The nuckelavee evades Rhon's large fists with surprising agility, but Rhon's axe connects again, and again, and again. Each time he notices that his axe does not bite in as deeply as it should, but still alot of blood is drawn.
Amsheagar's fireball bursts over the foes... but he realizes to his surprise that they make no effort to evade the flames and none of them are even signed by it! It appears that these ones are special and immune to fire! Purs's holy flames fare a little better due to their divine nature. Exiel's unholy spell ironically has its full effect as his target entirely fails to resist the spell.
Amsheagar's spell does not succeed in dragging the nuckelavee any deeper into the ground this round. In desperation they try to claw their way out, and one of them manages to break free and escape from the churning ground. The last 2 unleash their terrible breath weapons on Rhon and Earl, managing to catch both of them in each blast!
Amsheagar and Purs you have learned that these variant nuckelavees are immune to fire. Exiel your spell had its full effect on Yellow. Rhon and Earl each need to make 2 reflex and fort saves. Pathfinders are up.
"Not this again. Don't you have any other tricks?" Rhon muses. Rhon continues to press his attack against the fey. He momentarily ends his stance, heals himself with Torag's forge fire, takes a step out, reenters his defensive stance, and calls upon the living stone to aid him in his attack.
Huge Celestial Earth Elemental CR 8 l HP 95/95 l AC 19 l T 7 l FF 19 l Fort +11 l Ref +2 l Will +7 l CMB +21 l CMD 30 l Immune to Bleed, Bull Rush, Crits, Flanking, Overrun, Paralysis, Poison, Precision damage, Sleep, Stunning l Resist: Acid (10), Cold (10), Elec (10) l DR 5/- l DR 5/evil l Prec +13 (darkvision & tremorsense 60 ft) l Init -1 | Conditions:
Exiel casts haste on on the party (including Earl if I can get both him and Amsheagar), then flies around to the other side of Red to threaten him with his hooked lance and hopefully draw his breath weapon away from Rhon and Earl.
Rhon and Earl are ravaged by the breath weapons, but Rhon is slightly less hurt as a nearby pillar gives him some cover from one of them.
Rhon takes 52 damage. Earl takes 68 damage and is diseased!
GM:
2d20 ⇒ (20, 9) = 29
Rhons moves up and cuts into orange once, but his other attacks miss. Earl also gets a single hit on yellow. Exiel casts haste and repositions. Amsheagar's spell still fails to drag the Nuckelavee any further into the ground, and his lightning bolt only slightly singles Blue and Red. Purs starts conjuring...
Yellow ploughs into Earl with sword, hoofs, bite and its strange hanging tresses, dealing severe damage. Red tries to do the same to Rhon, but the more heavily-armored dwarf proves impervious to assault. Red is caught in a bad position and takes a wild swing at Exiel with its long tresses, but misses. Blue finally breaks free from the grasping earth and begins to move out of it into the nearest available space, but is unable to get clear this turn.
Rhon took 52 damage from the breath weapon last turn. Earl took 68 damage from the breath weapon last turn and is diseased! He takes a further 49 damage this turn after applying DR. Amsheagar your spell was not able to pull the nuckelavee further into the ground. In fact it has now broken free but is still within the AoE. Pathfinders are up.
Huge Celestial Earth Elemental CR 8 l HP 95/95 l AC 19 l T 7 l FF 19 l Fort +11 l Ref +2 l Will +7 l CMB +21 l CMD 30 l Immune to Bleed, Bull Rush, Crits, Flanking, Overrun, Paralysis, Poison, Precision damage, Sleep, Stunning l Resist: Acid (10), Cold (10), Elec (10) l DR 5/- l DR 5/evil l Prec +13 (darkvision & tremorsense 60 ft) l Init -1 | Conditions:
Earl fades away, returning to the elemental plane of earth.
Amsheagar sees the creature trying to escape from the earth. As the earth grabs him again, he moves the ball of lightning over to the creatuer to give him a little shock.
Purs I re-located you since you cannot cast a touch spell on Rhon from the balcony. Fortunately Exiel's haste allows you to move all the way down the stairs to Rhon.
GM:
1d20 ⇒ 1
As Earl fades away, another takes his place, and smashes yellow in the face. Purs moves down to heal Rhon while he carves Orange, and then moves up to get a further hit on Yellow. Exiel stabs at Red and gets several hits in, and Amsheagar manages to zap blue with some electricity, though his hungry earth spell still fails to grab blue.
Seeing that his ally has fallen, Red takes the opening to breathe over the corpse and over Rhon, Purs and the new earth elemental. Blue then trudges through the churning earth to take Orange's old position and breathes over Rhon, Purs and the new earth elemental as well! Yellow, weakened by Exiel's spell, retreats and begins to cast a spell of his own.
Rhon, Purs and Purs' pets all need to each make 2 reflex saves, and then 2 fort saves vs disease. Rhon and Purs' elemental each get an attack of opportunity on Yellow. Pathfinders are up
Rhon continues to hold his ground verse those who would threaten the queen and her people while healing himself in Torag's forge fire. "You shall not win here!" His ax slices through the air with a slight whistle as it seeks the flesh of the enemy.
Moving the ball of energy back onto the blue to give hime a little annoyance, Amsheagar sees the one, still hiding in the corner from the hungry earth spell. He summons a Rain of Frogs on him, to keep him company.
Electricity vs Blue:3d6 ⇒ (2, 1, 5) = 813 DC 20 Reflex to Negate
swarm on Yellow:2d6 ⇒ (3, 2) = 5 poison:1d4 ⇒ 2Con damage; Fort DC 13
The battle rages on! Rhon takes a swing at Yellow and his axe digs in, drawing blood. He narrowly avoids the brunt of one of the incoming breath attacks as he takes another step forward dauntlessly towards the enemy, his axe carving into Blue. Purs' elemental fares alot poorer against the breath weapons, taking them on the full. It hammers down on Blue in response. Both yellow and blue are left much the worse for wear.
Exiel presses his attack on Red, driving his lance into Red's flank, and then through both sternums. Red collapses to the ground and does not get up.
Amsheagar aids the assault with lightning and frogs, but Blue hops nimbly out of the way of the electric ball and yellow does not appear too perturbed by the frogs, having perhaps contended with far worse in the deeps that it inhabits.
With little room to maneuver or retreat, yellow and blue strike back as best they can. Blue flails wildly at Rhon, but is unable to penetrate the dwarf's heavy armor. Yellow strikes at the summoned elemental, but it is severely weakened by Exiel's spell and though it hits twice, its sword barely scratches the stone behemoth.
Rhon took 40 damage from the breath weapons last turn. Purs' elemental took 57 damage from the breath weapons last turn, and a measly 2 damage from Yellow's attacks (DR already counted). Pathfinders are up.
Aura of Good (Overwhelming) l Aura of Courage (10 ft) l Aura of Resolve (10 ft) | Aura of Faith (10 ft)
LG Male Dwarf Paladin (Stonelord) 16 | HP 182/182 | AC 43 | T 14 | FF 42 | CMB +16 | CMD 34 | Fort: +20 (+2 poison/drugs, +4 alcohol), Ref: +11, Will: +19 (+1 all saves FF/surprise rd) | 8/adamantine | SR 21 | Fortification 75% | Immune to Blood Drain, Charm, Fear, & Petrification | Perception: +25 (+2 unusual stonework)(darkvision 60 ft) | Init: +1 | Move 20' | LoH 11/11 | DS 38/38 |
Rhon holds his ground verse those who would threaten the queen and her people while healing himself in Torag's forge fire. His ax slices through the air as it seeks the flesh of the enemy.
Knowing that the other guys have the blue guy under wraps, Amsheagar focuses on pestering the yellow one. The Thundercloud continues to pester it while the frogs (while cute) most likely do nothing but annoy him. Now, Amsheagar calls down a few rocks to bounce of his head.
Thunder Cloud:3d6 ⇒ (4, 1, 5) = 1020 Reflex Frogs:2d6 ⇒ (3, 2) = 5plus poison Con:1d4 ⇒ 3 Con damage; Fort DC 13
The last of your opponents shrugs off Amsheagar's spells. Beaten but not yet defeated, he steps towards Exiel and the elemental, bearing their beatings as he takes a deep breath and exhales over Exiel, the elemental and Rhon.
Exiel, Rhon and Purs' elemental each need to make a reflex save and a fort save
Pathfinders are up. I believe this will be the last round for this fight.
Rhon exits his defensive stance, heals himself with Torag's aid, and hustles towards the remaining foe. He then resumes his defensive stance and plunges his axe at its flesh.
You look around for more opponents, but see that the maftets have been successful at driving off the rest of the attackers with only minimal losses. The maftets give a rousing cheer, but it dies down moments later as an eerie fog begins to slowly creep in from the sea.
"Stay alert!" Queen Esmyra's voice calls out from her vantage point at the palace's balcony.
Pathfinders you have some time to heal and recover. How much time exactly, you don't know, but it looks like it will not be too long. Perhaps a few minutes at most. What do you wish to do?
Exiel stretches a little, then checks the monsters for useful potions and scrolls.
"Looks like something's gonna happen soon. Let's stay sharp."
"Queen Esmyra, call your people to pull back from the mist if they can! Seal the entrances to the palace, and give a signal if they spot the enemy. We will continue to hold the choke points!"
Amsheagar grumbles a little as he realizes his path in life has somewhat been down the wrong road all alone. Fire... No good.. He sits on the roof and watches for the next wave as he meditates.
Amsheagar The fire domain is actually quite good most of the time. It is just that these enemies happened to be immune to fire.
Pathfinders We are having some admin trouble at the moment. Purs needs to drop for personal reasons, but I have been given the go-ahead to proceed with a replacement 4th player who will receive full credit. I will introduce the replacement player as reinforcement sent by Ralph. If you know someone who can join, let me know.
Meanwhile, we can proceed with 3 players for the next battle or wait for the fourth player. I leave that up to you.
Purs That should be fine. We can take it slow. We have been taking it quite slow anyway. Thanks Purs.
The fog hangs heavily in the night as you watch warily for the next attack. Maftet patrols venture out every few minutes to try to spot advancing enemies so they can provide advance warning. Roughly an hour passes and you hear a commotion to the South. Four large amphibian figures covered in bony spurs and spiky growths emerge from the fog, striding over the rooftops of the Southern complex and making their way towards the palace. The maftet patrols hurl javelins at them, but the javelins merely bounce off their skins and the bear down towards the entrance, barely even noticing as the maftets retreat.
Amsheagar sees these things coming up, He is wondering if these guys are immune to fire like the last ones. Not knowing either way, He just tosses a fireball in the center of them all. Reflex 21 half
Exiel identifies the creatures as Hezrou demons - amphibious brutes from the lower planes. He casts a spell to quicken the movements of the party.
GM:
1d20 ⇒ 13 4d20 ⇒ (10, 14, 16, 10) = 50
Amsheagar feels some resistance to his spell, but the seasoned druid is powerful enough to push through. The demons are slow to react, though their slimy skins dampen the effect of the flames a little.
GM:
4d20 ⇒ (8, 14, 14, 1) = 37
The demons stride forward menacingly, jumping off the rooftops to the courtyard below. They invoke dark profane words as they advance, and a cold, cloying miasma of greasy darkness envelops Amsheagar, Rhon and Purs (Exiel managed to get out of the area of effect).
Even from this distance, your nostrils are assailed by the stench of rotting fish, and you are sure that it will only get worse if you get closer to those demons of the deep.
Exiel can ask 2 questions about the Hezrous. Amsheagar has confirmed that the Hezrous have spell resistance and some fire resistance. Amsheagar, Purs and Rhon please roll 4 will saves each. Rhon only needs 3 - his spell resistance blocked one of them. Pathfinders are up. If you advance within 30ft of one of the Hezrous, please roll a fort save for each demon that you get close to (4 in total).
Rhon feels evil energy raging within the dark miasma, but partially overcomes it with sheer force of will. He waits for the enemy to come to him, his axe at the ready.
Rhon takes 35 damage from the magical assault. Amsheagar and Purs please roll 4 will saves each. Amsheagar, Exiel and Purs are up.
Realising that his lance would not be the best weapon for this fight, Exiel flies back to the balcony, drops his lance off there and then readies his shield.
Gonna draw my rapier next turn and start to melee. Huzzah for holy weapons.
Amsheagar and Purs also weather the evil assault well with their strong wills. Amsheagar is noticeably less affected due to his attunement to neutrality rather than pure good.
... but some of the demons manage to resist the fiery magics and power on through. Rhon heft his axe, preparing to receive their charge while Exiel changes gear.
Red charges in first, swinging for Rhon. The dwarf steps out to receive the charge, hacking into the demon, leaving him badly wounded but still standing. He takes his swing as yellow and blue follow up behind him, going for Rhon and Purs respectively.
GM:
3d20 ⇒ (16, 19, 7) = 42
None of them are able to penetrate Rhon's formidable defences, and blue is so distracted by this that he fumbles his attack on Purs. With no room to close into melee and seeing that it appears to be ineffective against the heavily-armored dwarf anyway, Orange falls back on magic, conjuring another miasma of cloying darkness over the Pathfinders.
GM:
1d20 ⇒ 11 5d8 ⇒ (3, 8, 2, 6, 4) = 23
Meanwhile, your senses are also assailed by the putrid stink of decaying oceanic-matter.
Purs took 48 damage from the evil miasma-assault from last round. Amsheagar took 24 damage from the evil miasma-assault from last round. Pathfinders EACH need to make 4 fort saves, and then 1 will save. Pathfinders are up. Don't forget that the demons have spell resistance. Remember to roll your caster level checks - or I will roll it for you. Red appears to be noticeably more wounded than the others.
fort save 1:1d20 + 29 ⇒ (7) + 29 = 36 fort save 2:1d20 + 29 ⇒ (10) + 29 = 39 fort save 3:1d20 + 29 ⇒ (10) + 29 = 39 fort save 4:1d20 + 29 ⇒ (13) + 29 = 42 will save:1d20 + 31 ⇒ (11) + 31 = 42
Exiel draws his rapier as he flies over the enemies. Deciding that he will need a little more punch, he casts divine favour on himself and prepares to attack.
Stopping 5ft above Orange, just enough to avoid provoking but also enough so I can 5ft down to full attack next turn.
