Variel's WotR

Game Master Neltji

Nasira gasps again as the chill and draws upon her goddess again.

The spiritual ally readies an action to strike at the shadow accosting the Osirion cleric.

Readied Attack: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (9) + 14 = 23
Damage: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Damiel continues to struggle with his shadow as he misses it yet again. The spiritual ally form Nasira just manages to get a hit as it is flanking with Arigoder. Yet even then it still remains.

shadows
Ansha 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (20) + 13 = 33 for 1d8 ⇒ 6
threat confirm 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (18) + 13 = 31 for 1d8 ⇒ 5 mirror images 1d6 ⇒ 6 that was close 37 damage
Damiel 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15 for 1d8 ⇒ 3 10 damage
Nasira 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (8) + 13 = 21 for 1d8 ⇒ 1 36 damage

The shadows continue their attacks. The first seems about to drain Ansha completely and have her join their ranks until it was an image touched instead of her. Damiel is able to jump out of the way avoiding any damage while Nasira stands there taking the hit. It is a weak one though as it only drains 1 point of strength damage this time.

Good guys up

Morgrym, seeing Nasira growing whiter and whiter, "Back out of there, lass, I'll take care of it!" he yells as he moves over next to her and starts smashing the floor.

Move over near to Nasira; Attack(Fighting defensively still) (I'm not exactly sure if where we are on the map is accurate so I'm just going to assume I have to move more than 5' to get to her).

+2 Cold Iron Earth breaker: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (5) + 16 = 21
Damage: 2d6 + 27 ⇒ (6, 2) + 27 = 35

Miss chance: 1d100 ⇒ 12

AC: 28 touch vs. incorporeal. (8 str damage)

Hp's 289/289; Rage (5/42); Speed 60'; DR 6-; Resist Fire 3; Resist Acid/Cold 5; Attacks: Good aligned vs. Evil Outsiders(+1d6); Mythic power(2/13 used); PA(4/10 rounds)
Fort: +20, Ref: +7, Will: +12

With Morgrym helping Nasira, Arigoder steps over to protect Damiel, instead.

Radiance (Readied): 1d20 + 25 - 1 ⇒ (19) + 25 - 1 = 43 Threat
Confirm: 1d20 + 25 - 1 ⇒ (8) + 25 - 1 = 32

for 1d8 + 12 + 12 - 1 ⇒ (7) + 12 + 12 - 1 = 30 Plus Critical?: 2d8 + 24 - 2 ⇒ (7, 2) + 24 - 2 = 31 Plus Holy: 3d6 ⇒ (6, 3, 3) = 12

The cleric says a whispered prayer for strength of will as Morgrym comes over to aid her. Her spiritual ally readies an action once more.

Readied Attack: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (20) + 14 = 34
Damage: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Confirm?: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (8) + 14 = 22
Damage: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

The archer nods at the wielder of Radiance as he approaches. "Damnable foes."

Readied Attack: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (4) + 14 = 18 Additional +2 from bane
Damage: 1d6 + 3 + 2d6 ⇒ (1) + 3 + (1, 3) = 8

Final two attacks after 5' step.

+2 Cold Iron Earth breaker: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (12) + 16 = 28
Damage: 2d6 + 27 ⇒ (2, 1) + 27 = 30

+2 Cold Iron Earth breaker: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21
Damage: 2d6 + 27 ⇒ (6, 2) + 27 = 35

Miss chance: 1d100 ⇒ 72
Miss chance: 1d100 ⇒ 65

Ansha waits until a shadow tries to grab her again and invokes the command word of her staff, sending yet more magic missiles hammering into whatever fiend was impertinent enough to attempt to touch her.

Readying an action to use her Staff of Minor Arcana's Magic Missile ability.

Magic Missiles: 5d4 + 5 ⇒ (3, 2, 1, 4, 4) + 5 = 19

Between the critical hit from the summoned spiritual ally and Morgrym's affinity to incorporeal creatures the shadow pestering Nasira is put down. Arigoder goes after the shadow on Damiel dealing a critical hit once again. Only the incorporeal nature of the creature keeps it from disappearing back into the void. Damiel is able to hit the shadow thanks to the flanking position of Arigoder. It is not enough though to destroy the shadow. Ansha calls forth her stored magic withing her staff hitting the shadow for another round of magic missiles.

The shadows continue attacking their designated targets.
Ansha 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (18) + 13 = 31 touch ac for 1d8 ⇒ 4 strength damage miss 1d5 ⇒ 2 56 damage
Damiel 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (17) + 13 = 30 touch ac for 1d8 ⇒ 6 strength damage 54 total

Good guys up. Confused as well as incorporeal says nothing about immune to crits or sneak but when I pull it up in herolab it is listed as immune to both. Any help with that?

never mind found it under subtype instead of the incorporeal entry...An incorporeal creature has no physical body. An incorporeal creature is immune to critical hits and precision-based damage (such as sneak attack damage) unless the attacks are made using a weapon with the ghost touch special weapon quality. In addition, creatures with the incorporeal subtype gain the incorporeal special quality. We will continue this fight as is but not from here on out.

Morgrym continues his assault upon the building, in no way, shape or form going to relent as he's determined to finish these things off.

+2 Cold Iron Earth breaker: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (13) + 16 = 29
Damage: 2d6 + 27 ⇒ (5, 4) + 27 = 36

+2 Cold Iron Earth breaker: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (16) + 16 = 32
Damage: 2d6 + 27 ⇒ (3, 3) + 27 = 33

+2 Cold Iron Earth breaker: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14
Damage: 2d6 + 27 ⇒ (6, 6) + 27 = 39

Attack #1 Miss chance: 1d100 ⇒ 15
Attack #2 Miss chance: 1d100 ⇒ 70
Attack #3 Miss chance: 1d100 ⇒ 76

AC: 28 touch vs. incorporeal. (8 str damage)

Hp's 289/289; Rage (6/42); Speed 60'; DR 6-; Resist Fire 3; Resist Acid/Cold 5; Attacks: Good aligned vs. Evil Outsiders(+1d6); Mythic power(2/13 used); PA(5/10 rounds)
Fort: +20, Ref: +7, Will: +12

Morgrym is only able to get a single blow to land true but it is enough to send the shadow back to the negative energy plane of existence. Only 1 shadow remains which is easily taken care of by all the readied actions coming at it.

end of combat

Morgrym is about to continue to destroy more of the building until it appears they've finally dispatched all of the shadows. Calming, the dwarf takes a moment to catch his breath. "By Torag I hate those things. They blasted took some of me strength."

Damiel literally puts the head of his club on the floor, leaning on it heavily now that the adrenaline rush is past. ”We need to keep moving, I think.”

Strength 6 currently, I believe

”Agreed, but one moment. Who has lost strength?”

Pretty sure I need to patch some folks up before the next challenge. Speak up now…

Burning another bit of her mythic essence, Nasira heals the rogue.

Arigoder nods, "Mine too, and some of us have less to spare than you, Morgrym."

Speaking up. My own restoration did nothing.

Nodding, "The lad's right. Don't worry about me. I'll manage."

"One of them got me before I got off my spell," Ansha says. "Definitely feel weaker."

Down 4 STR, from a normal score of 10.

Nasira will burn mythic CSW for Arigoder and Ansha, giving them each 3 points of restored ability damage, presumably to their strength, before spending another on herself. STR 9 isn't great, but it's better than doing nothing. If you actually need any hit points restored, I can roll, but I don't know that anyone was down.

I just went back through the fight to make sure my math was right and realized that Damiel got tagged once that I overlooked. I had a round where I did not do anything - may I retcon that I healed him that round to keep him from becoming a shadow? Otherwise, I need to do something more drastic at this point.

Actually, I was terribly sloppy in my records. I said I cast a spell on myself and didn't update my strength. That could have gone to Damiel who was in worse shape without changing anything - but the very next round, he took 6 and would have been at zero before my hold action could have helped him. So without GM fiat, he's dead, I think. With aid of a benevolent GM, he's currently at 3 Strength, not 9 as I thought.

Yes you could have healed him as I did see you did not take an action 1 time. Damiel still alive at 3 str.

Then she will take two more rounds to bring him up to 9 Str.

Those 3 points leave me at -4, after my LoH. So I can offset that by raging -- as much as I prefer extra dex

Just let me know when you are ready to move to the next room. I love this place and this mod.

Sighing in relief, quite sure he almost died, Damiel offers, [b]”Shall I check?” He gestures to the next set of doors.

Nodding, "Might as well. I'll give it a look meself also. Never hurts to have an extra set of eyes."

Perception: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (18) + 20 = 38

Checking for traps: 1d20 + 27 ⇒ (14) + 27 = 41

E2. Storage: A small number of cleaning supplies, stone-carving tools, and writing materials are kept here for the vault’s scribes.
E3. Shelves of the Least: The walls of this 50-foot-high tower are covered with bookshelves. The thousands of books kept here each detail the history, accomplishments, and eventual death of one of the many heroes, villains, demons, angels, and other creatures who were slain by Nocticula and thereafter became one of her lesser Midnight Isles— the hundreds of minor islets, atolls, and rocks of the realm linked to nascent demon lords, mythic heroes and villains, and other creatures whose power simply wasn’t great enough to transform into one of the major isles of the realm.
E4. Nocticula Shrine: A single porphyry statue of Nocticula stands in this room before a small shrine.

All 3 of the doors to these areas are unlocked and not trapped. Opening the large set of double doors to the northwest you see a pair of scribes busily going about documenting all of Nocticula’s accomplishments in large tomes. They look up as the doors open.

Nasira looks at the archmage. "I imagine this is an opportune moment for your honeyed words, my dear. Perhaps they can provide directions. Or do you think it better that we ask the statue directly?"

Arigoder chuckles, "I'd imagine that this lot would at least care that we were invited by their Mistress."

Ansha shrugs at Nasira, then speaks, addressing the scribes in a harsh tongue that would seem right at home in about every layer of the Abyss but this one.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 30 ⇒ (11) + 30 = 41

One of the fly demons points around at all of the walls.

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (11) + 12 = 23

Ansha frowns, raising an eyebrow. Looking at her companions, she says to them, "They say she didn't tell them to let us in. Want to go in anyway, or check out the shrine first?"

"Let's speak to her through the shrine first."

Arigoder shrugs, "I'm not certain that they could stop us, but... it does seem to run against the rules of hospitality to destroy our hostess' guards."

As you try to talk to the statue you get a strong reaction from the demons.

shush

Looking confused, "If she didn't let us in, why in the blazes are we here? Shouldn't we just leave?"

Whispering, "We were invited and told her guardians would resist. Maybe these two are no different. What do we know about these creatures?"

Narrowing his eyes at Nasira as if concentrating, "Oh yeah, yeah, that's right. I'd forgotten about that. Fine. I guess we keep goin' then. Blast it all."

As you have these before this is what you gleaned from normal colobus demons…

Arigoder offers, "Not sure if this pair count as 'guardians', but if they do.."

"Let's go in. We won't take no for an answer this time. We will wait for them to check, but we won't turn around. What do you think?"

The dwarf shrugs. "Fine by me. I say we do what the lass said and don't even respond ta them if they say anythin'." Unless someone stops him, Morgrym follows Nasira's plan and starts out.

Ansha shrugs and follows suit, looking around for a way deeper into the complex as they approach the coloxi's room again.

Arigoder says, "Given what we were told, I think we should be ready to address any opposition... quickly."

As you move in towards the second set of doors the coloxus demons start fluttering their wings in agitation. They then make ready to attack you all!

All non demons need 2 Will saves DC 24 or slowed for 6 rounds.

The demonic flies work in tandem as 1 of them casts mythic haste, quickened invisibility, and moves about the room while the second casts mind fog on everyone before casting quickened invisibility as well and moving to a new position.

Need a will save dc 23 or take a -10 to wisdom checks and will saves for the duration of time in the shrine.

Good guys up Arigoder, Damiel, Ansha, Morgrym, Nasira for init order

Will: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22
Will: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17
Will: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29

If I can use my Shape Emotions class ability, add 4 to all of those rolls (and everyone in the party within 30 ft's rolls). Also, question: Mind Fog is a 20 ft AOE that affects everyone, caster included. Are the coloxi affected by it also?

Ansha rolls her eyes dramatically.

Subtle Magic Bluff: 1d20 + 30 ⇒ (14) + 30 = 44

Casting True Seeing via Wild Arcana. Subtle Magic applies.

Will vs. DC 24: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
Will vs. DC 24: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14
Will vs. DC 23: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 9 + 2 = 27

Feeling as if he's been weighted down by the world, "Blast it all!" Allowing his fury to take over, he takes a step forward and swings hard at the demon.

Rage; 5' step; Attack; Mythic point for Power Attack

+2 Cold Iron Earth breaker: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (1) + 19 = 20
Damage: 2d6 + 27 ⇒ (6, 3) + 27 = 36

AC: 29; Hp's 289/289; Rage (7/42); Speed 60'; DR 6-; Resist Fire 3; Resist Acid/Cold 5; Attacks: Good aligned vs. Evil Outsiders(+1d6); Mythic power(3/13 used); PA(1/10 rounds)
Fort: +20, Ref: +6, Will: +12

The demons were out of the area of the cloud as it was centered back behind the party.

Ansha you do see them on opposite corners of the room outside of the effect of the mind fog. They are flying up on top of the ceiling as well requiring reach weapons to hit them.
The slow effect is a will save but not an emotion effect that I can see so Shaoe Emotions won’t apply here.

Morgrym swings once with incredible power at where he thinks the demon should be but the earth breaker meets nothing but empty air.

Only Ansha can see them so please include miss chance for invisibility on your attacks. Thanks

The demons were out of the area of the cloud as it was centered back behind the party.

It’s only a 20’ radius, so if it’s centered behind the party, does it cover the whole shrine room or does it not include part of it? (And if so, which part?)

The slow effect is a will save but not an emotion effect that I can see so Shaoe Emotions won’t apply here.

It should work on the save against Mind Fog, at the very least. Shape Emotions works on any mind-affecting spell or effect.

Yes on the mind fog. Good call on that. The fog extend up to the last squares in front of the second set of double doors and the far corners. Use the bottoms right corner of Damiel’s square to figure the area.

Will DC 24: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (15) + 15 = 30
Will DC 24: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (1) + 15 = 16

Will DC 23: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (20) + 15 = 35

Slowed for six rounds; unaffected by mind fog