Legends of Katapesh - Legacy of Fire

Game Master justaworm

For now it'll be the + to attack and AC option.

Round Recap:
Mah'ysa and Bahir each cast some initial spells, Mah giving Blessing of Fervor to the party and Bahir enhancing his weapon while moving into the chamber. Pae , meanwhile, takes advantage of Mah'ysa blessing and speedily clambers up the wall inside the chamber to about 40' high.
Meanwhile, the pyrohydra moves around the backside of the large column, possibly to get into better position to attack.
Hazreem then steps into the room and casts Quench. The lizardfolk all howl in pain as the fire that burns within them is assaulted by magic. While all seemingly severely injured, they press their attack, albeit with a little less ferocity. 33 pts of damage taken by each
Efreat attempts to dispel whatever magical affect the lizardfolk have ensorceled they pyrohydra with. As he weaves his spell around the hydra, Efreat gets the distinct feeling that the spell effect is unphased by his Dispel Magic casting. You get the impression that dispel magic cannot interact with whatever spell effect is upon the pyrohydra.

Bitterly wounded, the lizardfolk attack:
Two of the red lizardfolk charge in to attack Hazreem while the other two move behind them.

Pause here for a sec
Hazreem are you going to take an AoO?

Yes Hazreem will take an AoO here.

Hazreem shouts out, "Here they come!" even as his swirling fist lashes out at one of the fire lizard-folk.

Slam AoO: 1d20 + 14 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 14 + 2 = 20; damage: 1d8 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 5 + 2 = 14

Red Group Lizardfolk:
As the first of the charging lizardfolk moves in, Hazreem is able to deliver a swift blow, instantly dropping the red-tinged lizardfolk. The following lizardfolk is able to reach Hazreem and attacks with its heavy mace, wildly missing the druid. (AC 15). Two remaining lizardfolk stop short of attacking Hazreem and each let out a cone (30 ft.) of searing flame from their mouth, engulfing their brethren lizardfolk as well as Hazreem, Efreat, and Bahir. (9 fire, 6 fire) (Efreat and Bahir take no damage due to FR; Hazreem takes 10 total damage after passing the first save and failing the second)
Not going unnoticed by the front line group, the fiery blast seemed to provide healing to the lizardfolk caught within.

Gold Group Lizardfolk:
The lizardfolk to the left of the column nearest the party climbs up onto the ledge and breathes another massive cone of fire down onto the party engulfing Bahir, Efreat, Hazreem, and the 3 (red) lizardfolk nearest the group. (12 fire) (Efreat is immune due to FR; Bahir takes no damage due save and FR; Hazreem takes 12 total damage after failing the save)
The lizardfolk near the bottom of the staircase moves up and also breathes out a cone of fire engulfing Hazreem and the 4 (red) lizardfolk in front of it. (10 fire) (Hazreem takes 5 total damage after passing the save)
The lizardfolk on the top of the staircase also moves down and breathes forth a cone of fire, only managing to catch his 3 companions towards the back of the fray, healing them slightly.
The lizardfolk to the right of the column moves up against the column and fires a flaming arrow at Hazreem. The arrow just misses Hazreem high and hits harmlessly against the wall behind him.

Purple Group Lizardfolk:
The lizardfolk to the back of the chamber first breathes fire on his friends, both healing and boosting their morale, and then runs out through the open doorway.
The two lizardfolk to the bottom right of the stairway, emboldened by the blast of fire washing over them move up towards the fray and fire flaming arrows from their bows, one at Efreat and one at Bahir. Both fired arrows miss wildly (ACs 15 and 19 on Efreat and Bahir respectively )
The remaining two lizardfolk (topmost and bottommost) also advance and each shoot an arrow at Hazreem. The first arrow solidly hits Hazreem, drawing another grunt from the battered druid and the second arrow hits harmlessly to Hazreem’s right against the wall. (ACs 23 and 12; 4 piercing and 2 fire = 6 dmg)

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Round 1
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Initiative Order:
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Mah'ysa
Bahir
Pae
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Pyrohydra
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Efreat
Hazreem
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Lizardfolk Purple
Lizardfolk Red
Lizardfolk Gold

Enemy Summary: (L: -14)
Lizardfolk Purple 1 - 33 dmg
Lizardfolk Purple 2 - 32 dmg
Lizardfolk Purple 3 - 32 dmg
Lizardfolk Purple 4 - 33 dmg
Lizardfolk Purple 5 - 33 dmg; bw(-2) (exited room to the rear)
Lizardfolk Red 1 - 43 dmg (dying)
Lizardfolk Red 2 - 29 dmg
Lizardfolk Red 3 - 28 dmg; bw(-1)
Lizardfolk Red 4 - 28 dmg; bw(-3)
Lizardfolk Gold 1 - 31 dmg; bw(-1)
Lizardfolk Gold 2 - 33 dmg; bw(-1)
Lizardfolk Gold 3 - 33 dmg; bw(-4)
Lizardfolk Gold 4 - 33 dmg
Pyrohydra - 0 dmg

Whew ... what a welcome back round for me... I am sure I messed something up in their so please feel free to check my work. :)

===== ROUND 2 START =====

Battle Map

Bahir gives the approaching hydra a concerned glance before yelling over his shoulder, "You all think you can break the enchantment on it now so it'll cause these lizardmen some grief?" He advances to the closest lizardman as he says this and attempts to cut it down.

Scimitar slash: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (9) + 20 = 29
Damage: 1d6 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + 4 + (5) = 13 Holy Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 2) = 8 Fire Outsider Bane damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (1, 5) + 2 = 8 If vulnerable to frost than +2 extra damage.

Scimitar slash: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (6) + 15 = 21
Damage: 1d6 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (6) + 4 + (3) = 13 Holy Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 5) = 7 Fire Outsider Bane damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (1, 6) + 2 = 9 If vulnerable to frost than +1 extra damage.

Scimitar slash: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20
Damage: 1d6 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 4 + (2) = 9 Holy Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 3) = 9 Fire Outsider Bane damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (5, 1) + 2 = 8 If vulnerable to frost than +1 extra damage.

Pae begins circling quietly south along the wall, looking for spellcasters to drop upon unexpectedly....

(Blessings of Fervor select: Cast a single spell of 2nd level or lower as if it were an enlarged, extended, silent, or still spell.)

Mah'ysa moved and cast Detect Magic, focusing on the Hydra to try to understand what magics are controlling it.
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13

Mah'ysa definitely detects the presence of a magical aura about the pyrohydra. It will take a couple more rounds of study before you can get any significant detail on the spell effect

Bahir's first strike on the lizardfolk in front of Hazreem drops it down to the ground. Any follow up strikes ensure that it is very dead.

The pyrohydra squeezes through the tighter opening between the wall and the column and then easily moves down to your level. Your fiery fears come to light now as all 8 heads rear back and breathe a flaming cone of fire (15'). Half of the cones include Mah'ysa, Efreat, and Hazreem in their blast, and the other half include Efreat, Bahir, Hazreem, and the two lizardfolk (one of whom is too dead to benefit from fire healing) in its blast.

(None of the blasts are strong enough to penetrate through Efreat's fire resistance, and so we will forgo his saves. Mah'ysa will receive a +2 bonus to her Reflex for some cover benefit)

(Each breath is Reflex DC 18 for 1/2 damage)
fire breath head 1: 3d6 ⇒ (2, 2, 3) = 7 and ??: 1d4 ⇒ 4
fire breath head 2: 3d6 ⇒ (3, 6, 6) = 15 and ??: 1d4 ⇒ 3
fire breath head 3: 3d6 ⇒ (5, 1, 6) = 12 and ??: 1d4 ⇒ 1
fire breath head 4: 3d6 ⇒ (4, 4, 5) = 13 and ??: 1d4 ⇒ 4
fire breath head 5: 3d6 ⇒ (3, 4, 6) = 13 and ??: 1d4 ⇒ 4
fire breath head 6: 3d6 ⇒ (3, 6, 3) = 12 and ??: 1d4 ⇒ 1
fire breath head 7: 3d6 ⇒ (3, 4, 2) = 9 and ??: 1d4 ⇒ 1
fire breath head 8: 3d6 ⇒ (4, 2, 6) = 12 and ??: 1d4 ⇒ 1

Mah'ysa damage taken = 33 fire damage
Hazreem damage taken = 71 fire damage
Bahir damage taken = 2 fire damage
Efreat damage taken = 0 fire damage

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Hit Points (Remaining/Max):
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PCs:
Mah'ysa 69/102
Bahir 150/152
Hazreem 38/142
Paellat 115/115
Efreat 111/111
NPCs:
Spooky 15/15

Battle Map

Efreat and Hazreem are up!

Hazreem curses his lack of preparation for this battle and hastily retreats out of the room and casts a protective spell upon himself.

Round 2:
Move: Fly outside the room and 15' upwards out of sight.
Standard: Cast Resist Energy on himself. Fire Resistance 30 for 130 minutes.

As Hazreem flies away, the once near-death fiery lizardfolk takes a swipe at him with his claw while prone. He must have received enough fire healing to be conscious again.

claw: 1d20 + 3 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 3 - 4 = 4 for S: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 and fire: 1d6 ⇒ 1 -- Miss!

Ref save 1: 1d20 + 13 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 13 + 2 + 1 = 31
Ref save 2: 1d20 + 13 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 13 + 2 + 1 = 27
Ref save 3: 1d20 + 13 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 13 + 2 + 1 = 19
Ref save 4: 1d20 + 13 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 13 + 2 + 1 = 21
Mah'ysa rolled back, easily avoiding the bulk of the damage.

Mah'ysa, I had your saves and calculated you damage already in the post. ;-) We nearly got the same thing ...

Efreat snaps his fingers as a number of images spring up around him before he gives a wicked grin, "Flear'vos!"
cast quicken mirror images:1d4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
cast cone of cold defensively. start in my northeast corner of my square projecting a 90 degree blast 60' due east (missing Bahir) and arcing up to north. should hit the pyrohydra, all the yellows save the bottom one, and the two nearest purples. concentration; damage:1d20 + 18 ⇒ (1) + 18 = 1913d6 ⇒ (6, 4, 6, 1, 1, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 6, 4, 3) = 47

Hazreem retreats hastily out of the room to apply some much needed fire protection magic before re-engaging the battle. Meanwhile, Efreat casts a quickened mirror image spell followed up by an attempt to cast Cone of Cold defensively, desparately trying to avoid the eight burning maws of the pyrohydra. Five images of Efreat spring to life, dancing about him. However the added images aren't enough to bolster his concentration, and Efreat, still heavily distracted by the pyrohydra, watches in shock as his Cone of Cold spell fizzles before causing any harm to his enemies.
Ouch on the dice roller...

Initiative Order:
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Mah'ysa
Bahir
Pae
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Pyrohydra
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Efreat
Hazreem
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Lizardfolk Purple << ---
Lizardfolk Red
Lizardfolk Gold

Lizardfolk post forthcoming...

Battle Map

Mah'ysa withdraws 15 feet (keeping the Pyrohydra in sight), maintaining concentration on her Detect Magic on the Pyrohydra.

Mah'ysa's move will take place after the lizardfolk go.

Red Group Lizardfolk:
The lizardfolk that foolishly charged Hazreem, which initially fell unconscious before even attacking from the air elemental’s blow, now surprisingly stands up and breathes fire upon Mah’ysa and Hazreem. This confirms any suspicions about whether or not they are being healed by standing in the fire breath that their kin continue to spew forth. Mah’ysa is able to side-step most of the blast and is only partially affected. (Hazreem cannot be harmed due to FR; Mah Ref 26 - takes 4 dmg)
Another of the lizardfolk is able to quickly recharge its firebreath and bellows forth another cone of fire, engulfing Bahir, Efreat, Mah’ysa, and one of its lizardfolk brethren. Mah’ysa again partially dodges the blast, though she still takes some minor damage, and Bahir combination of dodging plus fire resistance protect him as well. (Hazreem,Efreat cannot be harmed due to FR; Bahir’s 33 Ref + FR prevents damage as well; Mah Ref 29 - takes 3 dmg)
Another of the lizardfolk moves forward to attack Mah’ysa with his superheated heavy mace, however it swings a tad too early and Mah’ysa easily dodges its attack (AC 18).

Gold Group Lizardfolk:
The lizardfolk to the left of the column, being nearly trampled by the pyrohydra, curses his luck and double moves back around to the top of the grand staircase.
One of the lizardfolk that had breathed fire last round moves to the south part of the chamber and spews forth another massive cone of fire, catching Mah’ysa, Bahir, Efreat, and 3 of its companions in the blast. Both Bahir and Mah’ysa easily dodge the blast, though Mah’ysa takes a minor singe from it. (Hazreem,Efreat cannot be harmed due to FR; Bahir’s save + FR prevents damage as well; Mah Ref 22 - takes 1 dmg)
The one to the bottom of the staircase, whom had previously breathed a cone of fire on its allies to heal them, fires off an arrow at Mah’ysa but misses high above her head. (AC 4)
The lizardfolk to the right of the column on the upper platform tries to hop down and engage the party. However, in his haste he didn’t quite consider the height of the drop, and although he seems only minorly shaken by the fall, he does end up falling over to his side. Shaking it off like he meant to do what just happened, he stands back up and grips is heavy mace.

Purple Group Lizardfolk:
Still holding tight to their bows, one of the lizardfolk move up towards the fray and unleash its fire blast, hitting Mah’ysa, Bahir, and 3 of its companions nearest the group. As before, only Mah’ysa is slightly affected by the blast. (Hazreem,Efreat cannot be harmed due to FR; Bahir’s save + FR prevents damage as well; Mah Ref 19 - takes 2 dmg)
His companion follows suit, however his breath is only able to catch Bahir and its companions within it. (Bahir’s save + FR prevents damage)
One of the lizardfolk takes a few steps towards the group and fires an arrow at Bahir missing him completely and nearly hitting the pyrohydra in the process.
The lizardfolk nearest the southern wall of the chamber notices Pae climbing about and moves up to breathe fire upon him. Even while climbing, Pae nimbly avoids the fire blast.

Damage Taken:
Mah’ysa - 10 total (4+3; +1; +2)

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Round 2
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Initiative Order:
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Mah'ysa (59/102)
Bahir (150/152)
Pae (115/115)
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Pyrohydra
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Efreat (111/111)
Hazreem (38/142)
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Lizardfolk Purple
Lizardfolk Red
Lizardfolk Gold

Battle Map

Bahir is up (Mah'ysa moves back outside the chamber with Hazreem to regroup)

Seeing that his companions are getting harried and in direct threat of the hydra, Bahir steps forward defensively and tries his best to keep his adversaries attention.

5' step forward. First slash goes to the hydra to get it's attention. Second two go to the lizardman now adjacent to him.

Scimitar slash on hydra: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (10) + 20 = 30
Damage: 1d6 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + 4 + (3) = 8 Holy Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 5) = 11 Fire Outsider Bane damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (4, 6) + 2 = 12 If vulnerable to frost than +1 extra damage.

Scimitar slash on lizardman: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (1) + 15 = 16
Damage: 1d6 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 4 + (1) = 7 Holy Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 3) = 5 Fire Outsider Bane damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (3, 6) + 2 = 11 If vulnerable to frost than +1 extra damage.

Scimitar slash on lizardman: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29
Damage: 1d6 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + 4 + (6) = 14 Holy Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 5) = 8 Fire Outsider Bane damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (6, 1) + 2 = 9 If vulnerable to frost than +3 extra damage.

Crit confirm scimitar slash on lizardman: 1d20 + 10 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 10 + 4 = 25
Damage: 1d6 + 4 + 1d10 ⇒ (4) + 4 + (2) = 10 Icy burst ability activated. If vulnerable to frost than +1 extra damage.

Pae gives the lizardman a rude gesture as he decends to 15' feet above the creature while unfurling his razored whip. The whip licks out and curls around the lizardmans legs...

Trip attempt on lizard man: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (18) + 15 = 33

Bahir slashes out at the pyrohydra, striking it with his scimitar. The pyrohydra writhes back a little from the wound and a few extra heads seem to lock in on Bahir. While Tempest strikes true, Bahir notices that the blow wasn’t effective as it could have been as it would seem that some of the damage didn’t affect the creature. (your holy damage and fire outsider bane damage didn’t seem to affect the pyrohydra; 9 damage total taken). The nearby lizardfolk, however, isn’t as fortunate as the pyrohydra. While Bahir’s first attack misses, his follow up attack cuts deeply into the beast’s neck, nearly severing its head, and it drops down to the ground (45 damage taken).

Pae , slightly annoyed at the sudden attention he received from the lizardfolk descends down the wall a bit and slashes at the creature with his whip. The whip easily wraps around the creature’s left leg. Pae pulls tight in an attempt to trip the creature, and in response the lizardfolk hastily lets off a shot with its bow and misses wildly (AoO AC 10, miss). Dropping its bow, the lizardman falls to the ground.

The Pyrohydra, at least partially annoyed at Bahir, unleashes a flurry of disorganized attacks from each of its heads. Just prior to striking out, Bahir notices that the wound he just previously inflicted upon the creature partially closes up.

Pyrohydra Attacks
(Efreat cannot be hurt by the fire breath attacks due to FR and so I’ll skip saves for him)

Head one attempts to bite Efreat, but its jaws clench down upon only air as Efreat is able to dodge its attack.
Head two tries to chomp down upon Bahir and misses him completely.
Head three breathes a cone of fire upon Efreat, Bahir, and the now dead lizardfolk. Efreat’s fire resistance completely shields him while Bahir quickly moves aside, escaping most of the blast and lets his fire resistance absorb the rest. (0 damage to anyone; lizardfolk is too dead to be healed)
Head four tries to bite down on Efreat’s midsection and only just barely misses.
Head five bites at Bahir’s arm, which Bahir is easily able to move away in time to avoid the attack.
Head six rears back and breathes forth a cone of flame on Efreat and Bahir. Bahir again mostly ducks the blast and his fire resistance is able to absorb what flames do reach him.
Head seven breathes another cone of fire on Efreat and Bahir, and like before Bahir’s dodging and fire resistance prevents any damage.
Head eight also expels a fiery breath upon Efreat and Bahir. Bahir again confidently jukes to the side and avoids all damage from the flames.

Hit Points (Remaining/Max):
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PCs:
Mah'ysa 59/102
Bahir 150/152
Hazreem 38/142
Paellat 115/115
Efreat 111/111
NPCs:
Spooky 15/15

Battle Map

Efreat and Hazreem are up.

Hazreem will keep the +2 bonus on attack rolls and a +2 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex saves.

Hazreem motions for Mah'ysa to stay close to him and casts a spell, his elemental arm soon covered in a rime of frost. He then reaches forth to touch the lizard folk directly in front of him.

Cast Frostbite on himself. Duration 13 rounds.
Touch the Red Lizardfolk in front of him. Reach 10'.
Melee Touch: 1d20 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 12 + 2 = 15
Non-lethal: 1d6 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 13 = 16

Efreat focuses his energy again and attempts to blast the hydra.
cast cone of cold defensively. start in my northeast corner of my square projecting a 90 degree blast 60' due east (missing Bahir) and arcing up to north. should hit the pyrohydra and all the yellows save the bottom one. concentration; damage:1d20 + 18 ⇒ (18) + 18 = 3613d6 ⇒ (2, 4, 2, 3, 3, 5, 4, 4, 3, 6, 5, 6, 1) = 48

Round 3 - PC Update

Hazreem casts Frostbite and reaches out at the nearest lizardfolk with his icy touch. However, the lizardfolk is not caught off guard and is able to avoid Hazreem’s airy grasp. (AC 15 touch - miss)
”Flear'vos”, Efreat shouts as a freezing blast of cold washes over the pyrohydra and three of the lizardfolk. The lizard-men are utterly destroyed in the process, while the pyrohydra shrinks back in obvious pain from the blast.

Fire Cult Lizardfolk are up, Coming Soon ...

Round 3 - Conclusion

Red Group Lizardfolk:
One of the lizardfolk (r1) moves up and swings at Efreat with its heavy mace but misses completely. The other nearby lizardfolk (r4) steps into the doorway and blasts Hazreem and Mah’ysa with its fiery breath, which only just catches Mah’ysa for a small bit of damage. (Hazreem immune due to FR; Mah’ysa passed save, takes 2 dmg)

Gold Group Lizardfolk:
The lizardfolk near the south end of the chamber charges at Bahir, swing its heavy mace with animalistic brutality. His swing just misses Bahir, however, and the lizard-man nearly falls over from his effort. (AC 26 misses, -2 AC from charge)

Purple Group Lizardfolk:
Two of the bow wielding lizardfolk (p1,p2) drop their bows and charge towards Bahir, drawing their heavy maces and swing wildly. Bahir is able to catch their blows with his shield, easily deflecting them away. (ACs 25, 25; miss)
The one furthest back, still clutching his iron bow, moves up and breathes a cone of fire into the fray, catching Bahir and the four nearest lizardfolk that are still alive. Bahir avoids the brunt of the fire blast and his fire resistance protects him from any damage (Pass save, 0 dmg due to FR). The lizardfolk within the fire blast are healed a bit and further emboldened in their fight.
The lizardfolk (p4) engaged with Pae attempts to stand up and shoot an arrow at Pae. Pae responds in kind with a vicious attack that strikes the lizardfolk in the throat, though the lizardfolk is able to get off a shot with his bow that manages to graze Pae’s shoulder. (Pae’s AoO hits for 5 damage, crit is not confirmed; Lizardman arrow hits Pae, AC21 for 9 pierce and 0 fire)

Damage Taken:
Mah’ysa - 2 total (+2)
Pae - 9 total (+9)

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Round 4
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Initiative Order:
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Mah'ysa (57/102)
Bahir (150/152)
Pae (106/115)
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Pyrohydra
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Efreat (111/111)
Hazreem (38/142)
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Lizardfolk Purple
Lizardfolk Red
Lizardfolk Gold

Hit Points (Remaining/Max):
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PCs:
Mah'ysa 57/102
Bahir 150/152
Hazreem 38/142
Paellat 106/115
Efreat 111/111
NPCs:
Spooky 15/15

Battle Map

===================== ROUND 4 START =====================

Mah'ysa keeps the Pyrohydra in sight, maintaining concentration on her Detect Magic on the Pyrohydra.

Detect Magic doesn't really afford you a chance to determine the exact spell effects on a living creature (only items) - I think there is a spell for that instead ... However, I'd say that you have enough clues know to make a solid guess on what is going on with a good Knowledge(Religion) or Knowledge(Arcana) check.

Mah'ysa dodged without looking as she maintained her concentration trying to sense any enchantments laid on the Hydra.
"I can sense... two spells on the hydra! One is a general Enchantment/Compulsion, and another... Transmutation aura focussed tightly inside it in the stomache area."
Knowledge:Religion: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (10) + 15 = 25

Random Roll that only makes sense to me: 1d20 ⇒ 8

Thanks for the heads up Justaworm :)

ahir switches from his defensive stance to a blur of deadly steel as he makes the off-kilter lizardmen regret their decision to close with him.

Switch Blessing of Fervor to the additional attack option. Starting from Bahir's left he will attack the first purple lizardman until he falls and then continue through his opponents going to the right from there.

Scimitar slash on purple lizardman: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (7) + 18 = 25
Damage: 1d6 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (5) + 4 + (3) = 12 Holy Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 4) = 9 Fire Outsider Bane damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (1, 4) + 2 = 7 If vulnerable to frost than +1 extra damage.

Hasted Scimitar slash on purple lizardman: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (10) + 18 = 28
Damage: 1d6 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + 4 + (6) = 14 Holy Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 5) = 8 Fire Outsider Bane damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (4, 5) + 2 = 11 If vulnerable to frost than +3 extra damage.

Scimitar slash on purple lizardman: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (16) + 13 = 29
Damage: 1d6 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 4 + (5) = 12 Holy Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 6) = 9 Fire Outsider Bane damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (1, 6) + 2 = 9 If vulnerable to frost than +2 extra damage.

Scimitar slash on purple lizardman: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24
Damage: 1d6 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (6) + 4 + (2) = 12 Holy Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 2) = 3 Fire Outsider Bane damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (6, 2) + 2 = 10 If vulnerable to frost than +1 extra damage.

Crit confirm scimitar slash on lizardman: 1d20 + 13 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 13 + 4 = 23
Damage: 1d6 + 4 + 1d10 ⇒ (2) + 4 + (3) = 9 Icy burst ability activated. If vulnerable to frost than +1 extra damage.

Crit confirm scimitar slash on lizardman: 1d20 + 8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 8 + 4 = 18
Damage: 1d6 + 4 + 1d10 ⇒ (4) + 4 + (10) = 18 Icy burst ability activated. If vulnerable to frost than +5 extra damage.

Not sure whether the lizardman is still prone or not but Pae does full attack with extra attack from Blessing of Fervor.

Bahir seems content that his companions behind him know what they are doing but Pae isn't nearly as patient, "You all going to dispel the charm on that thing or are you just planning on feeding the paladin to it?" Meanwhile the halfling proves deadly efficient in evicerating his prone opponent in front of him. The whips razors rip open arteries not protected well enough by the lizardman's scales...

Trip attempt on lizard man: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (15) + 15 = 30
If already prone than treat that as a normal attack and damage is: 1d3 + 2 + 7d6 ⇒ (3) + 2 + (1, 2, 1, 1, 4, 6, 4) = 24

Hasted attack on lizard man: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (20) + 15 = 35
damage: 1d3 + 2 + 7d6 ⇒ (1) + 2 + (5, 5, 3, 6, 1, 4, 1) = 28

2nd attack on lizard man: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26
damage: 1d3 + 2 + 7d6 ⇒ (1) + 2 + (4, 5, 1, 3, 3, 5, 5) = 29

Crit confirm for hasted attack on lizard man: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (15) + 15 = 30
damage: 1d3 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Blessing of Fervor: Gain a +2 bonus on attack rolls and a +2 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex saves.

"You all going to dispel the charm on that thing or are you just planning on feeding the paladin to it?"

"I think that's because it's under a Quest spell!" Called out Mah'ysa. "I need a Remove Curse or Limited Wish to get rid of it, which I don't have today!"

Hazreem nods in thanks as the healing energy washes over him. "If we want to bring that hydra back to Karambagya, then we need to subdue it!"

Bahir, the 3 lizardmen within reach will be down with your first 3 attacks. How would you like to use the last two attacks, if at all?

Also, I don't believe one is denied their Dex bonus when prone. How is Pae getting sneak damage? I'm sure I am just missing something. The lizardman will go down even without the sneak attack, I am just curious.

"And there's some kind of lesser Transformation spell aura coming from the Stomach area! I can't make heads or tails of it!"

Bahir, read up two posts first. :)

I errored with the checks with Mah’ysa. I forgot that Knowledge Arcana can be used to determine active spell effects on creatures, though not necessarily the actual spell still. It all played out the same though. :)

Bahir nods his head, knowing the lizardfolk made a critical mistake, and lays into the surrounding followers of Flauros with Tempest, who revels in the destruction of the demon worshipping creatures. He immediately nearly cuts the first in half, dropping it to the brass floor (20 dmg, dead). Moving to the next lizardfolk, Tempest easily slices through its neck, decapitating it (36 dmg, dead). He then runs the next lizardfolk through as easily as the previous (32 dmg, dead).

---Bahir, your last two attack will take place here. They won't affect the Pyrohydra's action though so we'll continue.---

Pae lashes out with his scorpion whip as a master artist with a blank canvas, landing three brutal strikes, one of them critically injuring it. (11 dmg, dying, befuddled for 4 rounds if it somehow doesn’t die; if Pae get the sneak damage it is really dead)

The Pyrohydra, wounds partially close up again (8 dmg healed), as it unleashes another volley of bites and fire breath upon the group.

Pyrohydra Attacks
(Efreat cannot be hurt by the fire breath attacks due to FR and so I’ll skip saves for him)

Head one attempts to bite Efreat (AC 23), but its teeth only manage to dispel an Efreat image (-1 image)
Head two spews a cone of flame upon Efreat, Hazreem, and the two living lizardfolk. Neither Efreat nor Hazreem take any damage and the lizardfolk are slightly healed from the flames.
Head three bites at Bahir (AC 7, miss) and completely misses.
Head four tries to bite Efreat again and succeeds in dispelling another image (AC 18 within 5 of AC, -1 image)
Head five tries to bite Bahir’s face and fantastically misses. (AC 7, miss)
Head six rears back and bites at Efreat and misses the sorcerer and his images. (AC 15, miss)
Head seven bites at Bahir and misses wildly again as the others. (AC 7, miss - wow, 3 1’s in a row on Bahir)
Head eight quickly unleashes another volley of fire breath on Bahir, Efreat, and the two surviving lizardfolk. Bahir and Efreat again take no damage while the lizardmen are healed a bit from the blast.

Initiative Order:
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Mah'ysa (57/102)
Bahir (150/152)
Pae (106/115)
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Pyrohydra
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Efreat (111/111)
Hazreem (38/142)
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Lizardfolk Purple
Lizardfolk Red
Lizardfolk Gold

Hit Points (Remaining/Max):
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PCs:
Mah'ysa 57/102
Bahir 150/152
Hazreem 38/142
Paellat 106/115
Efreat 111/111
NPCs:
Spooky 15/15

Battle Map

Bahir's decision on his full attack resolution will take place first, then Efreat's and Hazreem's posted actions will occur

Ohhh, you are right. Thought sneak worked against prone but it doesn't, now if he goes unconscious before the last attack I suppose it would. Sent you a response email. I feel however, I must point out that each mirror image disappears after absorbing an attack. So the hydra should be whittling them down.

Yeah, I think I missed an image from the first wave of attacks after mirror image. I did catch all of the ones last round.

---Bahir's full round completion---
After the third lizarfolk falls, Bahir takes a five foot step and drives Tempest through the next nearest lizarfolk. It (one of the red ones) falls over, quite dead.
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Efreat, Hazreem are up.

Hazreem will take the +2 bonus on attack rolls and a +2 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex saves for the BoF. Also don't forget Mah'ysa channeled earlier so Hazreem should be at 62 hp now.

Hazreem hovers over the door and reaches out (10' reach) to touch the pyrohydra.

Melee Touch: 1d20 + 14 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 14 + 2 = 24
Non lethal damage: 1d6 + 13 ⇒ (5) + 13 = 18 and the Pyrohydra is Fatigued.

Efreat shouts "Bok'zeal" and blasts the lizard man with lightning.
defensively cast shocking grasp vs the red lizard man next to him. concentration check, touch attack (additional +3 if wears metal armor or has metal weapon), damage:1d20 + 18 ⇒ (10) + 18 = 281d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 295d6 ⇒ (6, 1, 3, 2, 1) = 13

rolling to confirm critical plus damage1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 225d6 ⇒ (3, 6, 6, 5, 3) = 23

Round 4 Conclusion
I totally missed Mah’ysa’s channel; thanks for pointing it out!

Hazreem reaches out with his Frostbite infused hand and touches the pyrohydra, who pulls back in pain. (AC 24 touch - hits; 12 Frostbite charges left; 18 NL dmg + fatigue)
Efreat shouts "Bok'zeal" , causing his hand to charge with electricity. He immediately reaches out and touches the nearest lizardman, who convulses from the grasp and falls to the ground, dead. (26 dmg taken, dead)

Enemies:
The remaining lizardfolk aims his bow carefully at Pae and takes a shot, striking him in his side. (AC 27 hit; 9 physical, 0 fire - FR)

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Round 4
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Initiative Order:
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Mah'ysa (81/102)
Bahir (150/152)
Pae (90/115)
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Pyrohydra
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Efreat (111/111)
Hazreem (62/142)
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Lizardfolk
Babbler Cleric

Hit Points (Remaining/Max):
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PCs:
Mah'ysa 81/102
Bahir 150/152
Hazreem 62/142
Paellat 90/115
Efreat 111/111
NPCs:
Spooky 15/15

Battle Map

------------ ROUND 5 ------------

"More company from behind the statue", Pae shouts. "Another normal fire lizardfolk and some other giant lizardfolk, flying on fire and casting spells."

"Wonderful!" Hazreem mutters under his breath. "Bahir! See if you can subdue that overgrown lizard!"

Hazreem is suggesting to do non-lethal damage to the pyrohydra.

Blessing of Fervor; cast a second level spell Widened
Taking a chance, Mah'ysa called on the light of the Sun to direct three rays at the Pyrohydra's heads.
Casts Widened Blinding Ray (ARG)
ranged touch attack: 1d20 + 9 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 9 + 4 = 28
ranged touch attack: 1d20 + 9 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 9 + 4 = 24
ranged touch attack: 1d20 + 9 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 9 + 4 = 32
If a ray hits, it explodes into powerful motes of light possibly blinding the target if it fails a Fort save DC18. Blindness lasts 1 round unless target is vulnerable to strong Light.

All back. Awaiting Bahir and Pae round actions; no rush, just a reminder.

The paladin chuckles as he looks up at the forest of heads, "I don't think it will be easily subdued."

Going to use lethal to weaken it and then switch to nonlethal when it looks seriously hurt.

Scimitar slash on hydra: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (2) + 18 = 20
Damage: 1d6 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + 4 + (1) = 6 Holy Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 5) = 7 Fire Outsider Bane damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (1, 6) + 2 = 9 If vulnerable to frost than +1 extra damage.

Hasted Scimitar slash on hydra: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (2) + 18 = 20
Damage: 1d6 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (5) + 4 + (2) = 11 Holy Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 5) = 7 Fire Outsider Bane damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (2, 2) + 2 = 6 If vulnerable to frost than +1 extra damage.

2nd Scimitar slash on hydra: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (5) + 13 = 18
Damage: 1d6 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 4 + (5) = 12 Holy Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 6) = 11 Fire Outsider Bane damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (1, 2) + 2 = 5 If vulnerable to frost than +2 extra damage.

3rd Scimitar slash on hydra: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26
Damage: 1d6 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 4 + (2) = 8 Holy Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 2) = 7 Fire Outsider Bane damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (2, 5) + 2 = 9 If vulnerable to frost than +1 extra damage.

3rd Scimitar slash on hydra crit confirm: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (13) + 12 = 25
Damage: 1d6 + 4 + 1d10 ⇒ (1) + 4 + (5) = 10 If vulnerable to frost than +2 extra damage.

Pae, seeing his target of choice far off but within sight, hastily draws his crossbow and takes aim, "Just give me an excuse..."

Pae readies an action to shoot the spell casting lizardfolk if it starts to cast a spell, taking the +2 attack and dodge from Blessing of Fervor.

Mah’ysa, you can’t widen a ray spell. Did you mean to use a different metamagic feat? If not, go ahead and select a different blessing if you'd like.
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Mah’ysa, drawing upon power of the Dawnflower, calls forth 3 blinding rays that each strike a separate head on the pyrohydra. Two of the heads look unaffected, as they focus in on Mah’ysa as the source of the searing light. However, one of the heads (#5) begins thrashing about, as if it suddenly couldn’t see any longer.

Bahir unleashes 4 strikes at the pyrohydra body, all of which strike true including a deep wound that gushes with blood. The creature roars out in pain and anger from its wounds. (4 strikes, including a crit, for a total of 47 dmg=6+11+12+8+10 ; Bahir doesn’t get the sense that the creature is reacting to the holy damage and is not likely a fire outsider as well.)

Pae readies an action to shoot his crossbow at the mutant spellcaster lizardfolk. Pae, you are about 135’ if it comes to taking a shot.

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Pyrohydra is up next, but I likely won't get to it until tomorrow. Efreat, Hazreem, feel free to pre-post your action if the pyrohydra's attack will have little bearing on what you do.

Hazreem will reach out to touch the pyrohydra again, intending to cause it to collapse from frostbite.

Round 4:
Melee Touch: 1d20 + 14 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 14 + 2 = 17
Non lethal damage: 1d6 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19 and the Pyrohydra is Fatigued.
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And he missed...

After Bahir’s attacks, the Pyrohydra, momentarily lumbers to the ground. Before it can totally succumb to unconsciousness, some of its wounds close up (Prone; 8 lethal + 8 non-lethal; dmg healed). Though near death, and mostly ineffective, it fights on furiously:
(It is technically prone, I am going to rule that doesn’t give it any penalties or bonuses in this situation, being a huge creature with reach head attacks - not that it will matter much.)

Pyrohydra Attacks
(Hazreem & Efreat cannot be hurt by the fire breath attacks due to FR and so I’ll skip saves for him)