The Whispering Cairn (Inactive)

Game Master Death-Lok

Initiative: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

Will Save: 1d20 + 21 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 21 + 4 = 43

Initiative: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27
Friar grips his Rod and casts Firestorm on the Drake and all of its allies.
SR check: 1d20 + 21 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 21 + 2 + 4 = 35
120 damage
Reflex save DC 27 for half
Failure and you take 24 fire damage on creature's turn.
Friar backs away 30.

Back 30' down the hall you came in from then? It'll take you out of sight from everything, if that is what you are going for. I moved you there for now.

Wormdrake reflex: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (12) + 22 = 34 Success, 40 fire damage.
Frost worm #1 reflex: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (16) + 15 = 31 Success, 90 fire damage.
Frost worm #2 reflex: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (8) + 15 = 23 Fail, 180 fire damage.
Purple worm #1: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12 Fail, 120 fire damage.
Purple worm #1: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18 Fail, 120 fire damage.

Intense waves of flame engulf the chamber! The smell of cooking worm-flesh is nauseating but a good sign that the fire spell struck true. One of the frost worms lets out a keen and collapses but still twitches and shudders, not quite dead.

Valgrim is up.

I am confused about the worms. You say the drake is 40' above the other worms. 40' from the worms standing up? Does that mean if I attack the drake at its head the other worms can't reach me? I need to know how long the worms are and if they can all reach me at the wormdrake's head?

I only said the wormdrake was 40' feet long in the description and that it was hovering directly over the purple worms. To clarify, it is hovering 20' above the ground just above the purple worms that are 20' high themselves. This actually puts it's base 10' feet below your level since your currently up on a ledge 30' feet above the floor (so if you gain 10' feet elevation and go straight out you will be above it). The purple worms have a 15' foot reach so as long as you stay above the wormdrake and close to the wall opposite the ledges you should be safe from them. The purple worms are capable of reaching all the way up to 55' feet once they comes up on the highest ledge, so they could reach you unless you stay against the wall toward the southeastern section of the chamber. Hope that helps, I know it's a confusing situation. Continue to ask me to clarify anything you have questions about.

EDIT: If you would again each be kind enough to provide your current AC's and CMD's it would be greatly appreciated.

Out of town for the weekend, so will post Sunday night.

Seems an opportune moment to review my AC / CMD. To that end, I see I have three rings and no way to utilize all of them, so I choose the Ring of Evasion and Ring of Protection. My status line has what I think is my correct and current AC and CMD now.

Current AC is 25 and current HP is 199/185 thanks to the temporary hit points.

Valgrim spring attacks the drake near the crown of its head with Dazing Assault.
1d20 + 32 ⇒ (14) + 32 = 46
1d20 + 32 ⇒ (8) + 32 = 40
Damage: 2d4 + 2d6 + 36 ⇒ (3, 1) + (4, 1) + 36 = 45
Fort save DC 30 or be Dazed
AC: 47
CMD: 53

Fiery Body isn't a dismissable spell, is it? Want to be sure I'm not missing anything.

Alie: Interesting, I would have assumed it would be but, looking at it more closely, it looks like you're right and it is not dismissable.

1d20 + 25 ⇒ (5) + 25 = 30 Success, cut it close though!

Valgrim brings his blade down hard on the wormdrake's head but the beast shakes off the blow.

The dragonic-worm decides to test out Valgrim's mettle to see what he's made of...

Bite: 1d20 + 36 ⇒ (15) + 36 = 51 Hit.
Damage: 6d6 + 21 ⇒ (5, 6, 1, 2, 6, 6) + 21 = 47
Wing: 1d20 + 34 ⇒ (5) + 34 = 39 Miss.
Damage: 2d6 + 21 ⇒ (5, 3) + 21 = 29
Wing: 1d20 + 34 ⇒ (16) + 34 = 50 Miss.
Damage: 2d6 + 21 ⇒ (6, 3) + 21 = 30
Tail: 1d20 + 34 ⇒ (18) + 34 = 52 Possible Crit!
Damage: 2d8 + 21 ⇒ (5, 5) + 21 = 31

Crit Confirm Tail: 1d20 + 34 ⇒ (20) + 34 = 54 Confirmed!
Damage: 2d8 + 21 ⇒ (6, 8) + 21 = 35

Valgrim takes 77 and 20 to his stone skin.

The drake casts a quickened hold person on Valgrim but the ranger's protective magics thwart it.

The remaining frost worm breaths a a frosty blast of ice that engulfs both the drake and Valgrim. The drake is entirely uneffected.

Valgrim: Make a DC 23 reflex save please.

The other frost worm continues to burn and then suddenly explodes, filling the chamber with shards of ice and frost.

DC 23 reflex to avoid damage for just Valgrim, everyone else is still safe in the hallway.
Cold damage: 12d6 ⇒ (4, 2, 6, 3, 5, 6, 2, 3, 1, 4, 2, 3) = 41
Piercing damage: 8d6 ⇒ (1, 5, 5, 2, 4, 3, 6, 2) = 28

Wormdrake reflex versus piercing damage: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (10) + 22 = 32 Success, no damage due to DR.

Frost worm reflex versus piercing damage:
1d20 + 15 ⇒ (10) + 15 = 25 Success, 14 damage.

Purple worm reflex:
1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13 Fail, 69 damage.

Purple worm reflex:
1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14 Fail, 69 damage.

Alie: You are up.

Bublaka: Are your extended spells taking up higher level slots or is it a magic item/ability? Just want to make sure I am updating my spell slot list in the Current Status tab correctly.

Alie casts a Fire Snake spell, hoping the cold dragons would fall before the searing flames.

I'll target as many as I can get in my area of effect, DM.

Fire damage 20d6 ⇒ (1, 2, 5, 4, 6, 3, 5, 2, 1, 6, 4, 1, 2, 3, 6, 3, 5, 3, 6, 4) = 72

Reflex DC 27 for half.

Spell penetration for Worm Drake: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (19) + 20 = 39 Success!

Worm Drake Reflex: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (5) + 22 = 27 Heh, keeps cutting it close but succeeeds. 16 Fire Damage.

Frost Worm Reflex: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (9) + 15 = 24 Fail. 108 damage! Kills it!

Purple Worm Reflex: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18 Fail. 72 damage! Kills it!

Purple Worm Reflex: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17 Fail. 72 damage! Kills it!

The second frost worm explodes! This time catching the now exposed sorceress as well as the wormdrake and ranger.

DC 23 reflex to avoid damage for just Alie and Valgrim, everyone else is still safe in the hallway.
Cold damage: 12d6 ⇒ (1, 2, 1, 4, 5, 3, 3, 2, 1, 5, 3, 4) = 34
Piercing damage: 8d6 ⇒ (6, 1, 1, 2, 1, 4, 2, 6) = 23

Wormdrake reflex versus piercing damage: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (1) + 22 = 23 Fail. Takes 8 damage.

Bublaka is now up.

Reflex save: 1d20 + 26 ⇒ (13) + 26 = 39
Reflex save: 1d20 + 26 ⇒ (19) + 26 = 45
No damage due to evasion

Reflex save plus Haste 1d20 + 18 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 18 + 1 = 20
Reflex save plus Haste 1d20 + 18 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 18 + 1 = 34

Evasion, so no damage if save is successful. Alie takes 51 cold damage due to Fiery Body.

Alie, did your DC for the fire snake include the bonus from my arcane concordance? Hmm, looking at the map, never mind, you're too far from me for the effect to apply.

The arcane concordance powers the extended feature of those spells - my available spell count should be accurate for comparison.

Can I use a move or standard action to do something that is normally a swift action? I want to use an immediate action to cast saving finale on Alie, then restart my bardic performance on my turn.

Bublaka: After some research I would have to say no. The reasoning is there are plenty of swift actions people would love to stack up if they could. I guess think of it more as using your mental bank of concentration than time. Under the swift action rules it says you only can do one per turn.

Do the immediate action Bub; with lingering performance, we still get the benefits for 2 rounds after you stop singing so you can start it next round.

I disagree with the spirit of the ruling, but understand the interpretation; that's why I asked. Thankfully, Valgrim knows my abilities better than I do.

Bublaka casts saving finale on Alie.

I need to get back to my computer to determine my move and standard actions. Valgrim, should I be doing the song note, do you think? Moving up to give Alie the save bonus seems reasonable.

Bublaka: Totally understand. Do I think what you are trying to do is broken in anyway? Not at all. If it weren't setting a larger precedent I would totally allow it. An example would be, you probably don't want something like the acolytes using their "suggest" ability on 3 people a round because it is a swift supernatural ability. Stuff like that caused me to lean the way of no on this one.

One could suggest that having that particular supernatural ability is broken in a different way if it is a swift, but we're all good here.

When the sorcerer is engulfed in the explosion of cold, Bublaka uses the energy of his bardic performance to power a quick spell to stop time in hopes that she can react to the onslaught before it strikes her. Actually, this happens before my turn, so maybe I have my swift for my new turn available, anyway... Immediate/swift action

Moving forward, he brings her within the aura of blue and gold that he hopes will give her magic additional strength before casting a spell at the drake. Move

Singing three clear, bell-like notes from the scales, he sends three bolts of arcane sonic energy to strike their foe. Standard

Ranged Touch Attack, no save, no SR: 1d20 + 15 + 5 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 15 + 5 + 1 + 4 = 44 Including haste and inspire heroics bonuses
Sonic damage: 3d10 + 4 ⇒ (3, 6, 9) + 4 = 22 Including inspire heroics morale bonus

Ranged Touch Attack, no save, no SR: 1d20 + 15 + 5 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 15 + 5 + 1 + 4 = 29 Including haste and inspire heroics bonuses
Sonic damage: 3d10 + 4 ⇒ (4, 7, 1) + 4 = 16 Including inspire heroics morale bonus

Ranged Touch Attack, no save, no SR: 1d20 + 15 + 5 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 15 + 5 + 1 + 4 = 31 Including haste and inspire heroics bonuses
Sonic damage: 3d10 + 4 ⇒ (7, 6, 5) + 4 = 22 Including inspire heroics morale bonus

First round of lingering performance

Reroll on Alie's failed save: 1d20 + 1 + 18 ⇒ (13) + 1 + 18 = 32

No damage due to Evasion. Bublaka, you are the best!

Alie's fiery form somehow shakes off the crippling cold effects of the evil magic.

Excellent!

Bublaka: Use of an immediate action counts as the swift action for your upcoming turn.

All three of the bard's bolts strike true and pierce the wormdrake, causing greivous wounds!

No resistance! 60 damage!

Round 2!

Initiative: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16
Initiative: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28

Valgrim is up! Also, you rolled two of the three reflex saves needed. Not that you have much chance of missing it...

Reflex save: 1d20 ⇒ 1
Valgrim rages and attacks the Drake with Dazing Assault but no power attack:
Hasted attack: 1d20 + 34 ⇒ (9) + 34 = 43
1d20 + 34 ⇒ (17) + 34 = 51...threat
Confirmation:1d20 + 34 ⇒ (12) + 34 = 46
Damage: 4d4 + 2d6 + 42 ⇒ (3, 2, 1, 4) + (5, 5) + 42 = 62
1st attack: 1d20 + 34 ⇒ (5) + 34 = 39
1d20 + 34 ⇒ (14) + 34 = 48
Damage: 2d4 + 2d6 + 21 ⇒ (2, 4) + (1, 6) + 21 = 34
2nd attack: 1d20 + 29 ⇒ (6) + 29 = 35
1d20 + 29 ⇒ (13) + 29 = 42
Damage:2d4 + 2d6 + 21 ⇒ (3, 2) + (6, 5) + 21 = 37
3rd attack: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (1) + 24 = 25
1d20 + 24 ⇒ (20) + 24 = 44...threat, inspiration ends
Confirmation: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (13) + 24 = 37
Damage: 2d4 + 2d6 + 21 ⇒ (3, 3) + (6, 6) + 21 = 39
4th attack: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (13) + 19 = 32
I think I got 3 or 4 hits (depends on whether the 42 hits) in there so 3 or 4 DC 30 Fort saves plus damage.

Worm drake fort save: 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (11) + 25 = 36
Worm drake fort save: 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (6) + 25 = 31
Worm drake fort save: 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (20) + 25 = 45
Worm drake fort save: 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (7) + 25 = 32

Valgrim is caught off-guard by the explosion of the second dying frost worm (takes 34-30=4 cold damage and 23 piercing, 10 of which is absorbed by stone skin). The dwarf hews into the back of the draconic worm causing it to hiss in pain. 42 does hit. 172 damage! Plus the 169 damage total from earlier brings it to 341 damage.

A small pale blue female humanoid with bulging white eyes, wild hair, four-fingered hands, carrying a adamantine trident that crackles with electricity pushes through the worm-doorway that Valgrim can see below him on the balcony. She intones an arcane word and strikes Valgrim with a disintegration ray that is dissipated before it can do any damage by his greater spell immunity. Her large white eyes narrow in frustration.

Ferez is up!

No map access - is she visible to Bublaka and Alie?

No, she is not currently visible to you at all. Hidden by walls. Only Valgrim can see her.

Friar moves into view of the room and readies to counterspell with his Dispel Magic if the Drake casts magic.

The wormdrake, commanded by Dragotha to defend this place til death and its unwillingness to leave its lair to be looted, fights desperately to destroy its adversaries with its most powerful attack...its breath weapon. The roiling blast of supernaturally cold acid that sweeps from its maw engulfs almost the entire chamber.

Reflex saves for everyone or take: 12d10 ⇒ (6, 9, 4, 3, 10, 3, 7, 4, 2, 3, 6, 6) = 63 acid and12d10 ⇒ (9, 9, 9, 3, 8, 6, 8, 3, 8, 10, 3, 3) = 79 cold. Of course your protections will knock that down quite a bit if you miss. It catches some of itself in the cone but it is immune of course.

Friar uses Moment of Greatness to double his +4 morale bonus to his Reflex save: 1d20 + 16 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 16 + 8 + 1 = 34.

Reflex save plus haste and inspire heroics: 1d20 + 21 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 21 + 1 + 4 = 35

Alie uses her moment of prescience ability to grant her an almost supernatural sixth sense versus the dragon's breath.

Reflex 1d20 + 18 + 1 + 20 ⇒ (11) + 18 + 1 + 20 = 50

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 22 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 22 + 1 + 4 = 31 Haste and Inspire Heroics

Oh, Bubba!

Valgrim hunkers down behind the wormdrakes bulk to avoid the blast but Ferez and Alie dive behind the bard letting him take the blast. Lol, not really ;) but Bublaka takes 82 damage.

The worms of the far door on the balcony bulge and part to reveal the elegantly dressed Mahuudril, she smirks at Valgrim and says, "Come here now, leave that poor poor dragon alone and deal with me. I am a far greater threat." She readies a spell.

Only Valgrim and Alie can see the invisible woman.

Valgrim, go ahead and make a will save versus her suggestion please.

It's Alie's action.

DM, how many opponents are left? The woman and the dragon...is that it for now?

Sort of, right now there are three: Mahuudril, the dragon, and the derro. But you can only see Mahuudril and the dragon from your current position. Can you get into Roll20? You can see their positions there.

Alie couldn't let the worm lady distract Valgrim from the dragon. He was heir only hope in wearing it down. She had to try to eliminate the sorceress. She cast her favorite spell and a green bean of light headed for the worm spellcaster.

Cast Persistent Disintegrate. Two DC 35 Fort saves or take 40d6 ⇒ (1, 5, 6, 6, 3, 6, 4, 4, 1, 4, 6, 1, 2, 6, 2, 2, 2, 5, 6, 3, 1, 1, 3, 6, 4, 6, 6, 1, 1, 4, 2, 2, 3, 4, 6, 3, 6, 1, 2, 2) = 139 damage, assuming RTA hits and Spell Resistance is beaten.

RTA 1d20 + 15 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 15 + 1 = 36
Spell Penetration 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (16) + 24 = 40

Possible crit on RTA 1d20 + 15 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 15 + 1 = 24
If successful, takes additional 40d6 ⇒ (3, 2, 4, 2, 6, 2, 1, 1, 3, 2, 5, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 2, 2, 2, 5, 5, 1, 3, 3, 6, 1, 5, 2, 1, 1, 3, 1, 4, 5, 4, 5, 6, 5, 2, 3) = 124 damage

GM, the Suggestion spell says: Asking the creature to do some obviously harmful act automatically negates the effect of the spell. By ignoring the dragon, Valgrim would be provoking an AoO from the dragon, a harmful act obviously, given the dragon's bite damage. What do you think?

The avolakia woman rolls her eyes at Alie and casts a spell, "How predictable." A shimmering blue wall intercepts the disintegrate beam and is destroyed by it in turn.

Valgrim: Please see discussion thread.

Since Valgrims action isn't coming up soon I'll move on til we get to him.

Three acolytes come out of various doorways and hallways to join the fray. One directly next to Alie, one appears in the hallway behind Bublaka, and the final one comes from the same wormdoor that Mahuudril just emerged from.

The final battle for the Tabernacle is on!

Will save + moment of greatness (thanks Friar for the reminder): 1d20 + 18 + 8 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 18 + 8 + 4 = 37
Will save #2: 1d20 + 18 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 18 + 4 = 27...will use Auspicious mark (2 rounds of rage) to add 1d6 ⇒ 4 to roll for a total of 31!

The two acolytes that bracket Alie, Ferez, and Bublaka one each suggest to Alie and Bublaka, "You better cast defensive spells because your completely surrounded."

"Bublaka and Alie: Make a DC 32 will save or be able to cast defensive spells only this round. And no, the best defense is a massive disintegrate spell is not a viable logic path ;p

EDIT (forgot to mention): The acolyte who comes out with Mahuudril gazes at Valgrim and suggests, "Surely, that wormdrake is going to tear you apart, you better just focus on defending yourself."

Valgrim already made the save for this in the above post for this and succeeded.

Will save: 1d20 + 20 + 1 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 20 + 1 + 4 + 4 = 31

I also forgot about the moment of greatness. Thanks for the reminder.

Edit: You have got to be kidding me!

Bubba, you get additional +4 against sonic and language dependent, which suggestion is, so success! :)
Base +20 +4 sonic +8 morale (moment of greatness) (d/n stack with Feast) = +32 for a total of 34.
Bubba, we need Countersong when you're up!

I am lost as to the order of the initiative list due to the new arrivals, who is up GM?

Bubba, you get additional +4 against sonic and language dependent, which suggestion is, so success! :)

Base +20 +4 sonic +8 morale (moment of greatness) (d/n stack with Feast) = +32 for a total of 34.
Bubba, we need Countersong when you're up!

I am lost as to the order of the initiative list due to the new arrivals, who is up GM?

I intentionally did not use the moment of greatness and I already included the +4 sonic. If the bonus from feast doesn't stack, I needed a 4 to make the save and missed by two instead of one. It still sucks.

However, casting defensive spells does not preclude using bardic performance defensively, which countersong is, to me.

Bublaka is up now. Then top of a new round.

Bublaka casts Mirror Image (defensively, if necessary, he automatically succeeds).

Images, max 8: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

He also uses a swift action to begin a countersong effect even as he fails to realize he's been affected by one of the suggestions.