Round 2, Init 18
Zephtyr summons Stone Giant(s) into the fray, to chaos at the front door and vs. the spiritual bouncer.
They will move to the spirit and attack with their mighty clubs...
Zephtyr will cast Produce Flame and will send a ball of fire into the fray.
touch to hit; (cover)
fire damage.
Stone Giant CR 8
XP 4,800
N Large humanoid (giant)
Init +2; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +12
DEFENSE
AC 22, touch 11, flat-footed 20 (+2 Dex, +11 natural, –1 size)
hp 102 (12d8+48)
Fort +12, Ref +6, Will +7
Defensive Abilities improved rock catching
OFFENSE
Speed 40 ft.
Melee greatclub +16/+11 (2d8+12) or 2 slams +16 (1d8+8)
Ranged rock +11/+6 (1d8+12)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft.
Special Attacks rock throwing (180 ft.)
STATISTICS
Str 27, Dex 15, Con 19, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 10
Base Atk +9; CMB +18; CMD 30
Feats Iron Will, Martial Weapon Proficiency (greatclub), Point Blank Shot, Power Attack, Precise Shot, Quick Draw
Skills Climb +12, Intimidate +12, Perception +12, Stealth +4 (+12 in rocky terrain); Racial Modifiers +8 Stealth in rocky terrain
Languages Common, Giant
SPECIAL ABILITIES
AC: 7 armor+2 dex+3 dex(form)+1 ring+5 barkskin+3 NA(form)= 31AC DR 5 bludgeoning
HP 143/143
Speed: Fly (120') perfect + 10' (Gr. Longstrider) = 130' fly perfect
[ dice]1d20+19-3[/dice] to hit; (-PA)
[ dice]1d8+9+6[/dice] magic damage.
to hit; (-PA)
magic damage.
+10 BAB +8 Str +1 amulet = +19 to hit
1d8 + 8 str damage +1 amulet = 1d8+9
Barkskin (extended-280 minutes)
Resinous Skin (extended-280 minutes)
Gr. Longstrider (14 hours)
Resist Fire (30) - 140 minutes
Echolocation - 140 minutes
Elemental Body 1 (druid lvl 6): Air elemental: If the form you take is that of a Small air elemental, you gain a +2 size bonus to your Dexterity and a +2 natural armor bonus. You also gain fly 60 feet (perfect), darkvision 60 feet, and the ability to create a whirlwind.
Elemental Body 2 (druid lvl 8):Air elemental: As elemental body I except that you gain a +4 size bonus to your Dexterity and a +3 natural armor bonus.
Elemental Body 3 (druid lvl 10):Air elemental: As elemental body I except that you gain a +2 size bonus to your Strength, +4 size bonus to your Dexterity, and a +4 natural armor bonus.
Elemental Body 4 (druid lvl 12):Air elemental: As elemental body I except that you gain a +4 size bonus to your Strength, +6 size bonus to your Dexterity, and a +4 natural armor
AC: 7 armor + 3 shield + 2 dex + 1 ring +3 barkskin =26
HP 143/143 - DR5 piercing
[ dice]1d20+16+1[/dice] to hit; (bless)
[ dice]1d6+6+2[/dice] magic damage.
+9 BAB +6 Str + 1 Mwk +1 magic = +16 to hit
[ dice]1d6+6+2[/dice] damage;
Endure Elements (24 hours)
Barkskin (extended-280 minutes)
Resinous Skin (extended-280 minutes)
Gr. Longstrider (14 hours)
Resist Cold (0 minutes)
Resist Fire (0 minutes) -Mal
Stoneskin (0) Mal
Mage Armor (+4)
Endure Elements
Druid Spells Prepared (CL 14th; concentration +18)
. . 7th—animal shapes[D], fire storm (DC 21), heal
. . 6th—fire seeds** (2), mass fly*[D,APG] (DC 20), quickened resist energy*
. . 5th—beast shape III (animals only)[D], fire snake[APG] (2, DC 19), wall of fire
. . 4th—echolocation*[UM], flame strike (2) (DC 18), freedom of movement, summon nature's ally IV[D], Life Bubble
. . 3rd—sleet storm** (2), fly[D], greater longstrider*[ACG], resinous skin* (2)
. . 2nd—barkskin* (2), feather fall[D], fog cloud*, resist energy*, lesser restoration
. . 1st—calm animals[D] (DC 15), endure elements, liberating command[UC] (2), produce flame (2)
. . 0 (at will)—light, mending, spark[APG] (DC 14), stabilize
Round 1, Init 20
AC = 25
HP = 162/162
Weapon Equipped = +1 Flaming Burst Falchion
Condition(s) = PfE, Witch Hex, Haste
Tsin looks at the door of the Monastery, and freezes in place. Seeing Quinn's suffering form floating a distance from his body, the swordswoman stands, mouth agape.
When Mal steps forward with his flames, as does Hektir, Tsin comes to, and bolts forward, half-expecting her blade to whisk worthlessly through the apparition.
Tsin: 20
Hektir: 18
Malavarius: 6
Quinn: 7
Pemsworth: 28
Antagonist: 25
Tsin races forward as giants appear all around her, her blade far more effective against the spirit than their clubs, even with her swing hampered as she adjusts to the sudden appearance of what turn out to be allies. Still, even it seems to carve less than it should through the creature's incorporeal form.
Mal's fiery blasts seem to be more effective, but Hektir's ball of fire hits the ground in front of the spirit, who carefully reaches out in a defensive stance and reaches its hand through Tsin's armor. The swordswoman feels pain -- but nothing she can't handle -- rack her body, and her muscles threaten to seize .
At the door, Quinn's spirit continues to cry out in pain.
CS: 124
Round 2, Init 20
AC = 27, PfE
HP = 159/162
Weapon Equipped = +1 Flaming Burst Falchion
Condition(s) = Haste, Ward, PfE
Tsin half-expects her form to appear next to Quinn's any second, as she watches the hand reach... through... her. When she finds her upper body still shuddering, though still under her control, she grits her teeth, and continues to swing away, hoping the blade's magics will pull hard enough at the spectre's essence to destroy it, one way or another.
Quinn withers and struggles against the pain.
Locked in a losing battle of wills, Quinn again attempts to break free from the thing's soul grip.
Pems stares hard at the spirit and lays his Retribution hex on it!
Round 3, Init 18
The giants continue to attack with their mighty clubs...
Zephtyr will fire many balls of fire at the spirit.
touch to hit;
fire damage.
touch to hit;
fire damage.
Stone Giant CR 8
XP 4,800
N Large humanoid (giant)
Init +2; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +12
DEFENSE
AC 22, touch 11, flat-footed 20 (+2 Dex, +11 natural, –1 size)
hp 102 (12d8+48)
Fort +12, Ref +6, Will +7
Defensive Abilities improved rock catching
OFFENSE
Speed 40 ft.
Melee greatclub +16/+11 (2d8+12) or 2 slams +16 (1d8+8)
Ranged rock +11/+6 (1d8+12)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft.
Special Attacks rock throwing (180 ft.)
STATISTICS
Str 27, Dex 15, Con 19, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 10
Base Atk +9; CMB +18; CMD 30
Feats Iron Will, Martial Weapon Proficiency (greatclub), Point Blank Shot, Power Attack, Precise Shot, Quick Draw
Skills Climb +12, Intimidate +12, Perception +12, Stealth +4 (+12 in rocky terrain); Racial Modifiers +8 Stealth in rocky terrain
Languages Common, Giant
SPECIAL ABILITIES
AC: 7 armor+2 dex+3 dex(form)+1 ring+5 barkskin+3 NA(form)= 31AC DR 5 bludgeoning
HP 143/143
Speed: Fly (120') perfect + 10' (Gr. Longstrider) = 130' fly perfect
[ dice]1d20+19-3[/dice] to hit; (-PA)
[ dice]1d8+9+6[/dice] magic damage.
to hit; (-PA)
magic damage.
+10 BAB +8 Str +1 amulet = +19 to hit
1d8 + 8 str damage +1 amulet = 1d8+9
Barkskin (extended-280 minutes)
Resinous Skin (extended-280 minutes)
Gr. Longstrider (14 hours)
Resist Fire (30) - 140 minutes
Echolocation - 140 minutes
Elemental Body 1 (druid lvl 6): Air elemental: If the form you take is that of a Small air elemental, you gain a +2 size bonus to your Dexterity and a +2 natural armor bonus. You also gain fly 60 feet (perfect), darkvision 60 feet, and the ability to create a whirlwind.
Elemental Body 2 (druid lvl 8):Air elemental: As elemental body I except that you gain a +4 size bonus to your Dexterity and a +3 natural armor bonus.
Elemental Body 3 (druid lvl 10):Air elemental: As elemental body I except that you gain a +2 size bonus to your Strength, +4 size bonus to your Dexterity, and a +4 natural armor bonus.
Elemental Body 4 (druid lvl 12):Air elemental: As elemental body I except that you gain a +4 size bonus to your Strength, +6 size bonus to your Dexterity, and a +4 natural armor
AC: 7 armor + 3 shield + 2 dex + 1 ring +3 barkskin =26
HP 143/143 - DR5 piercing
[ dice]1d20+16+1[/dice] to hit; (bless)
[ dice]1d6+6+2[/dice] magic damage.
+9 BAB +6 Str + 1 Mwk +1 magic = +16 to hit
[ dice]1d6+6+2[/dice] damage;
Endure Elements (24 hours)
Barkskin (extended-280 minutes)
Resinous Skin (extended-280 minutes)
Gr. Longstrider (14 hours)
Resist Cold (0 minutes)
Resist Fire (0 minutes) -Mal
Stoneskin (0) Mal
Mage Armor (+4)
Endure Elements
Druid Spells Prepared (CL 14th; concentration +18)
. . 7th—animal shapes[D], fire storm (DC 21), heal
. . 6th—fire seeds** (2), mass fly*[D,APG] (DC 20), quickened resist energy*
. . 5th—beast shape III (animals only)[D], fire snake[APG] (2, DC 19), wall of fire
. . 4th—echolocation*[UM], flame strike (2) (DC 18), freedom of movement, summon nature's ally IV[D], Life Bubble
. . 3rd—sleet storm** (2), fly[D], greater longstrider*[ACG], resinous skin* (2)
. . 2nd—barkskin* (2), feather fall[D], fog cloud*, resist energy*, lesser restoration
. . 1st—calm animals[D] (DC 15), endure elements, liberating command[UC] (2), produce flame (2)
. . 0 (at will)—light, mending, spark[APG] (DC 14), stabilize
Malavarius lets another cluster of fiery beams rip through the air hastily as he watches the thing's hand vanish into the center of Tsin's chest cavity. "Thrice blasted ghost!"
HP: 47/77
AC: 16 (12 T / 14 FF) includes +1 from haste
Fort: +8 // Ref: +10 // Will: +15 (+1 vs spells, SLAs, & Su abilities of evil arcane spellcasters) includes +1 from haste
Resist 10: Cold
Energy Absorption: 0/42 absorbed
Pearl of Power I: 1/1 used
Pearl of Power III: 1/1 used
wand of scorching ray: 21/50 charges used
Cantrips Prepared (4): detect magic, open/close, prestidigitation, read magic
Level 1 Prepared (4+2+1): endure elements [X], feather fall [ ], protection from evil* [ ], mage armor [X], shield [ ], snapdragon fireworks [ ] [ ]
Level 2 Prepared (4+2+1): glitterdust [ ], protection from arrows [X] [X] [X] [X] [X] [X]
Level 3 Prepared (4+2+1): dispel magic* [ ], fireball [X] [X] [X], haste [X], magic weapon (greater) [X], protection from energy [ ]
Level 4 Prepared (4+2+1): dimensional anchor [ ], dimension door [X] [X] [X] [X], remove curse* [ ]
Level 5 Prepared (3+1+1): break enchantment* [ ], dismissal [ ], lightning arc [ ] [ ], teleport [ ]
Level 6 Prepared (3+1+1): disintegrate [ ] [ ], flesh to stone [ ], greater dispel magic* [ ], veil [X]
Level 7 Prepared (2+1+1): mmm [ ], resonating word [ ] [ ], spell turning* [ ]
Protective Ward used: 1/10
Ongoing Effects:
mage armor (Pemsworth)
mage armor (self)
greater magic weapon (Hektir)
protection from arrows (everyone): 90/100 remaining
haste 6/14: +1 to hit, +1 AC, +1 Ref
Hektir: 18
Malavarius: 6
Quinn: 7
Pemsworth: 28
Antagonist: 25
As Quinn manages to free himself from the spiritual nails, ripping himself free with one last burst of energy that leaves him stunned for the moment, Tsin's blade and Mal's blasts cut further into the spirit.
Hektir's balls, however, dissipate as they make contact.
The spirit reaches out again to touch Tsin, a small tremor rippling through her muscles, which are reflected in the spirits's own.
CS: 169
Round 4, Init 18
The giants continue to attack with their mighty clubs...
Zephtyr will fire many balls of fire at the spirit.
touch to hit;
fire damage.
touch to hit;
fire damage.
Stone Giant CR 8
XP 4,800
N Large humanoid (giant)
Init +2; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +12
DEFENSE
AC 22, touch 11, flat-footed 20 (+2 Dex, +11 natural, –1 size)
hp 102 (12d8+48)
Fort +12, Ref +6, Will +7
Defensive Abilities improved rock catching
OFFENSE
Speed 40 ft.
Melee greatclub +16/+11 (2d8+12) or 2 slams +16 (1d8+8)
Ranged rock +11/+6 (1d8+12)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft.
Special Attacks rock throwing (180 ft.)
STATISTICS
Str 27, Dex 15, Con 19, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 10
Base Atk +9; CMB +18; CMD 30
Feats Iron Will, Martial Weapon Proficiency (greatclub), Point Blank Shot, Power Attack, Precise Shot, Quick Draw
Skills Climb +12, Intimidate +12, Perception +12, Stealth +4 (+12 in rocky terrain); Racial Modifiers +8 Stealth in rocky terrain
Languages Common, Giant
SPECIAL ABILITIES
AC: 7 armor+2 dex+3 dex(form)+1 ring+5 barkskin+3 NA(form)= 31AC DR 5 bludgeoning
HP 143/143
Speed: Fly (120') perfect + 10' (Gr. Longstrider) = 130' fly perfect
[ dice]1d20+19-3[/dice] to hit; (-PA)
[ dice]1d8+9+6[/dice] magic damage.
to hit; (-PA)
magic damage.
+10 BAB +8 Str +1 amulet = +19 to hit
1d8 + 8 str damage +1 amulet = 1d8+9
Barkskin (extended-280 minutes)
Resinous Skin (extended-280 minutes)
Gr. Longstrider (14 hours)
Resist Fire (30) - 140 minutes
Echolocation - 140 minutes
Elemental Body 1 (druid lvl 6): Air elemental: If the form you take is that of a Small air elemental, you gain a +2 size bonus to your Dexterity and a +2 natural armor bonus. You also gain fly 60 feet (perfect), darkvision 60 feet, and the ability to create a whirlwind.
Elemental Body 2 (druid lvl 8):Air elemental: As elemental body I except that you gain a +4 size bonus to your Dexterity and a +3 natural armor bonus.
Elemental Body 3 (druid lvl 10):Air elemental: As elemental body I except that you gain a +2 size bonus to your Strength, +4 size bonus to your Dexterity, and a +4 natural armor bonus.
Elemental Body 4 (druid lvl 12):Air elemental: As elemental body I except that you gain a +4 size bonus to your Strength, +6 size bonus to your Dexterity, and a +4 natural armor
AC: 7 armor + 3 shield + 2 dex + 1 ring +3 barkskin =26
HP 143/143 - DR5 piercing
[ dice]1d20+16+1[/dice] to hit; (bless)
[ dice]1d6+6+2[/dice] magic damage.
+9 BAB +6 Str + 1 Mwk +1 magic = +16 to hit
[ dice]1d6+6+2[/dice] damage;
Endure Elements (24 hours)
Barkskin (extended-280 minutes)
Resinous Skin (extended-280 minutes)
Gr. Longstrider (14 hours)
Resist Cold (0 minutes)
Resist Fire (0 minutes) -Mal
Stoneskin (0) Mal
Mage Armor (+4)
Endure Elements
Druid Spells Prepared (CL 14th; concentration +18)
. . 7th—animal shapes[D], fire storm (DC 21), heal
. . 6th—fire seeds** (2), mass fly*[D,APG] (DC 20), quickened resist energy*
. . 5th—beast shape III (animals only)[D], fire snake[APG] (2, DC 19), wall of fire
. . 4th—echolocation*[UM], flame strike (2) (DC 18), freedom of movement, summon nature's ally IV[D], Life Bubble
. . 3rd—sleet storm** (2), fly[D], greater longstrider*[ACG], resinous skin* (2)
. . 2nd—barkskin* (2), feather fall[D], fog cloud*, resist energy*, lesser restoration
. . 1st—calm animals[D] (DC 15), endure elements, liberating command[UC] (2), produce flame (2)
. . 0 (at will)—light, mending, spark[APG] (DC 14), stabilize
Malavarius taps into the magics of his wand once more, though the third of the crimson beams goes errant as he cringes at the ghost's hand vanishing within Tsin's chest once more.
HP: 47/77
AC: 16 (12 T / 14 FF) includes +1 from haste
Fort: +8 // Ref: +10 // Will: +15 (+1 vs spells, SLAs, & Su abilities of evil arcane spellcasters) includes +1 from haste
Resist 10: Cold
Energy Absorption: 0/42 absorbed
Pearl of Power I: 1/1 used
Pearl of Power III: 1/1 used
wand of scorching ray: 22/50 charges used
Cantrips Prepared (4): detect magic, open/close, prestidigitation, read magic
Level 1 Prepared (4+2+1): endure elements [X], feather fall [ ], protection from evil* [ ], mage armor [X], shield [ ], snapdragon fireworks [ ] [ ]
Level 2 Prepared (4+2+1): glitterdust [ ], protection from arrows [X] [X] [X] [X] [X] [X]
Level 3 Prepared (4+2+1): dispel magic* [ ], fireball [X] [X] [X], haste [X], magic weapon (greater) [X], protection from energy [ ]
Level 4 Prepared (4+2+1): dimensional anchor [ ], dimension door [X] [X] [X] [X], remove curse* [ ]
Level 5 Prepared (3+1+1): break enchantment* [ ], dismissal [ ], lightning arc [ ] [ ], teleport [ ]
Level 6 Prepared (3+1+1): disintegrate [ ] [ ], flesh to stone [ ], greater dispel magic* [ ], veil [X]
Level 7 Prepared (2+1+1): mmm [ ], resonating word [ ] [ ], spell turning* [ ]
Protective Ward used: 1/10
Ongoing Effects:
mage armor (Pemsworth)
mage armor (self)
greater magic weapon (Hektir)
protection from arrows (everyone): 90/100 remaining
haste 7/14: +1 to hit, +1 AC, +1 Ref
Round 2, Init 20
AC = 25, 27 PfE
HP = 158/162
Weapon Equipped = +1 Flaming Burst Falchion
Condition(s) = PfE, Haste, Ward
Tsin takes the second Kali Ma less kindly, as the spirit's grip almost seizes her firmly. "Every damnable evil shoved in front of us, trying to bar our passage, I won't know what to do with myself when we finally meet Baba Yaga herself."
Tsin's sword thrusts become a mockery of the spirit's stabs through her own chest, as she seeks nothing but obliteration for the crucifying spirit.
Pems curses as the damnable spirit seems to persist despite being hit so many times. He flies to within 20' and shoots the thing with his fire-arm!
for damage!
Your combined attacks manage to bring the thing down as Quinn recovers, though the young cleric seems shaky still.
The doors into the church appears to be unguarded before you. Large stained-glass windows adorn the chapel’s otherwise solid stone exterior, depicting the fall of angels from the heavens, the miracles of saints, and the death of martyrs.
Tsin looks down upon her bosom, and pats it once, before turning to Quinn, and waiting for him to speak, to reassure them that what lies ahead will be no more daunting than a door spirit which can wrest souls from their bodies.
"Quinn?"
Zephtyr floats down to the doors, seeking to move quickly while the giants are around to pound and smash. When others are ready, he will order the giants to open the doors and enter...then he will follow.
Perception
"Blast and bebother these wretched spirits! Lashing out as if we were the ones who nailed him to that dreadful door." The wizard throws his hands up in frustration as he helps Quinn back to his feet. "There, lad. Are you still with us?"
HP: 77/77
AC: 16 (12 T / 14 FF) includes +1 from haste
Fort: +8 // Ref: +10 // Will: +15 (+1 vs spells, SLAs, & Su abilities of evil arcane spellcasters) includes +1 from haste
Resist 10: Cold
Energy Absorption: 0/42 absorbed
Pearl of Power I: 1/1 used
Pearl of Power III: 1/1 used
wand of scorching ray: 22/50 charges used
Cantrips Prepared (4): detect magic, open/close, prestidigitation, read magic
Level 1 Prepared (4+2+1): endure elements [X], feather fall [ ], protection from evil* [ ], mage armor [X], shield [ ], snapdragon fireworks [ ] [ ]
Level 2 Prepared (4+2+1): glitterdust [ ], protection from arrows [X] [X] [X] [X] [X] [X]
Level 3 Prepared (4+2+1): dispel magic* [ ], fireball [X] [X] [X], haste [X], magic weapon (greater) [X], protection from energy [ ]
Level 4 Prepared (4+2+1): dimensional anchor [ ], dimension door [X] [X] [X] [X], remove curse* [ ]
Level 5 Prepared (3+1+1): break enchantment* [ ], dismissal [ ], lightning arc [ ] [ ], teleport [ ]
Level 6 Prepared (3+1+1): disintegrate [ ] [ ], flesh to stone [ ], greater dispel magic* [ ], veil [X]
Level 7 Prepared (2+1+1): mmm [ ], resonating word [ ] [ ], spell turning* [ ]
Protective Ward used: 1/10
Ongoing Effects:
mage armor (Pemsworth)
mage armor (self)
greater magic weapon (Hektir)
protection from arrows (everyone): 90/100 remaining
haste 7/14: +1 to hit, +1 AC, +1 Ref
Pems moves over to Quinn and offers to healing hex him!
Quinn struggles to his feet, shaky and disorientated. "That was....unpleasant."
Slowly Quinn makes his way towards the doors to peer through them with his sight, but the giants smash them down well before he gets there. "A better solution anyways, let's keep moving before those trench troops catch us in the open."
The giants move to enter, but one lets out a grunt of pain as they do and the other flinches.
Tsin eyes the front doors warily, as the giants courteously accept the pain of a first attempt at entry. She waits for the others to assess the problem, and unweave it, before they all enter.
Pems casts detect magic on the area the giants moved through, looking concerned.
Zephtyr waits to hear what Pems thinks before pushing onward.
"Did Hektir's lumbering giants bump their heads or do see something else at work here, Pemsworth?"
Pems definitely detects an aura coming from the now-restored abbey.
"Something's here, but... I need a moment to study it!" Pems mutters as he concentrates on the aura.
Malavarius tugs on his beard as he puzzles over the effect alongside Pemsworth.
"Hektir, lad, have the giants form a perimeter while Pemsworth and I try to solve this riddle!"
Zephtyr, being a good lad, has the giants stay after crossing the threshold. In his mind, the feels the clock ticking.
The abbey has a moderate abjuration aura, the two spellcasters realize as the giants take up position behind you.
A few fraught seconds later, a couple explosions from grenades thrown by two approaching troops rock the giants as the two spellcasters try to determine what caused the giants pain.
It's an abjuration aura.
You believe the whole abbey is covered with a forbiddance spell.
Tsin hunches lower to the ground when the grenades hit, taking a runner's position from which she'll spring through the doors, once she's given an all-clear from the examiners.
"It's a forbiddance spell! It only allows persons of your moral ethos into it, and forbids teleportation into or out of it. We will take damage if we try to pass inside."
Zephtyr looks at Pems with confusion.
”We can’t stay here forever, gnome!” He soars, gathering his fire seeds to hand. ”We don’t have the option to wait here. We can’t do this again.”
Zephtyr orders his giants forward and he follows, seeking to take the high ground as fast as possible.
Malavarius tugs on his beard as he and Pemsworth work through the magical wards and he nods at the halfling's declaration.
"Ah, just so. Let's see if I can do a little something about that, hmm?" The old wizard then taps the butt of his staff down onto the threshold sharply, as he tries to undo the magics woven over the entry and the building.
He then gestures for Tsin to dash onward and test the effectiveness of his own magics in thwarting Rasputin's.
HP: 77/77
AC: 16 (12 T / 14 FF) includes +1 from haste
Fort: +8 // Ref: +10 // Will: +15 (+1 vs spells, SLAs, & Su abilities of evil arcane spellcasters) includes +1 from haste
Resist 10: Cold
Energy Absorption: 0/42 absorbed
Pearl of Power I: 1/1 used
Pearl of Power III: 1/1 used
wand of scorching ray: 22/50 charges used
Cantrips Prepared (4): detect magic, open/close, prestidigitation, read magic
Level 1 Prepared (4+2+1): endure elements [X], feather fall [ ], protection from evil* [ ], mage armor [X], shield [ ], snapdragon fireworks [ ] [ ]
Level 2 Prepared (4+2+1): glitterdust [ ], protection from arrows [X] [X] [X] [X] [X] [X]
Level 3 Prepared (4+2+1): dispel magic* [X], fireball [X] [X] [X], haste [X], magic weapon (greater) [X], protection from energy [ ]
Level 4 Prepared (4+2+1): dimensional anchor [ ], dimension door [X] [X] [X] [X], remove curse* [ ]
Level 5 Prepared (3+1+1): break enchantment* [ ], dismissal [ ], lightning arc [ ] [ ], teleport [ ]
Level 6 Prepared (3+1+1): disintegrate [ ] [ ], flesh to stone [ ], greater dispel magic* [ ], veil [X]
Level 7 Prepared (2+1+1): mmm [ ], resonating word [ ] [ ], spell turning* [ ]
Protective Ward used: 1/10
Ongoing Effects:
mage armor (Pemsworth)
mage armor (self)
greater magic weapon (Hektir)
protection from arrows (everyone): 90/100 remaining
haste 10/14: +1 to hit, +1 AC, +1 Ref
Tsin doesn't tarry. She bolts into the Monastery, expecting pain. Pain is the way forward, always the way. Getting through the doorway, she avoids the path of the giants, using them as shields, should they encounter hostility the moment the pass across the threshold.
"Well, let's get this over with."
The explosions rock Quinn into action and he bolts through the open doors after Mal's casting with the expectation of more pain.
Once inside the monastery, he looks around quickly to take in the situation.
Mal's spell fails, as Tsin finds out painfully as she darts inside, followed by Quinn and the others.
The intricate and beautifully tiled mosaic floor of this chamber is weathered with weblike cracks. Numerous alcoves holding statues of saints and martyrs, each with fresh blood dripping from its eyes, run up the walls to the ceiling overhead. The thin air smells stale, as if the room had been sealed for thousands of years.
Beyond the bleeding statues and faded murals surrounding the alcoves, very little else stands in this chamber beyond a pair of toppled holy water fonts, a small stone pew, and several torch brackets hanging loosely from the walls, each holding a small filament bulb that lights the room with a soft glow. To the north, a passage opens into another chamber beyond, where towering piles of wooden pews block the passage further into the cathedral.
The flickering light bulbs reveal an aged, stooped crone perched in one dark corner of the room, sweat dripping from her lank hair and down her bony frame, as she struggles to rise, gasping for breath.
Zephtyr, using his echolocation, listens for others around, including those who might be hiding. He urges the giants forward, not yet attacking the crone, but uh, doing their best detecting of traps.
Perception
"Quinn, please close the door behind you."
Malavarius sees the crone struggling to stand in the corner and his eyes go wide. "Gadzooks, another of Rasputin's cronies! Well, we're ready for you, witch!" The old wizard then produces his trusty wand from his sleeve again.
HP: 57/77
AC: 16 (12 T / 14 FF) includes +1 from haste
Fort: +8 // Ref: +10 // Will: +15 (+1 vs spells, SLAs, & Su abilities of evil arcane spellcasters) includes +1 from haste
Resist 10: Cold
Energy Absorption: 0/42 absorbed
Pearl of Power I: 1/1 used
Pearl of Power III: 1/1 used
wand of scorching ray: 22/50 charges used
Cantrips Prepared (4): detect magic, open/close, prestidigitation, read magic
Level 1 Prepared (4+2+1): endure elements [X], feather fall [ ], protection from evil* [ ], mage armor [X], shield [ ], snapdragon fireworks [ ] [ ]
Level 2 Prepared (4+2+1): glitterdust [ ], protection from arrows [X] [X] [X] [X] [X] [X]
Level 3 Prepared (4+2+1): dispel magic* [X], fireball [X] [X] [X], haste [X], magic weapon (greater) [X], protection from energy [ ]
Level 4 Prepared (4+2+1): dimensional anchor [ ], dimension door [X] [X] [X] [X], remove curse* [ ]
Level 5 Prepared (3+1+1): break enchantment* [ ], dismissal [ ], lightning arc [ ] [ ], teleport [ ]
Level 6 Prepared (3+1+1): disintegrate [ ] [ ], flesh to stone [ ], greater dispel magic* [ ], veil [X]
Level 7 Prepared (2+1+1): mmm [ ], resonating word [ ] [ ], spell turning* [ ]
Protective Ward used: 1/10
Ongoing Effects:
mage armor (Pemsworth)
mage armor (self)
greater magic weapon (Hektir)
protection from arrows (everyone): 90/100 remaining
haste 11/14: +1 to hit, +1 AC, +1 Ref
The old woman gnashes her iron teeth and feebly attempts to stand, rashing against a nearby baptismal font.
“Hardly,” she croaks, barely above a whisper, in response to Mal. “My son, he is destroyed, his chapel beyond in ruins. You heard my call, and you have come. Now, children, take me to my Dancing Hut and we will leave this place.”
Know (Local)
"No. Where is Raspy Puddin'? I will see his body so that I may piss upon it," Zephtyr airs back, looking around.
"Wait, THAT'S Baba Yaga?!? I thought she'd be larger." Pems mutters.
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Malavarius blurts loudly in response to Pemsworth, "BABA YAGA?! Her?" Malavarius looks up at the wrinkled crone and balks. "Preposterous."
Tsin remains where she stands, wholly suspicious to be met at the door so soon after their battle outside. She doesn't address Baba Yaga, preferring the boys to do so, but she does wonder what mind game is being played at present.
Quinn shuts the doors behind the party, then moves to the group and expels a wave of healing energy.