Recovering quickly for the ambush, Dumah will cast Haste on the Sand Stalkers and ready his scroll of True Strike.
Dumah’s profile updated to 7th level.
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If it matters, while resting Dumah likely would have taken time to look at the Scroll of Kakishon. If you want to assume he did, here’s an Arcana roll: . If you’d rather ignore that for now, I totally understand; I don’t want to disrupt the flow of action.
Before rushing into attack, Eli begins to recite encouraging words. As he speaks he moves back to the rest of the party. "You think you know us Qadir, but you are wrong...we never fail!
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Quzman calls out as he moves to keep the lizard thing off the party, "I will try and keep this thing busy, please show this fool what the Sand Stalkers do to lying snakes."
As Quzman approaches within 30' of the trogolodyte, the creature's vile stench flares his nostrils, but he is able to withstand the smell this round and land a blow past the reptilian's enchanted breastplate, drawing blood.
The troglodyte looks at the wound then at Quzman and curses. "Vile human, how dare you strike a servant of Rovagug?!" He steps back and casts a divine spell at Quzman, smiling in his satisfaction!
In a graceful fluid motion, Jameena slides her scimitar from her scabbard and holds it high in a defiant challenge to her attacker.
Whatever your purpose, you are but one more servant of evil to cleanse from this place. DAWNFLOWER, AID ME!
The scimitar flashes, too fast for the eye to follow.
Round 2:
Zayifid smiles. "All you zealots talk so much...let me show you true skill!"
With his scimitar in hand, he lashes out, apparently with a swing from right to left. Jameena drops her guard to deflect the blow, but at the last minute, realizes it was only a feint, and is too late when Zayifid reverses the swing and cuts her clear across her back, causing her to scream in pain! "Hahahaha...such a fool to fall for it! You should really see the pain on her face, Vardishal! After her death, Vardishal, I will turn my attention to you and pry the Scroll from your dead hand. Save yourself the pain and give it to me and I will let your friends live."
Satisfied when he sees the effect of his first spell on his companions, Dumah turns his attention to their foes. Agreeing with Zayifid's assessment that we need Jameena to win this, he focuses his attention at the far wall. After a few arcane words and gestures, a black stain appears on the floor there. In mere moments the stain expands, erupts and grows in a tangle of massive grasping black tentacles. Not waiting to see how effect it is, Dumah slips to the north, keeping Jameena between Zayifid and himself.
Dumah will cast Black Tentacles at the intersection of L/M 13/14. For Zayifid, no save or spell resistance. Grab attack against Zayifid . If it succeeds, damage is and he is grappled.
Dumah will then move to F13.
Zayifid sees the spell go off and worries, as the tentacles swarm over him, but relying on his strength and agility, he is able to pull himself free before the tentacles can grapple him!
Shouting out, "AH! My eyes. This smelly reptile has blinded me. Where is he hiding? I know he's still close by from his stench.", as he steps straight forward and slashes blindly at the last known location of the beast .
Shouting out, "AH! My eyes. This smelly reptile has blinded me. Where is he hiding? I know he's still close by from his stench.", as he steps straight forward and slashes blindly at the last known location of the beast.
Quzman goes into a wild flurry, swinging blindly, but most of his attacks either flow through the air or clank off the troglodyte's breastplate, except for one that draws a small cry of pain.
"Stand strong heroes!" Eli continues to encourage the Sand Stalkers as he rushes the troglodyte. He slashes Tempest at the spell caster.
Despite heavy blood loss, Jameena faces the enemy defiantly, slashing away at him.
Her flurry delivered, she steps sideways, putting the writing black tentacles between her and Zayifid.
Round 2:
Zayifid's laughter is cut short, as he screams in pain! "You bi*ch! I am a Janni, alive for hundreds of years! You will pay for that!"
Zayifid moves to H14 and does his dance with his scimitar, feinting Jameena easily, and moving in for the killing blow! Amazingly, she wavers but does not fall!
Zayifid screams, "Aaaargh! Grundmoch, forget the bard, finish this whore off before she heals herself!"
Dumah will move to B13 while casting True Strike from his scroll.
Seeing Quzman bewildered, Jameena calls out, Quzman, follow my voice! Together we will show this evil foe the light of the Dawnflower!
"I know you're over here somewhere you filthy beast. I can still smell you!", as he moves directly towards the sound of the lizard.
Grundmoch acknowledges Zayifid and moves to F15, drawing an AoO from Eli.
The troglodyte grimaces in pain and then looks at Zayifid and says in rough Common, "This only way, you grin and bear it!" With that, he calls upon his god's unholy power and channels negative energy, hitting all who are present! The party screams in pain as the black energy unleashed by the troglodyte rips off flesh and the brave paladin falls to the floor, her weapon clanging off the floor!
Zayifid, through gritted teeth, says, "It had to be done, that whore was going to kill me! Now, the rest of them are easy pickings!"
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Eli keeps calling out inspiring words as he rushes to Jameena's side. Kneeling down he summons the arcane power into his hands and lets some healing power flow into her. Then he shouts some simple directions to Quzman on where he can find the Troglodyte.
Jameena's eyes snap open, and through a haze of pain she sees Eli crouch over her on one side, and the menacing form of Zayifid on the other.
She quickly mutters a prayer for Sarenrae for healing - first for herself, then for all the Sand Stalkers.
Summary of Round 3:
Zayifid feinted Jameena
Dumah cast True Strike from his scroll
Quzman perceived and moved toward the troglodyte
Grundmoch moved and channeled negative energy, dropping Jameena
Eli moved and healed Jameena
Jameena healed herself and channeled energy, healing herself, Eli, and Quzman.
Round 4:
Zayifid sighs, "You people sure are resilient!" As a move action, the Janni picks up Jameena's scimitar from the floor. He then smiles and vanishes from sight!
Jameena coughs blood and snarls at the loss of her weapon.
"You will not be able to hide for long, Janni! Dumah, your spell with the glittering dust - use it to find him!"
Dumah will step to C14. Raising his hand, he uses the Ring of the Ram (3 charges) to strike out at Zayifid, hoping to knock him back into the tentacles.
To hit
Damage
If it hits, it should knock him back five feet for every 5 points that I beat his CMD by. When he enters the area of effect of the Black Tentacles spell, he would be attacked automatically.
Grapple to hit
Damage
1. The rules say: You can't attack an opponent that has total concealment, though you can attack into a square that you think he occupies. A successful attack into a square occupied by an enemy with total concealment has a 50% miss chance (instead of the normal 20% miss chance for an opponent with concealment).
Thus, you have to tell me what square Dumah aims at with his Ring and if Zayifid is in that square, your attack hits, because it ignores the miss chance. If he is not in that square, then your attack completely misses.
2. If your attack hits, why would he be prone? No +4 bonus.
Thank you for clarifying. Dumah will target H14.
A ram's head springs forth from Dumah's ring and bull rushes the square adjacent to the prone Jameena, but the paladin does not hear any shrieks of pain or surprise from the invisible janni.