Mythic 6 - Tar-Baphon's final trap and the world left untouched.

Game Master Davachido

insight: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

The creatures have no idea that Alþórel is getting a fireball ready. Those nearest come towards him, those further away are keeping their distance. Likely not due to safety but to avoid a scrabble of too many of them around the 'glowstone'.

Once Alþórel can hear there is a sufficient amount of them around him he lets loose a fireball, exploding himself with it. Thanks to his protective magic however, he takes minimal burning from the effect.

The others who are left are quite surprised by this sudden explosion giving his companions time to act.

I'll say that this fireball was Al's surprise action, I've moved the rest of you to the edge of the fireball radius so you don't need to save. I'll let Nethan point out where the remaining ones are for free but they still get the benefits of invisibility (total concealment etc). When they move, only Nethan will be able to spot where they are.

Surprise round

1 action from everyone except Al then we'll go into initiative.

Hmm a pity Elise expended her breath earlier otherwise this would be a prefect moment for that!

Surprise Round

Summoning a whirlwind of red leaves around herself Elise rushes towards the cluster of tricksters. If she could get to them before they dispersed she might be able to do some damage ...

Casting Leaf Barrier with a Spell Point (aka swift action) then moving towards where Nethan pointed

"Damn wisps." growls the- slightly smoking - wizard from within his patch of blackened earth.

"Did we get em? How many are left?" Amelia readies an action to use a Crystalline Burst (with spell point) should she either see the wisps or sense that they're close to her!

Nethan draws the shadows around him using Black Siphon and spending a spell point.

I need to update my character and change the format!, -1 sp

Nethan relays the positions of the remaining critters to the party which I am guessing are the little blue squares?

Dreyyn will leap into a spot where he can flank with an ally based on the squares he is told they are in. (perhaps the southernmost of those adjacent to Elise)

acrobatics: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (1) + 24 = 25 to avoid AoOs

concealment miss chance: 1d100 ⇒ 62
attack: 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 11 + 2 = 26 +2 if above acrobatics succeeded
damage: 1d8 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 6 + 3 = 14
sneak attack damage if applicable: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 3) = 4 plus 2 bleed on its turn

@Dreyyn: I keep thinking, does he have enough movement to charge with half speed?..then I remember, wait, fast movement like crazy.

Surprise

Dreyyn moves forward and slashes the air. He notices that he catches something as he hears a small screech.

The rest of them get colour magic ready.

Alþórel: 36/38 hp, 17 AC
Amelia: 64/64 hp, 19 AC
Dreyyn: 60/60 hp and 21 AC
Elise: 102/102 hp, 22 AC
Nethan: 57/57 hp, 19 AC

Order: Nethan, Tiny things, Elise, Amelia, Alþórel, Dreyyn, ???

Round 1

The small creatures begin to realise what's happening and begin chanting a chorus in Aklo. The group can begin to hear something stirring to the east of them. Free action for the Tiny things.

Nethan to act before them, then the rest of the group.

yes, my half speed is everyone else's full speed, heh

Ooh! Al speaks Aklo.

If anyone else has Aklo, open up the spoiler tab.

Nethan walks back to where Al is standing, and just in case the creatures are casting ritual magic in addition calling their master, Nethan casts a fireball at the two creatures directly in front of them on the roof to reduce the effects, "GARMTH IXEN!"

-1 MPS

"Oh." said Alþórel, his face going white "Oh ####."

@Nethan: The fireball is cast is using your mythic ability one to recall a spell right? So standard 6d6 fire damage? just making sure since they might survive.

Round 1

Nethan launches a fireball at the roof blasting the small creatures on it. If they live they will run off somewhere.

The tiny creatures start dancing though one of them gets sheared in the face by a spinning leaf. Leaf Barrier: 1d6 ⇒ 1

The remaining creatures begin to move.

Elise looks around warily then suddenly feels something tugging at her pack. She swats it away however then notices three things are missing her Hipflask, her spell component pouch and gallingly the key strapped around her neck, the twine has been cut.

Onto everyone else!

Alþórel: 29/38 hp, 17 AC
Amelia: 64/64 hp, 19 AC
Dreyyn: 60/60 hp, 21 AC
Elise: 102/102 hp, 22 AC
Nethan: 57/57 hp, 19 AC

Round 1

Seeing that Elise was swatting at the little creatures, Amelia hits the area around her with a crystalline burst!

Crystalline Burst: 6d3 ⇒ (2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 2) = 15

I assume the pilfering didn't turn them visible?

Round 1

"'Oh ####'? I'll give you 'oh ####'!" Elise grunted and clawed the air around her. Fighting a foe that didn't really fight clearly frustrated her. "Just burn away the pesky things already!"

Between her fire resistance and blood sanctuary Elise isn't going to be overly bothered if someone decides to drop a fireball on her (as long as it isn't the Al special :P)

Edit: should probably include actual rolls :P

To Hit: 1d20 + 14 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 14 - 2 = 23

1 is bad: 1d2 ⇒ 2

Damage: 1d8 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20

To Hit: 1d20 + 14 - 2 ⇒ (5) + 14 - 2 = 17

1 is bad: 1d2 ⇒ 2

Damage: 1d8 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13

does Dreyyn have any indication of little buggers being in certain squares within 10ft of him?

@Dreyyn: You can tell they are likely in Elise's square due to her constant swatting away something. That and her yelling.

since i see her, can i attack (at) them without hitting her?

Yes, they would still get concealment but otherwise I don't see an issue with attacking her square.

@Nethan: Still waiting on those fireball numbers. 6d6 or 6d10?

Sorry, its 6d10.

I had an issue at work all day Friday and was working with Cisco Systems TAC to fix it. And today, my wife and I purchased a $6,000 bed because of our allergies. Because of those allergies, we have not been able to sleep well for the last 11 years and it was slowly killing us as a result. The bed is a Tempur-Pedic Premier Foundation with Twin XL OnPurple Mattresses.

5ft step and hack away

miss chance: 1d100 ⇒ 89
atk: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17
dmg: 1d8 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 3 = 15

miss chance: 1d100 ⇒ 48
atk: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22
dmg: 1d8 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 3 = 7

miss chance: 1d100 ⇒ 65
atk: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17
dmg: 1d8 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 2 + 3 = 12

I know I have bad allergies but thankfully that comes with epipens not some mattress from the heavens. I hope the bed was worth it at that cost!

fireball: 6d10 ⇒ (2, 7, 8, 1, 2, 1) = 21 Wow that variance.

reflex: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
reflex: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24

One of the creatures is heard hitting the floor as it roasts from the large blast whereas the other scampers off attempting to pat itself down.

Elise swats around her trying to take down the creatures. She smacks one hard, it goes flying into the wall and collapses to the ground, her key lies on the floor nearby. Another gets slashed from her passing claw but it can be heard darting back in a small yelp of pain.

Amelia lets lose a crystalline burst around Elise.

fort: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20
fort: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19
fort: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19

Only one manages to avoid the crystal shards as they fly out. A hipflask can be seen tumbling to the ground.

Dreyyn steps up swiping around Elise, he manages to the slice remaining one and hears it hit the floor, a small pouch appears on the floor.

Al to post before the other thing, one remaining tiny creature somewhere on the map, heavily scorched.

Al grabs his pouch and chants, briefly and clearly, but nothing much seems to happen. He steps away from the others, and in Elven calls out "I am here!"

sorry for the delay, been stuck on this. Spend a MP to get Protection from Energy (Fire) 80 points. Call is to make him the most attractive target. Holding material component pouch in 1 hand

Alþórel spreads his arms open trying to make himself a better target. In the distance, the group sees a large wisplike ball of light come from the east. It is far larger than a normal wisp and is a searing white light similar hue to that of the sun but not quite as blinding to your eyes.

The floating light rests atop one of the buildings and fires out 3 bolts of fire. One of which is directed at Alþórel. One goes for Nethan who is next to Alþórel and the other goes towards Amelia, the only other that it can currently see.

touch attack (Al): 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (2) + 16 = 18
touch attack (Nethan): 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (16) + 16 = 32
touch attack (Amelia): 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (4) + 16 = 20

damage: 2d8 ⇒ (2, 6) = 8 fire damage to those hit.

End of Round 1, to the top with Nethan.

Alþórel: 29/38 hp, 17 AC (72 fire shield)
Amelia: 56/64 hp, 19 AC
Dreyyn: 60/60 hp and 21 AC
Elise: 102/102 hp, 22 AC
Nethan: 49/57 hp, 19 AC

ROUND 2

Nethan places the fountain between the Wisp and himself for a frail attempt at extra cover and cast shield on himself, FETHOS! in order to prepare and my not drain mythic power.

spending 1 use of shield spell, AC 23

is that orb thing on top of a building? if so, how tall are the buildings.

Yes for the orb, not sure, 16 - 24 footish?

and the orb is attacking us?

The orb is attacking you yes, it just fired off some bolts in the last round. It's resting on the roof of the building 20 feet up.

Round 2

Nethan brings up a shield around him.

The group hears a chant once more.

A moment later the orb sparks up and ignites something. Flying through the air is a centaur on fire, it curls up into a large ball of flame that lands near Elise, Dreyyn, Spook and Amelia.

reflex (Dreyyn): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
reflex (Elise): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
reflex (Amelia): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (20) + 12 = 32

damage: 5d6 ⇒ (2, 6, 6, 3, 3) = 20 fire damage.

DC 17 for half, do say if I've missed some fire resist on your characters

The excess flames pour off in a blast around the centaur and it summons up a spear of flame that seems like it reaches out beyond 10ft. The creature looks quite a bit stronger than it was, though, the group can tell it isn't alive any longer.

To the rest of you.

Alþórel: 29/38 hp, 17 AC (72 fire shield)
Amelia: 46/64 hp, 19 AC
Dreyyn: 50/60 hp, 21 AC
Elise: 82/102 hp, 22 AC
Nethan: 49/57 hp, 23 AC

Oh 5 of the tiny things dead, 5 charges on the wand. Wand is sitting on 11 charges now.

Elise has some fire resistance yes. Also while Raging her Reflex save is +5 - not that it mattered this time :P

Round 2

Invigorated by the sight of a worthy foe - someone not tiny and hiding - Elise surges towards the fiery centaur heedless both to the blast of fire and the creatures weaponry.

"Come fight me spawn of fire!"

Fleet Charge: 1d20 + 14 - 2 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 14 - 2 + 2 + 2 = 24

Claw1: 1d20 + 14 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 14 - 2 + 2 = 32

Claw2: 1d20 + 14 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 14 - 2 + 2 = 25

Damage? Ignores DR: 1d8 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17

Damage?: 1d8 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 12 = 16

Damage?: 1d8 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19

Fleet Charge (most likely provoking an AoO) the full attack with flanking

foresight: 1d20 ⇒ 3
Al ran forward, "Nethan! Here!" he skipped from stone to stone, gathering his power as he goes. The spell he intends to use has side effects if used too often, but against this foe long term side effects are the least of their problems.
cast Haste. Wait for Nethan if possible, but not if it means Superwisp gets another action. Can't get Nethan unless he can get within 30ft of Dreyyn.

Dreyyn attempts to tumble through the danger zone created by the enemy to get in a flanking position opposite of Elise.

acrobatics: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (5) + 24 = 29 to avoid AoOs

attack: 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 11 + 2 = 19 +2 if above acrobatics succeeded
damage: 1d8 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 6 + 3 = 17
sneak attack damage if applicable: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 5) = 11 plus 2 bleed on its turn

I cleared the space and move Dreyyn into flanking position

Amelia takes a step back and twirls her starknives at the fire centaur, hoping they have some effect! They bounce left and right With Al's help, Amelia seems to be sending out her flurry even faster than usual!

Rapid shot, Haste, Point Blank

Attack: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (19) + 16 = 35; Damage: 1d4 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14
Attack: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (13) + 16 = 29; Damage: 1d4 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 12 = 16
Attack: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (1) + 16 = 17; Damage: 1d4 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 15
Attack: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (12) + 16 = 28; Damage: 1d4 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13
Attack: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20; Damage: 1d4 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 15

@Al: Superwisp will get a turn before Nethan can move.
@Elise: I take it you don't have shield up? I forgot to remove that one from the summaries.

Round 2 cont.

Elise dashes up taking an attack from the flaming spear.

attack: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (17) + 16 = 33
damage: 1d6 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13 I'm ignoring the 1d6 fire since that'll come right off the resistance.

The group then proceeds to pummel the creature a lot of attacks with a boost from haste. Several of them don't land though, two starknives go off and Dreyyn misses his acrobatic diving attack. Elise manages to get all hers in.

The ball of light flames up once more and a burst of light shines from the centaur. An aura of flames begins to lick at the group one that is searing straight through Elise's skin and Alþórel's protective shell.

Fort (Amelia): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17
Fort (Dreyyn): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26
Fort (Alþórel): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11
Fort (Elise): 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (14) + 15 = 29
Fort (Nethan): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22
save DC 21
Amelia and Al take 1 con damage, if this reduces your mod lose that 6 health!

The is still being unleashed from the creature, the ball of light moves closer towards the creature and it appears as if it too has an aura. As the two of them grow closer the aura appears to be getting a lot hotter.

End of round
Back to the top with Nethan.

Alþórel: 29/38 hp, 17 AC (72 fire shield), -1 Con
Amelia: 46/64 hp, 19 AC, -1 Con
Dreyyn: 50/60 hp, 21 AC
Elise: 79/102 hp, 18 AC
Nethan: 49/57 hp, 19 AC

No Shield no. But it seems as if the HP count is a bit off; Elise took 10 from the fireball and now 13 more from the spear. Can't find anymore? (That means she should be on 79/102 I think : ) )

Nethan waits for Alþórel to catch up.

if the Haste had gone off at my last turn, my acrobatics and my attack roll would have been one higher. would that have hit? Also, am I for sure under effects of Haste now?

Yeah, Al will cast just before the Wisp
foresight: 1d20 ⇒ 19
Al gestures, and two huge spears of ice burst from the ground below the Centaur. "It's a distraction! Ignore it!" he advises, forcefully.
Surge for Ice Spears, and move.
damage, cold: 4d6 ⇒ (3, 3, 5, 4) = 15
damage, piercing: 4d6 ⇒ (3, 2, 4, 3) = 12
trip: 19 + 6 + 8 = 33
reflex dc 19. Success halves damage and ignores trip

@Dreyyn: Your acrobatics succeeded already, you are aiming for an AC of 24 though, so with the further +1 of haste you'd be on 22.

Round 3

Nethan delays waiting for his compatriot.

Before Al runs off, this won't do anything to him except damage his shield but still.

The creature being surrounded whirls its spear around attempting to knock those near it away.

attack (Dreyyn): 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 28
attack (Elise): 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 28
attack (Amelia): 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15
attack (Al): 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 28

that was an interesting set of rolls.

damage: 3d6 + 4 ⇒ (1, 6, 3) + 4 = 14 Fire damage

It knocks those it hits back and situates itself nearby to threaten once more.

Onto the rest of you before the ball of light.

Alþórel: 29/38 hp, 17 AC (58 fire shield), -1 con
Amelia: 46/64 hp, 19 AC, -1 con
Dreyyn: 36/60 hp, 21 AC
Elise: 75/102 hp, 18 AC
Nethan: 49/57 hp, 19 AC

Might as well do Al's roll as well

reflex: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16

The flaming centaur is blasted with ice before it falls onto the ground from the shock to its legs.

As Dreyyn is hit by the whirling spear, Amelia redirects some of the damage he receives to Elise.

Dreyyn +6HP; Elise -6HP

Waiting to see if the Centaur goes down; Amelia's ranged attacks are better directed to the non-prone wisp, but it would be worth it to try and finish off the Centaur if it's still up after others attack.

so did the hit do the fire damage or is it an aura? and did the hit just magically knock us back or were those rolls versus our CMD?

The mythic passive ability the centaur is using; is every time it hits someone on its own turn it places them to the edge of its reach. The ability that swung around was an altered version of whirlwind attack feat that changes everything to fire when he uses it. The aura pulses at the start of orb's turn (around the centaur), aura strength is depended on how far the orb is from the centaur. I could change the movement ability to incorporate CMB if you like though it would be hitting on 2s.

Once Dreyyn realizes how formidable this opponent is, he changes his tactics somewhat.

Dreyyn will wait until Elise is in melee with it so he can get flanking. Then he does the following.

Dreyyn leaps up
acrobatics: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (18) + 24 = 42 to determine height, add 20ft to result (30ft total height)

acrobatics: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (8) + 24 = 32 to avoid AoOs
prone enemy means -4 to melee attacks against me i believe, plus mobility means my AC is 4 higher vs AoOs.

attack: 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 11 + 2 = 24 +2 if above acrobatics succeeded
damage: 1d8 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 3 = 12
falling damage: 3d6 ⇒ (6, 3, 1) = 10
sneak attack damage if applicable: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 1) = 3 plus 2 bleed on its turn

Then, at the end, Dreyyn channels mythic energy to strike at the prone beast once more.

Sudden attack, take better of:
attack: 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 11 + 2 = 16
attack: 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 11 + 2 = 15
dmg, bypass DR: 1d8 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 3 = 10
sneak attack: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 4) = 7

what a waste

Round 3

Through a haze of fury Elise hears Al call out for them to switch target - but as the fiery centaur flung her backwards she lost track of the wisp-like thing. So with a snarl she re-engages the fallen centaur - for if it is torn appart swiftly they could quicker get on with it and target the real foe (whatever it was)!

To Hit; Fleet Charge: 1d20 + 14 + 2 - 2 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 14 + 2 - 2 + 1 + 2 = 23

To Hit; Haste Bonus: 1d20 + 14 + 2 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 14 + 2 - 2 + 1 = 35

To Hit; Claw 1: 1d20 + 14 + 2 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 14 + 2 - 2 + 1 = 16

To Hit; Claw 2: 1d20 + 15 + 2 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 15 + 2 - 2 + 1 = 19

Confirmation?: 1d20 + 14 + 2 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 14 + 2 - 2 + 1 = 34

Damage; Fleet Charge (Ignores DR): 1d8 + 12 ⇒ (6) + 12 = 18

Damage; Haste bonus (Critical): 2d8 + 24 ⇒ (1, 5) + 24 = 30

Damage?; Claw 2: 1d8 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19

Fleet Charge (probably provokes) -> Full Attack

Just missing amelia, the centaur is still up .. well .. not up but still has hp.

Well since Al changed his mind, can Nethan go? Also, Nethan's AC is 23 currently.

Thanks! Moved Dreyyn and myself on the map.

"This fire creature sure is persistent!" Not trusting herself in attacking the prone centaur at range, Amelia instead steps closer and begins to slice at the creature with starknife in hand!

5 Foot Step, full melee attack with haste, then Fleet Charge. If the centaur is killed before the fleet charge, than the fleet charge is used move Amelia toward the Wisp and throw a starknife at it. Also, I'm not factoring in Prone.

Melee Attack, Haste, Flanking: 1d20 + 17 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 17 + 2 = 37; Damage: 1d4 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13
Melee Attack, Haste, Flanking: 1d20 + 17 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 17 + 2 = 39; Damage: 1d4 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14; Crit Damage: 2d4 + 22 ⇒ (1, 1) + 22 = 24
Melee Attack, Haste, Flanking: 1d20 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 12 + 2 = 21; Damage: 1d4 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15
Fleet Charge: 1d20 + 17 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 17 + 2 = 33; Damage: 1d4 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14. Thanks to point blank shot, long range, and no flanking, this is -3 Attack and +1 Damage if this is a thrown starknife.

Also, +2/+2 if the centaur happens to be an Evil Outsider.

@Nethan: Yes go for it, forgot you delayed.

with Amelia melee-ing after i got into the fray, do i get to take another hit on the enemy due to Opportunist?

Nethan begins casting and aims his index finger which is glowing a more intense blue than usual at the Willow-O-Wisp, "NIL'GNOS ARCANISS!" Nethan pumps (2) MPS into Mythic Augmented Magic Missile (6 missiles, 2d4+1 each, bypasses non-mythic spell protections, bypasses Spell Resistance and Spell Immunity, and Line of Sight is also its range).

Augmented Mythic Magic Missile: 12d4 + 6 ⇒ (3, 2, 2, 1, 3, 1, 1, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3) + 6 = 36

(-2 MPs, 23 AC)