes and grips her holy symbol, her knuckles as white as the silver itself. Enough..., she whispers through exhausted panting. Enough...in the name of Iomedae and all that is holy...for Shelyn...for all that is good and beautiful... Her eyes flick open, the familiar divine power shining in her off-color eye.

DIE!

Again, a white flash of holy energy explodes from the healer, engulfing the evil outsiders not once, but twice. Then she weakly sinks to her knees.

Move action to Quick Channel to harm evil outsiders, then spending a mythic point for another standard action to channel to harm again.

Quick Channel to harm evil outsiders, DC 23: 7d6 ⇒ (2, 6, 6, 1, 2, 3, 2) = 22
Amazing initiative, Channel to harm evil outsiders, DC 23: 7d6 ⇒ (4, 2, 5, 6, 2, 1, 2) = 22

A lot of things happen.

As Sarkast and Nilus desperately deal with the babau, Dejik reaches deep within her, praying to her mother, Shelyn; any God who will listen. As she sends out burst a burst of holy light, Xanthir Vang begins vibrating violently. A second burst does it.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Xanthir Vang shudders violently as the white light blasts into him. His staff clatters to the ground, and there is a thunderous explosion as the Worm that Walks blasts apart. The babaus are annihilated, and the rest of you fly to the ground, shielding yourself as you are pelted with tens of thousands of worms. As you recover your senses, it is clear the fight is over. Xanthir Vang has been defeated.

End of Combat

ref: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24

Ayesha dove to the side as the lightning bolt raced for her. She managed to avoid being hit, but her body still jerked and trembled as the edge effects of the near miss hit her. She was still laying ont he floor twitching when her sister cast the spell that ended Xanthar Vang. It was another moment or two before Ayesha felt well enough to stand. When she did, she limped over to Dejik to throw her arms around her sister.

"We did it! I wasn't sure...after that lightning bolt, I wasn't sure we were going to prevail. I was out of power for any more area spells, and he was immune to everything else."

Nilus immediately sees to his friends wounds

Channel: 4d6 ⇒ (5, 2, 4, 3) = 14

Another great evil Banished from this world. There was very little beauty in Xanthir Vang. The world is better for his passing. May his soul find some measure of solace and atonement.

Sarkast joins Ayesha in a hug for Dejik. "Olette tehneet hyvin. Äitisi olisi ylpeä sinusta."

After everyone has had a moment to recover, he asks, "Are we prepared to give a final exploration of the building? There were a few doors we had not yet opened, and Vang may have left additional surprises behind that we should find."

You guys are a high enough level that everything will be auto-ID'd unless it is of significance that you not know what it is.

Arusehalae snarls as she steps over to the robes, with nothing to kick, she just kicks the robes.

"Foul, cruel creature! His death will save thosuands of lives." She returns, and crushes Sarkast in an embrace. "You have done so much good. You have the power of the Gods in you and I see the light in your beauty. Thank you."

Before you explore the last room, you take a look over the equipment he had, which is considerable.

You set out to explore the rest of the Ivory Sanctum. You begin by exploring what appears to be Vang's chamber in the southwest.

A seven-armed rune is inscribed in a circle of iron on the floor
of this large room. Black candles sputter here and there around the circle's outer ring. Several cabinets and bookshelves filled with scrolls, tomes, and strange objects sit against the northern, eastern, and southern walls, along with a writing desk. To the southwest is a stone sarcophagus, and a flight of stairs leads down to a smaller cave-like hollow to the west. What appear to be dead, finger-length worms-some shriveled and some still slimy-are scattered throughout the room and its furnishings.

The bookshelves are an impressive library on magical resource on planar energies, portals, and the Abyss. There is also a collection of texts on Sarkorian history and lore, and the Dark Tapestry. These books are likely worth around 12,000 and the Riftwardens would certainly be interested. This is likely a collection of texts unmatched in Avistan.

Other magical items are scattered around this room:

Sarkast's Perception: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (12) + 20 = 32

Sarkast manages to find a secret compartment in the sarcophagus, buried beneath some dead worms. Within is a Type IV bag of holding. The following are found:

- Xanthir Vang's spellbook collection worth 12,000 gold or so
- A slender mithral key worth 500

Furthermore, in an adjacent room Vang apparently used for research within is a treasure chest. This one appears to be magically protected with a very strong lock.

I'll break the wall of text here so you guys can try to deal with the lock, and talk about what you've found so far.

As Ayesha identifies the magic, Sarkast considers the chest.

If the chest doesn't appear to be trapped, Sarkast can take 20 for 35 Disable Device. If that fails, he can use a charge from the Chime of Opening.

Which two stats does the headband of mental prowess boost? Clearly INT, since it has skills in it, but is the other one CHA or WIS?

While her companions study the room, Dejik meditates on her holy symbol. Spending a mythic point for Mythic Domain to refresh her domain abilities.

If no one objects, I'd like to dispose of this cursed water safely. Dejik looks for a place to pour out the unholy water.

Spellcraft rolls for anything not yet identified

spellcraft: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (10) + 22 = 32
spellcraft: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (9) + 22 = 31
spellcraft: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (18) + 22 = 40

Ayesha pulled back from Gejik and began searching the rooms with her arcane sight, looking for the magical artifacts that she knew must be around. Between them, she and Sarkast found quite a bit of loot, and she began calling out the items and their properties as she identified them.

She was very interested in the spellbooks and the robe. The garment made her skin crawl and she hesitated for a moment about what to do with it. Finally, she said, "The robe is very dangerous. Do not put it on, or even allow it to wrap around you. If we can use the forge back at Drezden to redeem it, then it should be a huge boon to me or any other spellcaster. if not...it should be destroyed. It is simply too powerful an aid to an evil mage."

Then, once the magical items had been identified, she turned her attention to the books. And what a collection they were. She cold spend months in these volumes and still not finish them all. Working in tandem with Sarkast, she piled the books into their new bag of holding.

Headband is int and wisdom.

Sarkast works at the chest for a little while, but finds it beyond his cautious attempt. However, before using the chime he realizes the large number of keys procured from Xanthir Vang. The mithral key from the sarcophagus opens up the chest.

Within are two vials containing a strange purple residue. As well, there is a thick journal. Checking its interior, it is written in Abyssal alphabet, however it appears to be some sort of code.

Sarkast flips open the journal, recognizing the alphabet from his demon-hunter training. "These are the symbols of the demonic tongue, but used in a strange way. Someone will have to decipher it." He places it back into the chest, then places the chest into the magic sack as well.

"The robe is very dangerous. Do not put it on, or even allow it to wrap around you. If we can use the forge back at Drezden to redeem it, then it should be a huge boon to me or any other spellcaster. if not...it should be destroyed. It is simply too powerful an aid to an evil mage."

Sarkast nods. "Yes, the forge is a good idea. And you are right, if it cannot be redeemed, it must be destroyed."

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Unless I've missed something, I don't see anything else to do here except open the "eerily silent" door. Does anyone else?

Ayesha took only a moment to look at the journal before holding it out to Arushelae. "I think it's written in Abyssal, maybe? You are the one best suited here to translate."

Ayesha is trying really hard not to squeal in desire for that headband...unless Dejik needs it to boost her spellcasting abilities. Also interested in the Ring of Prot +5, the metamagic rods, and the robe if we can convert it.

You ID's everything but I'll use Ayesha's roll for the empty vials.

Ayesha looks carefully over the empty vials. They once contained powerful transmutation magic and looked like they could imbue the drinker with great power of some variety.

Arueshalae's wings twitch as she looks over the vial with Ayesha.

"These must have been the Nahyndrian elixirs Vang was working on... capable of turning a demon into a demigod or worse. Vang had clearly consumed one of them. This is the mightiest weapon for the abyssal forces. He had his method of converting the crystals, but the question is where they came from."

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After divvying up and discussing what you've found, you move on towards the final area of the temple left unexplored. You now stand outside of the deathly silent door. Sarkast's enhanced senses pick up the beating of hearts, the movement of insects, and the rustle of hair. The silence is highly unusual.

Nilus opens himself up to Shelyn's blessed light. He gazes into the room.

Detect Evil.

Dejik has Deathwatch running, and she also casts Detect Undead.