The doors are blasted by all five of Eugeni’s orbs, and chunks of gold and jewels go flying across the room! As the debris settles, you see the stone door beneath is damaged, but minimally so.
"Point taken," admits Jeevika with a sigh. "What about your ethereal trick? Or a Passwall? The door and walls are stone, so I could try sending an earth elemental through to distract them..."
Jeevika pauses and turns to Ryli, "Grandmother, couldn't you also earthglide through?"
Ryli shrugs her shoulders. "If it was stone all the way through, I could. But I don't know. There's strange sounds coming through from the other side."
Keep forgetting this...but you can see magical auras on every surface, as well as the torches, and even the air itself. The whole mess of auras is a bit confusing but impressive.
"I'd rather not split our strength," Jeevika says as she moves back to the door. "And I'm not hearing any better ideas, so how about Zoli and I just cut this thing to ribbons already? Grandmother, Eugeni, start use this time to get ready. For example, a Haste and some summons would be much appreciated."
Attack Door - No 1:1d20 ⇒ 18 Crit Confirm:1d20 ⇒ 13
HP 148, Luck 20, Panache 6, AC 48 (T 28, F 34) CMD 40 | F+18 R+28 W+19 (+5 6/day charmed life, +2 vs fear)| evasion, improved + uncanny dodge, reroll (save 1/day + any 1/scene) | Per+27 | Init+12
"Well, I dunno," Zoli shrugs, "There's nothing terribly dashing about cutting up stonework, is there?"
Suddenly she bursts forward, eyes bright, "Unless it's a CONTEST, eh? Let's see who can cut through more!!" she grins at Jeeves as she begins carving a little door.
Sadly, I'm assuming that Holy and precision damage and bleed don't effect this door. *Perhaps* Risky Striker which says "You can choose to take a –1 penalty to AC to gain a +2 bonus on melee damage rolls against creatures two or more size categories larger than you."
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The door's certainly big but I'll leave it to Thron to tell me if the feat counts it as a Creature. If so, that's another +10 damage / hit
As Jeevika and Zoli join in at hacking away at the door, you can all hear more footsteps moving heavily through the building. Meanwhile, the door has lest several more chunks, but still remains steadfast in your way...
From beyond the doors, you hear a deep, guttural voice call out "Open the doors!" and a moment later, the doors swing open to reveal what would horrify less seasoned adventurers. Two bulbous, immense creatures of blubber float in the air above four lion-like claws, and their mouths unnaturally wide and full of rows of sharp, shark-like teeth! Around a corner you can see a Storm Giant making its way towards, as well as a cloud giant near the door and a lever. And even so...more heavy footsteps can be heard approaching even yet!
The flying monstrosities float forward and snap their immense jaws at Zoli and Jeevika, their anatomies moving in ways that defy logic. Zoli manages to narrowly avoid hers, while the other manages to pierce Jeevika's wards and deliver a nasty chomp to the elf-warrior!
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???:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17 Cloud Giant:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 1 = 14 Storm Giants:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22 Rune Giants:1d20 ⇒ 15 ???:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21 ???:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9 ???:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11 Monster Attack vs Zoli:1d20 + 29 ⇒ (11) + 29 = 40 Monster Attack vs Jeevika:1d20 + 29 ⇒ (18) + 29 = 47 Damage:4d8 + 10 + 2d6 ⇒ (5, 1, 8, 7) + 10 + (2, 2) = 35Plus 2 Wisdom Drain
In the middle of her casting, Ryli quickly expends some of her stored power to interfere with the foul creature's attack on Jeevika. Divine Interference -- Sacrificing air geyser, a 3rd level spell for a -3 on its reroll.
Then her spell completes and 1d3 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 greater earth elementals erupt from the ground in the midst of their enemies. Ryli shouts in Terran and they immediately begin pounding on one of the horrid creatures.
As she steps forward, the Holy Vindicator's form rapidly swells in mass and power. While she appears otherwise unchanged to the Rangers and their allies, their various foes suddenly see her as everything they fear. Despite her enhanced size, a smirking Jeevika then seemingly vanishes into the shadows cast by her many enemies!
Jeevika takes a 5-foot step forward and then defensively casts FRIGHTFUL ASPECT. She is now Large and has DR 10/Magic and SR 18. All enemies within thirty feet of her are now Shaken. No Save. Jeeves then Hides in Plain Sight using the nearby red giant's shadow.
Thanks to Dampen Presence, Jeeves cannot be detected by Blindsense or Blindsight. Scent and Tremorsense still work... for now. The Shaken effect is based on an aura, so even if they can't see her, Jeevika's mere presence is still scaring these goons.
Zoli also lashes out at the blubberous beast in front of her, opening wounds that seem to leak more fat tissue than blood...
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The floating monstrosities again lash out, this time with claws as well as their bites! However, Zoli is easily able to avoid all of their attacks.
Suddenly, the finishing words of magic of a spell can be heard from behind you, and a man materializes floating high in the chamber, and a massive T-Rex appears! It roars out, the sounds reverberating painfully through the chamber, before it clamps its massive jaws down onto Eugeni! He then sends five orbs of energy soaring at him, all of which collide with maximum impact!
Meanwhile, the giants in the hall press their own assault. The storm giant carves three massive chunks out of the elemental near him, while the cloud giant near Jeevika swings wildly at where she was...managing to connect on his final swing and deliver a painful blow! Another clubs the elemental near it.
You guys are up! Eugeni is Grappled, Zoli is Sickened.
Caveat: I had made this post yesterday morning (painstakingly) only to learn after I had gotten to work that Paizo had eaten it. It kind of broke me. Fortunately, I had it copy/pasted still on my computer clipboard, so I was able to repost it. I dunno if the numbers all match up appropriately (I think they do, based on my scan over it this morning), but at the time, I know for a fact they were all right, so I'm going with the original results (though I'm like 95% sure they are the exact same scores and results as the above values) just for my own sanity. Anyway, random venting completed. Go kill some bad guys!
HP: 155/155; Resevoir 18/19 Permanent Buffs: arcane sight, see invis., freedom of movement (ring) Daily Spells: Current Buffs:
Stats:
AC 35, T 15, FF 29; 50% miss chanceFort +15, Ref +16, Will +17; CMD 26; Perception +17
Eugeni floats back away from the tyrannosaur, and casts a spell which brings up a massive wall of force, blocking off the group from the dinosaur and its summoner.
5' stepping back, then using an arcane point to make a 30' tall wall of force along the purple line.
Seeing the remaining horror as the biggest threat, Jeevika channels more divine power and unleashes a flurry of powerful strikes against the monster. Once her deadly dance is finished, Jeevika then hides in the shadows and steps back slightly.
Activating Eaglesoul Part 2 as either a swift or, if this thing is an evil outsider, free action and then full-round attacking. Once finished, Hiding in Plain Sight and then taking a 5-foot step back.
Ryli finishes her summon spell and 1d3 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 huge air elementals appear, three surrounding the airborne mage, the other next to Ryli. They immediately begin attacking the mage.
Ryli tells the earth elemental in Terran, "Go, engage the giants within the next room with your brethren." The one outside sinks into the floor if he's able and glides through the stone, rising up and attacking.
HP 148, Luck 20, Panache 6, AC 48 (T 28, F 34) CMD 40 | F+18 R+28 W+19 (+5 6/day charmed life, +2 vs fear)| evasion, improved + uncanny dodge, reroll (save 1/day + any 1/scene) | Per+27 | Init+12
Zoli nods to Jeeves (who is hiding in Zoli's gigantic shadow) and whispers, "Thanks for warming him up for me!"
With that, she gives her blue scarf a dramatic flip launches into her floating foe (causing her reach to extend with almost mystical panache) and she sets about carving up another floating blob-man.
The elemental Ryli commanded to rejoin the fray finds that it cannot travel through the stone of this complex, and instead walks boldly over to join the fight. En route, it takes a devastating bite from the blubbery behemoth, leaving it barely able to continue...but it can and does.
As the heroines up front cut into the fleshy beasts, their blood sizzles and burns everything it touches! The nearby elementals suffer greatly from this, two of them succumbing to the splashing acid entirely!
The rune giant bellows out a command to the smaller giants in front of it to stand aside, and they begin pressing themselves against the wall to make room. The lead one, though, takes the chance to take some swings at the nearest elemental, and bashes two large chunks from it.
Once the rune giant moves forward, the runes on his skin flash and a wave of fire and electricity washes over the heroes in the doorway. Zoli is fine, and though Olympus and Jeevika do manage to avoid the most of it, they are still badly burned.
Then...metal footfalls close the gap and make their way around the corner. A blur of gleaming gold lunges forward to the elemental, who tries to slam a fist down onto the comparatively minuscule foe approaching it compared to the rest arrayed before you. It dodges the attack effortlessly before slicing through the stone behemoth with a golden curved blade, causing it to vanish back to the realm from whence it came. The figure, clad in golden armor and draped in a lavish violet cloak, turns her body and gaze towards you in the doorway. Her expression is emotionless, seemingly intent with purpose. Which is chilling since Zoli recognizes the face well.
Ameiko.
As Eugeni concludes his spell, the mage gives a smile. "A quaint tactic. One that clearly has worked on the inferior foes you have encountered before. But now you find yourself against the apprentice to the Runelord of Greed himself, Khalib..." as he carefully works some magic and a green beam of energy surges forward and collides with the wall just before the T-Rex, causing the whole wall to collapse in a glimmer of energy!
Not even realizing his path had ever been hindered, the T-Rex advances, and again chomps down on Eugeni! Eugeni's magic continues to prevent the creatures teeth from taking permanent hold, but has done nothing for the pain of the bite!
In the hallway, the storm giants advance and strike out at Zoli, who nimbly avoids their attacks. A third storm giant files in behind Ameiko and the other two, staring through the door at the combatants beyond...
Behind it, a lamia appears from the same hallway the storm giants and Ameiko arrived from, and by the sounds of things...even more combatants are approaching...
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Can't post in the discussion thread for some reason, so while I think over Jeevika's actions, I'll post my recommendations here.
@Thron: Are the cloud giants wielding magic weapons? Thanks to FRIGHTFUL ASPECT, Jeevika currently has DR 10/Magic. I asked but never got an answer in the discussion thread. Also, thanks to Eaglesoul Part 2, Jeeves has Fire and Acid Resistance 5, so I believe that's 10 HP recovered. She also has Fast Healing 2. I've made those adjustments in Roll20.
142/198 HP
@Eugeni: If was playing Eugeni, I would Quicken Battering Blast the T-Rex to send it flying, move as far away as I could from the dinosaur if it's still alive, and then Maximized Dazing Empowered Etc. Battering Blast Khalib.
@Ryli: Since your pal can fly 110 feet in one action thanks to Haste, I'd set Olympus on Khalib and then Heal Eugeni. Alternatively, if you want me to Heal Eugeni, nuke Khalib with Clashing Rocks and set Olympus on the T-Rex. Since arcane casters aren't known for their reflexes, perhaps the air elementals could also take Khalib for a wild ride?
@Zoli: I'd kill one of the storm giants or start whittling down the rune giant. If our first battle with them is an indication, killing the latter might break the spell on some of the other giants. Also, don't forget you have a Haste attack.
Ryli gives the air elementals instructions to turn into whirlwinds and then pass through the mage's space one at a time.
DC 23 Reflex saves, first to avoid taking slam damage, the second to avoid being picked up and carried in the whirlwind. Each elemental (including the fourth one, if the other three fail), will try in succession. If the mage fails a second save on any of the elementals, the whirlwind takes him to the square right next to Zoli and Jeevika and drops him there.
Slam damage:2d6 + 8 ⇒ (6, 3) + 8 = 17
If the mage is dropped next to Zoli and Jeeves, Olympus will hop over and start tearing into the mage as well.
...Better make the most of this opportunity, Jeevika thinks upon seeing her most immediately threatening foe fall to Zoli's little sword.
Using her weapon cord to keep Love Hurts within reach, Jeevika raises her buckler, frees her sword arm, reaches into her Handy Haversack, produces her bountiful bottle, quickly drinks the contents, and then takes a small step to reposition herself.
All while comically hiding in Zoli's massive shadow.
Move action to produce Bountiful Bottle from Haversack, standard action to drink the Potion of Barkskin, and free action to 5-foot step. For the first two actions, she uses her sword arm, so Jeeves keeps her shield bonus. All while Hiding in Plain Sight via Zoli's shadow.
Meanwhile, incredibly annoyed by the T-Rex, Eugeni nukes the dinosaur, potentially sending its smoked body flying into the wall!
Quickening Empowered Intensified Battering Blast on the T-Rex. Quickened is free thanks to Spell Perfection, and thanks to other parts of his build, the Empowered Intensified part only increases the final spell slot used by 1 (so a Level 4 spell slot). It appears that Eugeni's default CL for BB is 25 (17 Base, +8 bonuses), so that's five blasts. Does not provoke since it's a Quickened spell.
Quickened Empowered Intensified Battering Blast on the T-Rex:
Upon seeing Ameiko about ready to fight Zoli, Eugeni quickly tries to see if he can free his old friend from whatever enthrallment she is clearly under!
Burning an arcane reservoir point for +2 CL and casting the area version of Greater Dispel Magic...
Eugeni's blast sends the T-Rex reeling backwards, into the far wall of the platform. However, the T-Rex maintains its footing! The dispel check seems to have no ill-effect on the giants or on Ameiko...who then proceeds to step up and slice her blade deep into Zoli's arm!
"Ameiko is no more. There is only the Champion of Greed," she says in flawless Thassilonian.
The T-Rex shakes its head and recovers, surging back towards Eugeni once more! It again bites him savagely, undoing some of the healing just done to the mage! Khalib, meanwhile, flies straight up out of the whirling elemental, and looks over the battlefield. He narrows his eyes at Eugeni, and weaves an incantation of his own! Eugeni's body takes on a greyish hue, and his movements slow to a stop as he becomes petrified!
One storm giant batters Zoli with his weapon, sending her flying backwards into the entrance chamber once again! The other seems to be looking for Jeevika, but takes a blind swing towards her last location and misses her terribly. The other continues to watch and wait from behind Ameiko.
Suddenly, four lamia's leap around the corner! Jeevika manages to slash at one, but only a duplicate image of it fades from sight as it works some magic and an inky miasma washes over the heroes momentarily. It does minimal damage, but it hurt nonetheless...
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Ameiko Attack:1d20 + 32 ⇒ (19) + 32 = 51 Ameiko Confirm:1d20 + 32 ⇒ (2) + 32 = 34 Damage:2d8 + 32 ⇒ (4, 6) + 32 = 42 Zoli Fort:1d20 + 18 ⇒ (2) + 18 = 20 T-Rex Attack:1d20 + 22 ⇒ (5) + 22 = 27 Damage:4d6 + 26 ⇒ (2, 2, 3, 3) + 26 = 36 Eugeni Fort:1d20 + 15 ⇒ (4) + 15 = 19 Awesome Blow:1d20 + 30 ⇒ (16) + 30 = 46 Damage:2d6 + 14 ⇒ (3, 6) + 14 = 23 Storm Giant Perception:1d20 + 27 ⇒ (9) + 27 = 36 Attack:1d20 + 27 ⇒ (17) + 27 = 44 Cast Defensive:1d20 + 15 ⇒ (12) + 15 = 27 AoE Damage (Saves rolled on Roll 20):4d8 ⇒ (7, 2, 6, 2) = 17
The air elementals (in whirlwind form) once again start flying through the wizard's space to try to pick him up and move him elsewhere.
That's eight Reflex saves, DC 23. The odd ones are to avoid slam damage 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (6, 3) + 8 = 17, while the even saves are to avoid being caught in the whirlwind and to be carried wherever Ryli instructs them.
I'm not done with my turn, but whether Mr. Mage is picked up will affect what I do.
The elemental that successfully gathers up Khalib flies him over to deposit him directly in front of Olympus.
Ryli then casts a spell, causing a massive amount of gargantuan tendrils and vines to erupt from everywhere, writhing and grasping at all the giants and mages and lamias, but leaving alone the good and neutral beings!
Jeevika finds herself really wanting to attack Khalib but also finds her hands full. With a sigh, she sets off to free Eugeni from his statue state. With her ultimately being a good person, the tentacles do not impede Jeevika's movements. Upon finding her friend, the Holy Vindicator drops her Bountiful Bottle and begins petitioning Shelyn for some assistance.
Move, free, and standard action respective.
My Lady, I beseech you to free this poor man from his state of petrification. A great evil is about to return to this world, and we need Eugeni Silva's help to stop him. If we fall here, then there be so much untold suffering... Please help us.
With no one besides Olympus able to see her, a trembling, terrified Jeevika allows herself to finally shed a few tears.
For his entire life, Eugeni has been hurt by the cruelty of others. His father. Karzoug's agents. Other wicked individuals. He's endured so much. Nonetheless, he persists. He keeps fighting for the sake of others. Eugeni deserves better than this cruel fate... He loved Setsuna so much... Please help him.
Casting Miracle to petition Shelyn to undo the petrification on Eugeni under the "Undo the harmful effects of certain spells, such as feeblemind or insanity." clause. Alternatively, the "Have any effect whose power level is in line with the above effects." clause. Jeevika automatically makes the concentration check to cast in the Whirlwind; the DC is a 24, and her concentration is +28.
HP 148, Luck 20, Panache 6, AC 48 (T 28, F 34) CMD 40 | F+18 R+28 W+19 (+5 6/day charmed life, +2 vs fear)| evasion, improved + uncanny dodge, reroll (save 1/day + any 1/scene) | Per+27 | Init+12
With a nimble flip, Zoli kips up from where she landed. She casts a dirty look at the giant who smacked her--and a distressed one at Ameiko--but can't pass up the gift-wrapped wizard before her.
"As the Jistkan epicist Willa Goldmunn wrote in her magnum opus The Sultana Betrothed, 'You stoned my buddy. Prepare to die!'"
With a series of nimble cuts, Zoli slashes one cheek, then the other, sending hot blood running down each. Then she cuts his gut, letting his intestines bulge and spill out. Finally--as he bends over in pain, gasping--she slits his throat and Karzoug's ancient apprentice collapses with a gurgle on the stone floor.
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swft: kip up!
full: SLAUGHTER THE ANCIENT APPRENTICE OF KARZOUG, IN RETRIBUTION FOR PETRIFYING EUGENI!
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AC 49, CMD 42. Either gets another +2 vs first three attacks.
In the next chamber, you hear the sound of struggling giants. Suddenly, though, those of you nearest the door manage to see some shapes moving in the dust cloud of the whirlwind, and those further back see lamia's emerging from the whirling dust!
Ameiko is one of the figures that advances, and ends up beside Zoli, taking another swing but missing! A storm giant swings as well at her, but fails to connect.
You guys are up! I've drawn (using a touch pad so pardon the inaccuracy and rough generalizations) the pathing of the lamias. If they trigger AoO's, feel free to take them, though keep in mind I believe Concealment negates AoO's too.
Taking advantage of the continued whirlwind, Jeevika quickly powers herself up to near full battle capacity. Another burst of divine might erupts from her frightful form. Additionally, as she steps back, she pulls Love Hurts back into her hand.
Casting DIVINE POWAH as a standard action, retrieving Love Hurts via weapon cord as a move action, and then taking a 5-foot step back. Automatically make the concentration and defensively casting rolls. Hiding in Plain Sight via the air elemental's shadow.
HP: 155/155; Resevoir 18/19 Permanent Buffs: arcane sight, see invis., freedom of movement (ring) Daily Spells: Current Buffs:
Stats:
AC 35, T 15, FF 29; 50% miss chanceFort +15, Ref +16, Will +17; CMD 26; Perception +17
Once free from the petrification, Eugeni nods his thanks to Jeevika. He float-steps next to the massive elf before weaving a spell which renders him invisible.
Five foot stepping, and then casting a quickened vanish.
The group can hear him continue to chant, and a moment later his words are replaced with the metallic bovine snorting of some kind of angry beast.
Then using my standard action to cast polymorph any object on myself, to replicate Beast Form IV to take the form of a Gorgon. I am burning an arcane point to boost the DC of the spell to 29.
New Stats:
Large
Scent
AC 26, t 13, FF 23
Movement 30
Melee gore +15 (2d8+7), 2 hooves +10 (1d6+3)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
Special Attacks breath weapon (60-foot cone, turn to stone, Fortitude DC 29 negates), trample (2d8+10, DC 29)
Breath Weapon
A gorgon can use its breath weapon once every 1d4+1 rounds to create a 60-foot cone of green gas. Those caught in the area of the gas can attempt a DC 29 Fortitude save to resist the effects, but those who fail the save are immediately petrified. This petrification is temporary—each round, a petrified creature can attempt a new DC 29 Fortitude save to recover from the petrification as long as it is not caught within the area of effect of the gorgon’s breath weapon a second time while petrified. A creature exposed to the gorgon’s breath a second time while already petrified becomes permanently petrified, and can no longer attempt to make additional Fortitude saves to recover naturally.
HP 148, Luck 20, Panache 6, AC 48 (T 28, F 34) CMD 40 | F+18 R+28 W+19 (+5 6/day charmed life, +2 vs fear)| evasion, improved + uncanny dodge, reroll (save 1/day + any 1/scene) | Per+27 | Init+12
Zoli swings at the first lamia she sees coming through the mist.
She grimaces at Ameiko as she sees her approach, still clearly not in her right mind. ”I’m really sorry to do this, but it’s for your own good, my friend.”
Seeing Ameiko still standing at the end of her strikes, she steps backward to get to a more protected spot.
