Motteditor's Fire over Blackcrag 2 (Inactive)

Game Master motteditor

Oh flying enemies. You continue to vex me.

Skaar begins to sweat in reaction to the heat and prepares to lunge should the woman come within reach.

Move action to sweat for AC and fire resist. Ready to grapple if she comes within range.

Damn it, why does everything fly? Well, here's a revised turn.

Ideyoshi's sword calls out to him. "The gods are with you, grandson. Channel their strength and restore honor to our family!" Ideyoshi continues to act with surprising speed. Mythic power to roll an auto-20 on initiative. Channeling the power of his sword, he receives the blessing of the gods. Divine Favor. His wounds quickly heal. Lay on Hands: 3d6 ⇒ (2, 2, 5) = 9. He gazes at the creature's inner spirit to see whether the Queen's hand has an evil heart, as he suspects it does. Detect evil.

Waiting on the results of detect evil before taking his next turn.

Davro enrages at the sight of the woman, drawing his bow and firing it at her.

Controlled rage for +4 dexterity, sorry for the absence I didn't see the posts.

Standard Action Longbow Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 291d8 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

Ideyoshi casts quicky, his wounds beginning to heal as he definitely detects evil coming from the woman.

Tasha is almost as quick to attack, her ice ball exploding in the woman's face, drawing a cry of pain even as she dodges the worst of it. Unfortunately for her, the slight drop in elevation leaves her perfectly set up for Davro's arrow and it takes her in the chest, though its force is diminished somewhat as it hits a metal flange on her breastplate. Didn't confirm crit

Skaar waits for her to attack, but is let down as she fires three more bolts of fire toward you, concentrating on Tasha 14 and 13 hp fire damage and Davro, this time. 15 hp fire damage At the same time, her own wounds begin to heal. She used quickened scorching ray; then used her own mythic power to heal herself

Taking turn before action by the Queen's Hand

"You cannot escape Shizuru's justice, evildoer!" Unable to reach the enemy in close combat, Ideyoshi instead does the best he can by hurling chakram.

Smite evil!

Chakram, Divine Favor, Smite Evil: 1d20 + 8 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 8 + 2 + 4 = 32; Damage: 2d8 + 6 + 2 + 7 ⇒ (3, 2) + 6 + 2 + 7 = 20

And taking turn after Queen's hand.

Chakram, Divine Favor, Smite Evil: 1d20 + 8 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 8 + 2 + 4 = 24; Damage: 2d8 + 6 + 2 + 7 ⇒ (3, 5) + 6 + 2 + 7 = 23
Legendary Power bonus to attack roll: 1d6 ⇒ 5
Lay on Hands: 3d6 ⇒ (6, 1, 5) = 12

Forgot to double the bonus damage, so add 9 to each damage roll.

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Waiting on actions from three of you

"Simil clamo, simil frigis!" Tasha chants, directing a spell at the enemy. Icy pain lances through the woman's head...!

Ear-freezing scream; ice-augmented Ear-piercing scream, for 3d6 ⇒ (4, 1, 6) = 11 ice damage. Fortitude save DC17 to halve damage. Fail DC17, and the woman is dazed for one round.

Sorry for the delay... ^^;

Skaar growls as the fiery woman refuses to come down and face him.

The big orc reaches out with a meaty hand and calls down a blast of divine power.

Not sure on her creature type so I'll leave the dice up to you. Either way it's CL 7 and DC 13.

Davro fires another arrow.

Longbow: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 181d8 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

Ideyoshi's chakrams cut into Sorzan, though they seem to do less damage than they ought she has DR.

Tasha unleashes her spell, but she swats it away with a swing of her blade as Davro's arrow spins off her before Skaar's blast of power hits her. I don't know what spell you're using here, Skaar. Sorry.

Growling, she darts forward over the lava, her blade flicking out toward Ideyoshi, before she flies across the room, over the other row of molten earth. Ideyoshi feels a burst of pain across his chest, a crimson streak of blood falling to the ground, where it hisses as it evaporates. 24 hp

Suddenly a streak of lava flies toward Tasha from one of the trenches, dousing her in hot magma. 31 fire damage; Reflex DC 20 for half

With smite evil, DR is automatically bypassed! Unless it's some sort of mythic DR, I suppose.

"Did she just swat away your spell, Tasha?" Ideyoshi's wounds continue to close with divine power, though the cut by the Queen's Hand was quite deep. Lay on Hands: 3d6 ⇒ (5, 5, 1) = 11. He tries yet another chakram. Attack: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (19) + 14 = 33; Damage: 2d8 + 24 ⇒ (7, 1) + 24 = 32

Derp. It's holy smite.

Sorry about that. I'll undo the DR, and add in Skaar's spell.

Waiting on three of you. It's Thanksgiving week, so not sure how much updating I'll be doing, but I'll hopefully get in at least one more. We're really close to done with this...

"Then let's see how you like this!" Tasha hisses. "Araneam arcanorum rescindendam est!"

Tasha hurls a spell at the strange woman, a spell set to tear apart whatever magic the woman is carrying.

Dispel magic!

Skaar shakes a huge fist at the flying woman. "Ha! Champion of goddess? All I see is a coward!"

Intimidate: 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 13 + 2 = 26

Tasha, did you make a Reflex save for that 31 fire damage from the lava? If you fail, you also took 10 fire damage at the end of Round 3

Sorzan snarls as Skaar's holy power hits her, grimacing as Ideyoshi again hits her with a chakram, though this time it seems to do less damage. She used absorb blow mythic power

She seems to ignore Skaar's words, but she hesitates slightly, giving the lie to the seeming lack of care you just made your DC.

Davro's arrow bounces off her armor, and if Tasha's spell had any effect, it's not immediately obvious. She remains flying, and darts forwrad, this time toward Skaar before flying back to her position above the lava. A line of blood sizzles as it hits the floor from the cut. 20 hp

"Come, children, can't you take the heat? My goddess will cook you all!"

At her words, another spray of lava flicks toward you, this time hitting Doraga. 29 hp; DC 20 Reflex save for 1/2 damage

And that's it for me until Friday/Saturday. Have a great Thanksgiving, everyone.

The Tien man continues to draw from his array of flying disks. Attack: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (7) + 14 = 21; Damage: 2d8 + 24 ⇒ (8, 5) + 24 = 37. His wounds continue to heal. Lay on Hands: 3d6 ⇒ (2, 3, 1) = 6

Doraga Reflex: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20

Feeling very helpless, Davro moves between himself and Doraga hoping to shield him from further harm. Then he fires two more arrows at the woman.

Longbow: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 141d8 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
Longbow: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 61d8 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

Does she overcome DR/epic?

Skaar grunts slightly under the blow but the big orc is far from bowed.

"Is that all you got? Your goddess had better start lookin' for a new champion because I've had worse from the old crones in the Dawnflower's temple."

There's not much else Skaar can do to help here since I assume she's got reach.

Wow. This fight is going very differently than last time. Her attack does NOT overcome DR/epic. Just waiting on Tasha. Let's see if we can't finish this up by Superstar season.

Not archers and no fliers against a flying enemy staying at range makes for a long fight.

"NIVIS CASUS!" Tasha screams, and she brings both hands down in a gesture of DOOM. A cone of howling, arctic wind blasts down out of the ceiling, enveloping the strange woman.

Tasha uses a charge of mythic power to unleash an Ice Storm on the priestess for 5d6 ⇒ (6, 6, 2, 3, 2) = 19 cold damage.

Tasha Reflex save from round 2: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27
Thus you took 15 fire damage

Ideyoshi's disc misses this time, clanging off Sorzan's armor, as do Davro's two arrows and Skaar's words.

"Relax, little man," she responds. "I'll take care of you in good time."

Tasha's spell hits home, though, the woman beginning to look as if the wounds are having an effect, though they also continue to knit before your eyes.

She swoops down again, blade cutting deeply into Ideyoshi 22 hp before she resumes her position above the magma.

Suddenly a bubble of toxic gases bursts from one of the magma pools, and you feel your lungs burn as you inhale. Take 3 Con damage unless you succeed at a DC 20 Fort save; this is considered a poison.

Tasha's made you guys fly once before. Perhaps she can do so again?

Round 4

Fort: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (9) + 13 = 22

"Just keep at it." Ideyoshi does just that. Attack: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (13) + 14 = 27; Damage: 2d8 + 24 ⇒ (1, 7) + 24 = 32; Lay on Hands: 3d6 ⇒ (4, 1, 5) = 10
Legendary Power bonus to attack roll: 1d6 ⇒ 3. So the attack roll is 30.

Waiting on you guys. I know this isn't the most exciting fight with her flying, but let's finish it!

Fort: 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 13 + 2 = 20

Skaar continues to menace the fiery woman from afar.

Total defense.

Again, Tasha calls on the powers of elemental ice, summoning another cone of roaring, arctic wind to slam the priestess as soon as she is clear of the others!

Mythic Power to cast Ice Storm, 5d6 ⇒ (2, 3, 3, 5, 4) = 17 cold damage.

The final spell and blade from Ideyoshi and Tasha appear to finally be too much for the creature, and she falls, collapsing to the ground.

As she hits, the earth trembles again and the magma pools begin to quickly cool.

1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26

Ideyoshi is almost ready to launch another chakram when the Queen's hand finally falls.

"Well done. It seems these creatures of fire have been weakened. We should move quickly to put an end to this threat." Ideyoshi begins to heal the wounds of the party with his wand.

Ideyoshi: CLW: 5d8 + 5 ⇒ (6, 4, 2, 5, 6) + 5 = 28
Davro: CLW: 8d8 + 8 ⇒ (4, 6, 5, 3, 1, 7, 6, 8) + 8 = 48
Skaar: CLW: 4d8 + 4 ⇒ (1, 4, 2, 1) + 4 = 12
Tasha: CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

He then looks to the creature to see if she has anything they might need.

Skaar nods, happy to see the battle over though disappointed at his small role in it. With a meaty digit he points towards the magma.

"It's almost over. Toss the Tears in!"

"Are we sure this is the right spot?" Tasha asks before she brings out the Chalice. "We only get one chance at this!"

Sorzan is wearing a very nice breastplate and cloak, plus has a beautiful falchion lying next to her. On a finger she has a ring and around her neck hangs a brass key, which you suspect could open the two doors at the far end of the chamber.

Ideyoshi grabs the key. "See if the cloak and ring may be of use. The rest may be too large for our use."

Once the party is ready, he will open the door to the chamber beyond.

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On the other side of the door, a narrow corridor leads to a small ledge of rock jutting out over the crater of the volcano. One hundred feet below, the lava boils and seethes. Rock and ash choke the air.

Skaar helps strip the fallen guardian of her gear and then catches up with Ideyoshi.

"This must be it," Tasha says, one fold of her cloak pressed to her mouth. She coughs. "Right. Time to pour it in."

Just to be sure, Tasha casts a quick cantrip...

Detect magic to scan for magical energies...

You detect no magic beyond what you've brought with you.

"Agreed. Let's finish this." Ideyoshi approaches cautiously with sword in hand, to protect Tasha.

The volcano rumbles with anger as you advance.

"Growl away, you queen of ashes!" Tasha spits as she brings out the Chalice with the Tears and thrusts it out towards Hideyoshi. "Growl away! Hideyoshi, it's to you!"

Let the white knight strike down the beast! ;)

"It's over", Skaar shouts. "You won't hurt anyone else!"

Davro looks on as his allies cheer, An excellent hunt this was, even if I couldn't make the final blow.

Ideyoshi takes the Chalice from Tasha. "Grandfather, let these Tears of Last Remorse wash away the stain of dishonor in our family." The Tien man marches forward, undeterred by ash and rock. When he reaches the edge of the ledge, he tips the tiers into the heart of the fiery volcano.

The very moment the tears of last remorse touch the magma, they vanish in a cloud of steam. The building eruption instantly stills, and the lava solidifies into black rock in a growing circle radiating outward from the center. A heartbeat passes, and the rock fades into perfect, crystalline clarity. A wave of energy explodes over the crater’s surface, blowing apart the walls of the volcano and collapsing the crater floor.

As you recover from the blast, you see a deep, clear lake now fills in the volcanic caldera -- one eerily reminiscent of the caldera of Arakau on Kraken’s Maw.

You lie miraculously unharmed and safe on the new lake’s shore. Outside the volcano, the damage from the eruption remains, but the annihilation of the upper third of the mountain caused no damage to the town from what you can see from above.

And with that, we're are done, ladies and gents. I'll leave the thread open for a few days and then mark the campaign inactive. Congrats on finishing, though I definitely think the moral of this campaign was make sure you have a way to deal with flying foes!