Kraygan looks at the webs in confusion. ”Seems odd ter me that they’d leave this spot ter spiders. Is thar a dragon that spins webs?”
Taking out one of his arrows, he taps a nearby web strand to see how strong and sticky they are.
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Kraygan pokes at the strands of webbing. The taut and sticky strands split apart as his sharp blade cuts through them easily. The webs shift ever so slightly.
Wren draws Firestorm and looks around, spotting the same strange black orb that Farin did just a few seconds prior. Though as Kraygan pokes the webs you begin to hear the sounds of claws scraping the tiles on the roof just above you. Something large has landed and drags across them.
Kraygan looks up, then around, then shakes his shaggy head. ”Got a funny feelin in me head.”
Not sure if Kraygan would know that something tried to confuse him. It’s sort of his natural state anyway.
Alysendra tries to think of any creatures that would spin webs but be more... thematic... for the Storm Tyrant.
She will casts detect magic and continue to look around the room, advancing slightly.
"Farin, don't go and get cut off from us," she chides motherly. "Some spiders can shoot webbing and pull you right up into their clutches."
At Kraygan's head-shake, she moves over to him. "What's wrong? What kind of funny feeling?" She'll check him out for any signs of funniness.
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Confusion is Kraygan's natural state when he begins sobering up. Ignoring the noises on the roof Wren fires another couple of arrows into the webs. The flames wick away at the strands and quickly ignites them as it starts to spread.
The claws scraping across the roof quickly reveal themselves as the largest dragon you have ever seen leaps down from the roof. It's crimson wings sound like a thunderclap with each beat. Riding atop it's back is a towering muscular giant of heroic proportions with bronze skin, dark hair, and sparkling green eyes. Lightning crackles from his eyes as he holds a swirling orb on one hand and a falcata resting in a sheathe to his side. Mounted onto his saddle is a second sphere that swirls with crimson flames and smoke. The orb in his hands looks like a storm cloud brews within.
"Little ones." The voices sneers as he looks down upon you. His voice cracks the air as lightning blasts out behind him, striking the invisible barrier. "You should bow before the Storm Tyrant. Kneel..." His voice drags out as the air itself rumbles. The dragon at his side nearly deafens you as it roars. The air itself ripples as the heat from its maw escapes.
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+4 if have pair of swords out
Wren (91/91)
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?????
Volstus
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Jorgan (170/170; DR/5 piercing)( Spirit; 11 temp hp)
Farin (105/105)
Kraygan (173/174; DR 3)(Haggis 119/119)
Alysendra (101/101)
”Habba-duh, habba-duh. habba-duh. Tha’s all folks!!”
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Wren knows this gargantuan old red dragon to be Akazerath. It's harder scales are more resilient and able to deflect all but magical weapons. With great age comes even greater spell resistance as well as cold and electricity resistances.As with most red dragons of this age and wisdom this one is no different. Akazerath is able to breath a 60 foot cone of flames as well as manipulate the flames themselves to his will and bidding.
When it comes to Volstus, the Storm Tyrant Wren knows surprisingly little. Kraygan begins to babble incoherently and Wren is equally confused what could have caused it.
Alysendra's eyes widen as the giant appears.
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Round 1, Init 29
”Oh man, Kraygan is insane. I mean, literally, insane. You all might want to stay away from him!” Wren mentions aloud, as he moves back 5', drawing the Sapphire Ruby Orb of Kabashi Maru.
He readies a spell for if the dragon breathes fire.
Wren casts a Wall of Force in front of the dragon, stopping the blast and giving his team time to recover their legs.
[ dice]1d20+13+2+1[/dice] to hit; (Haste, Heroism)
[ dice]1d8+3[/dice] magic damage.
[ ooc]Haste (round 3/13): +1 to hit, AC, reflex, attx, yadayadayada. [/ooc]
HP: 91/91
AC: 19 (+4 w/mage armor, if haste then AC 20)
Readied action acid:
[ dice]1d20+12+1[/dice] touch to hit;
[ dice]1d6+7[/dice] acid damage.
Effects: mage armor, overland flight, heroism
Right:
Left:
Glove: Staff of Frost
Iron Ring: 0/1 used
Rod Lsr Extend: 2/3 used
Rod Lsr Quicken: 3/3 used
Firestorm: 0/3 used
Staff of Frost: 4/10 used
Acid 0/10 used: Acid Dart (1d6+6 acid, 10/day) (Sp) As a standard action, ranged touch deals acid dam vs. foe in 30 ft.
Blip: 34 of 90 5' steps used
12th Level: The bow counts as a +2 Adaptive Flaming Composite Longbow. Scorching Ray now only costs 1 charge and replaces the arcane bolt. The fireball spell is now under the effects of the quickened metamagic feat though only for the use of a full attack with the bow itself with the fireball itself counting as one of the attacks.
14th Level: The bow allows the use of summon monster VI for 3 charges to summon fire elementals only. The Fireball spell now only costs 2 charges and is under the effects of the empower metamagic feat. The bows power increases the charges to 5 each day as the rubies themselves begin to grow.
[ dice]1d20+13[/dice] to hit;[/dice]
[ dice]1d8+3[/dice] magic damage.[/dice]
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Wren draws the Sapphire Ruby Orb of Kabashi Maru, nowhere near ready for a fight.
Akazerath mutters a spell of his own as warm flames wreathe all around his scaly body. Volsus lifts his orb high into the air as his voice booms one last time. "KNEEL!" The air shudders as the storm within the orb begins to escape as a black storm cloud quickly forms near the ceiling and outside as well.
The fire on the webs quickly begins to spread.
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Wren (91/91)
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?????
Volstus
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Jorgan (170/170; DR/5 piercing)( Spirit; 11 temp hp)
Farin (105/105)
Kraygan (173/174; DR 3)(Haggis 119/119)
Alysendra (101/101)
Alysendra summons forth Penthae , and quickly briefs her. "Storm Tyrant, riding a dragon! Keep us invisible and alive while the boys try to kill it!"
She then casts a quickened communal resist fire 30 on everyone. .
NOTES:
Inspire Courage +2 to attacks, damage, saves vs. charm and fear
resist fire 30
haste (1 of 5 rounds)
Penthae starts her bardic performance, a worried look in her eyes as she sizes up the opposition. She then casts invisibility on Alysendra.
NOTES:
Inspire Courage +2 to attacks, damage, saves vs. charm and fear
resist fire 30
Kraygan looks at Wren. ”Did you see the size of that cat?!!!”
"Oh boy. I guess this is it." Jorgan mutters as he whispers words of power into his ram's ears. Spirit begins levitating above the ground and his hooves take on a cloudy appearance. Spirit flies into the middle of the room after Farin.
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Jorgan grabs ahold of Spirit as the ram begins to fly into the air of its own accord. Spirit's back end trails away into a vortex of wind and smoke, though most call it farting.
Farin grabs a scroll, barely deciphering the words of the arcane language as he nearly has a mishap. The scroll burns in his hands as the spell releases.
Kraygan watches a cat play with a large, oversized ball of string in the middle of the room. Or is it just a man that can't stop saying Cats?
Alysendra summons her friend and protects those around her from fire.
Penthae begins to sing as Alysendra turns invisible. Wren continues to wait.
This gives further time for Akazerath to cast a spell of his own. Both the dragon and Volstus speed up. Volstus concentrates on his orb as the storm builds in intensity within the compacted room. Small pockets of rain begin to drop, though not enough to quench the flames from Wren's arrows. Lightning crackles in the cloud and Wren fears it may very soon begin arcing to the ground.
Volstus sneers at Wren. "Fear stays your hands elf. As it should." The thunder of his voice causes the walls themselves to quake.
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[ooc]Active Party Buffs
Haste
Inspire Courage +2
Resist Fire 30 (All but Farin)
Wren (91/91)
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????? (Haste)
Volstus (Haste)
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Jorgan (170/170; DR/5 piercing)( Spirit; 11 temp hp)
Farin (105/105)
Kraygan (173/174; DR 3)(Haggis 119/119)
Alysendra (101/101; invisible)
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”All right, meow. Hand over the orb and no one gets hurt!”
Kraygan takes a step right and looks left.
”Did you just say meow?”
Kraygan takes a step left and looks right.
”What did ye say meow?”
Kraygan takes a step right and looks left.
”Ye said meow! Har har har!”
Kraygan takes a step left and looks right.
”Did naw! Stop laughing, right meow!”
Kraygan takes a step right and looks left.
”Har har har har HAR!”
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Volstus concentrates on his orb as the storm builds in intensity within the compacted room.
Wren notes the spell or spell effect carefully.
Spellcraft
Know (Arcana)
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Wren stares at the babbling Kraygan.
"Uhm, say, Alleycatbra? I know this might be a lot to ask, but do you have something to fix Kraykeg? He seems more off than usual. This is magical insanity."
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Wren watches as the storm begins to build in intensity. It seems to be a magical storm coming from the orb. An almost slower building Storm of Vengeance spell. From what Wren can tell the Storm Tyrant seems to be slowing it down to toy with you as he seems more amused at a slower death.
Kraygan is most definitely Craycray!
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Haste
Inspire Courage +2
Resist Fire 30 (All but Farin)
Wren (91/91)
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????? (Haste)
Volstus (Haste)
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Jorgan (170/170; DR/5 piercing)( Spirit; 11 temp hp)
Farin (105/105)
Kraygan (173/174; DR 3; Insanity)(Haggis 119/119)
Alysendra (101/101; invisible)
"Ugh... what exactly is he is doing with that orb, Wren? Don't look good... and I aim to stop it. Maybe it'll be the last thing I do."
Jorgan kicks his flying genie-ram in the side and Spirit surges forward on flatulence power. Jorgan lowers his spear as he nears the giant and with all his will keeps his eyes open through the impact.
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Spirit kicks off, pushing Jorgan right into the webbing. Jorgan seems to pass through the larger gaps in the strands just fine but Spirit gets badly tangled up. Each struggling movement seems to make it worse as Spirit suddenly disappears completely, leaving the web empty and Jorgan standing dumbfounded by himself in front of a massive Dragon and Storm Tyrant.
Jorgan stabs out with Heartspit, though the fall from Spirit disappearing causes the dwarf to stumble in place.
The rest of the group quickly realizes why Akazerath had not covered the room in flames nor why Volstus advanced but rather stayed at a distance with his storm. The magical webs that Farin saw upon entering released their magic as Spirit became entangled.
This dark room appears to have been almost completely sealed shut for some time. The stale air smells heavily of wine and manure, and the floor is littered with the wreckage, splinters, and shards of numerous destroyed wooden barrels and glass demijohns.
This chamber in the bottom of the castle’s observatory tower was used as a wine cellar before the fire giants of Ashpeak pillaged it. Like the corridor leading into the room, the windows here have been walled shut.
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Haste
Inspire Courage +2
Resist Fire 30 (All but Farin)
Wren (91/91)
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????? (Haste)
Volstus (Haste)
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Jorgan (170/170; DR/5 piercing)( Spirit; 11 temp hp)
Farin (105/105)
Kraygan (173/174; DR 3; Insanity)(Haggis 119/119)
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Special
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Alysendra (101/101; invisible)
Alysendra moves up to the crazy dwarf and uses her first aid gloves to cast heal on him. Penthae will continue to sing. "Can anyone deal with the disintegrating webs?" she asks. "Can I dispel it?"
Edit: on phone, can't see map. If necessary, will use dimensional slide to avoid webs.
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Round 2, Init 29
”Thank you, Alleycatbra,” Wren appreciates things that he cannot do. Speaking of things he cannot do..."Nah and maybe. The webbing isn't the issue, it is that the terrain favors the giant here. The orb...there is something else happening. We should retreat."
He readies a spell for if the dragon breathes fire or another spell is being cast at the party.
"Be ready to go back down the chute, all of you. We cannot fight them here." He moves a bit closer (using the column for cover and avoiding the webs), so that he might rescue Jorgan next round. "I'll get Jorgan out...meet...meet where we freed the ghost if we get split up."
Spellcraft
Wren casts a Wall of Force in front of the dragon/giant, stopping the blast/spell and giving his team time to recover their legs.
[ dice]1d20+13+2+1[/dice] to hit; (Haste, Heroism)
[ dice]1d8+3[/dice] magic damage.
[ ooc]Haste (round 3/13): +1 to hit, AC, reflex, attx, yadayadayada. [/ooc]
HP: 91/91
AC: 19 (+4 w/mage armor, if haste then AC 20)
Readied action acid:
[ dice]1d20+12+1[/dice] touch to hit;
[ dice]1d6+7[/dice] acid damage.
Effects: mage armor, overland flight, heroism
Right: Sapphire Orb of Kobashi-Maru
Left:
Glove: Staff of Frost
Iron Ring: 0/1 used
Rod Lsr Extend: 2/3 used
Rod Lsr Quicken: 3/3 used
Firestorm: 0/3 used
Staff of Frost: 4/10 used
Acid 0/10 used: Acid Dart (1d6+6 acid, 10/day) (Sp) As a standard action, ranged touch deals acid dam vs. foe in 30 ft.
Blip: 34 of 90 5' steps used
12th Level: The bow counts as a +2 Adaptive Flaming Composite Longbow. Scorching Ray now only costs 1 charge and replaces the arcane bolt. The fireball spell is now under the effects of the quickened metamagic feat though only for the use of a full attack with the bow itself with the fireball itself counting as one of the attacks.
14th Level: The bow allows the use of summon monster VI for 3 charges to summon fire elementals only. The Fireball spell now only costs 2 charges and is under the effects of the empower metamagic feat. The bows power increases the charges to 5 each day as the rubies themselves begin to grow.
[ dice]1d20+13[/dice] to hit;[/dice]
[ dice]1d8+3[/dice] magic damage.[/dice]
"OK, Wren. Be careful... I don't think I can remove Jorgan's, uh... condition," she says apologetically. She and Penthae move back towards the entrance.
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Farin quickly rushes back towards the ladder, leaving Jorgan to face off against the dragon's maw all by himself. ALysendra and Penthae follow his lead. The new companions all intent on leaving behind the two insane dwarf's to their deaths.
Wren tosses a wall of force in between the dragon and Jorgan as he knows they need everyone they can to fight through this place, even if it is a dwarf.
Just as the wall of force goes up Volstus and Akazerath turn to dust. "I don't feel so good Mr. Stark." The wind blows them away as the illusion dissipates.
Appearing around the room are a pair of intense spiders. These immense purple spiders have a legspan of nearly forty feet and a hideously bloated body, yet still move with fluid grace. Each fires off thick webbing at Both Jorgan and Farin.
Thick sheets of webbing cover the pair, entangling them right to the ground.
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Haste
Inspire Courage +2
Resist Fire 30 (All but Farin)
Wren (91/91)
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Spiders (Knowledge Arcana)
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Jorgan (170/170; DR/5 piercing; entangled)( Spirit; 11 temp hp)
Farin (105/105; entangled)
Kraygan (173/174; DR 3; Insanity)(Haggis 119/119)
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Special
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Alysendra (101/101; invisible)
”What the hell is goin on ‘ere!!” Kraygan cries, totally confused, but in a more normal “Kraygan is confused” sort of way.
”Someone want ter burn these webs so I kin squash this bug?!”
"Mrrrffff!" is the only muffled sound you hear from the tangle of webbing as Jorgan strains to pull out his flame weapon to cut through the sticky strings.
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Jorgan manages to stay out of the mass of webs as he is able to draw his flaming scimitar. Fire bursts across the metal igniting thenwebs in front of him.
Farin fires a trio of arrows into the thick webs. Only a single arrow manages to find it's way through and into the spider's sapling-like leg.
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Haste
Inspire Courage +2
Resist Fire 30 (All but Farin)
Wren (91/91)
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Spiders (Knowledge Arcana)(Red -6)
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Jorgan (170/170; DR/5 piercing; entangled)( Spirit; 11 temp hp)
Farin (105/105; entangled)
Kraygan (173/174; DR 3; Insanity)(Haggis 119/119)
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Special
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Alysendra (101/101; invisible)
Without a clear path to charge Kraygan swaps weapons, quickdrawing his bow for a few shots.
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The spiders mandibles click together as they seem to be communicating with each other.
Kraygan fires off a belt of his own arrows into the thick sheets of sticky web. Two of the arrows manage to make it through as one sticks into the giant arachnids eye, spurting fluid into the pristine webbing.
Spirit's thick hooves clop about the stone room. The sound itself seems to echo off of the walls. With the sound and the fresh beating heart of the ram four unholy creatures emerge from the wreckage and the shadows.
These towering menace have a horrible, vertically aligned mouth and arms that split at the elbows into twin clawed hands. They leap at Spirit surrounding the ram.
One of the strange creatures bites into Spirit's leg.
The flames continue to spread across the room.
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Haste
Inspire Courage +2
Resist Fire 30 (All but Farin)
Wren (91/91)
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Spiders (Knowledge Arcana)(Red -36)
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Jorgan (170/170; DR/5 piercing; entangled)(Spirit 141/144)
Farin (105/105; entangled)
Kraygan (173/174; DR 3; Insanity)(Haggis 119/119)
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Spirit Special
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Alysendra (101/101; invisible)