"I am fine ether way, concerning my dispelling abilities. I only have one prepared at the moment, a powerful one at that. Best used to strip defenses then tear down illusions. But I agree we should not leave enemies in our wake."
"From the sound of it, dispelling their disguises might be ineffectual, and they might possess the ability to restore the ruse with a simple thought. I am sure we will manage with them disguised. It is likely that whatever lies underneath is much less pleasant than the illusion, as well."
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Apex nods and asks Cael a question.
"Was the effect multiple auras?"
Depending on the answer, he does one of two things.
If the illusion is just one effect, then Apex fires off a normal Dispel Magic. If the illusion is multiple effects, he consumes a level two spell slot, switch outs Veil with Greater Dispel Magic from his book, and fires that as an area dispel. Either spell is empowered by fuel from Apex's inner arcane reservoir.
"Blast it," the masked man mutters under his breath, displeased by how weak his spell turned out.
"It's a single aura."
He gets ready for battle, spells in mind and his staff in hand.
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Apex's spell does nothing, except alert the creatures that someone is casting spells on them. They shimmer for a moment and then their form changes. These creatures have a pale, froglike appearance with clawed hands, no eyes, wide mouths, and snouts ending in pink tentacles. They begin casting blindly about for the source of the spell.
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Iko-the-lunar-mosquito grimaces at Cael's warning of their defenses. "It sounds like my punches won't be as effective against them as against many foes...but with the blessing of the Dark Wind, I should be able to compensate for that. Are there any other spells we want to cast before taking the fight to these moon-beasts? If not, let's begin!"
"Any magical protections provided would be most appreciated," the Lady comments, unable to refer to her fragile form, as she invisibly opens her ladies' fan.
With Korrina drawn in hand, Apex throws up a Haste on the party and begins to advance toward the aberrations.
"Iko, with me," the masked man says as he begins to move.
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Initiaitve:
Party 22.25
Moonbeasts 17.33
Iko-Ilue-the-Crashing-Mosquito slams his fist into the moonbeast's gut. It's a solid blow but he can tell that it had much less impact due to the beast's armored hide.
HP 106/115
Blessings 9/11
Fervor 14/14
Ki 14/14
Jingasa (negate sneak or crit) 1/1
Pearls of power (1st) 6/6
Echoing Metamagic rod, lesser 3/3
Warpriest Spells Prepared (CL 16th):
Orisons (5)—create water, detect magic, light, read magic, mending
1st (7)—divine favor x5 x4, blessed fist x2
2nd (7)—[i]defending bone x3 x2, weapon of awe x2 x1, resist energy, instrument of agony
3rd (6)—channel vigor x3, ki leech, magic vestment x2
4th (5)—air walk x2, blessing of fervor, divine power, greater magic weapon
5th (4)—breath of life, righteous might, cleanse, smite abomination
6th (2)—dust form, wind walk
Buffs
stoneskin (150/150 damage) DR 10/adamantite
defending bone (45/50 damage, 16 hours) DR 5/bludgeoning
weapon of awe (16 min) +2 sacred bonus on damage rolls, and if the weapon scores a critical hit, the target of that critical hit becomes shaken for 1 round with no Saving Throw (mind affecting)
divine favor (9/10 rounds) +4 to hit/damage
haste
Lady Gabrielle takes the moment granted by Iko's flashy entrance to slip to the opposite moonbeast's flank, her invisible ladies' fan at the ready.
Apex the Trolling Mosquito takes an experimental swing with Korrina against the Moonbeast. Unfortunately, he goes ethereal halfway through the swing, which literally phases through the creature.
Apex then takes a five foot hop forward to make sure that his next strike has more precision.
Seeing the moonbeast lined up in a configuration perfectly suited to a low level spell, he cast it. Bright liquid flames jump from his outstretched fingers towards the beast in the center from their it splits in two, striking all three.
Iko-Ilue-the-Crashing-Mosquito slams his fist into the moonbeast's gut. It's a solid blow but he can tell that it had much less impact due to the beast's armored hide.
Lady Gabrielle takes the moment granted by Iko's flashy entrance to slip to the opposite moonbeast's flank, her invisible ladies' fan at the ready.
Apex the Trolling Mosquito takes an experimental swing with Korrina against the Moonbeast. Unfortunately, he goes ethereal halfway through the swing, which literally phases through the creature. Apex then takes a five foot hop forward to make sure that his next strike has more precision.
Seeing the moonbeast lined up in a configuration perfectly suited to a low level spell, he cast it. Bright liquid flames jump from his outstretched fingers towards the beast in the center from their it splits in two, striking all three.
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The moonbeasts know that these are no mere mosquitoes, no matter what their senses are telling them. They react accordingly. One of them looks at Cael. The other two attack the mosquitoes in front of them. the beast clawing at Iko connects with nothing but lunar air. The mooncritter on Apex however has more luck, slashing him with one claw and slapping the troll-man across his face with a tentacle.
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All Miss
All Hit
Low bad; Hit, Miss, Hit, Miss, Miss, Miss
Now that he's in close proximity to the moonbeast, the Crashing Tempest lets lose with wave upon wave of fist, foot, and knee.
You are an aberration against the nature of the world and you will fade away, before the might of the Hei Feng.
HP 106/115
Blessings 9/11
Fervor 14/14
Ki 14/14
Jingasa (negate sneak or crit) 1/1
Pearls of power (1st) 6/6
Echoing Metamagic rod, lesser 3/3
Warpriest Spells Prepared (CL 16th):
Orisons (5)—create water, detect magic, light, read magic, mending
1st (7)—divine favor x5 x4, blessed fist x2
2nd (7)—[i]defending bone x3 x2, weapon of awe x2 x1, resist energy, instrument of agony
3rd (6)—channel vigor x3, ki leech, magic vestment x2
4th (5)—air walk x2, blessing of fervor, divine power, greater magic weapon
5th (4)—breath of life, righteous might, cleanse, smite abomination
6th (2)—dust form, wind walk
Buffs
stoneskin (150/150 damage) DR 10/adamantite
defending bone (45/50 damage, 16 hours) DR 5/bludgeoning
weapon of awe (16 min) +2 sacred bonus on damage rolls, and if the weapon scores a critical hit, the target of that critical hit becomes shaken for 1 round with no Saving Throw (mind affecting)
divine favor (8/10 rounds) +4 to hit/damage
haste
magic vestment on armor
magic vestment on shield
magic fang on unarmed strikes
While the moonbeast makes Apex bleed, the resulting damage is much less than what it could have been. The masked troll barely seems phased by his wounds, which quickly knit as if nothing happened.
After consuming some of his inner magic to enhance his accuracy, the mighty Apex unleashes a hail of powerful blows on his enemy. He swings Korrina with his usual grace and precision but also follows the assault with a swing from his free claw and a bite from his teeth.
His second sword swing goes ethereal just before it connects, but the rest of the attacks do not.
The Lady gently taps one of the moonbeast's tentacles with her closed fan, then steps to one side and pushes one leg out from under it. As it stumbles and falls (I hope) she opens her fan and slashes at its amorphous body...
for slashing
for slashing
for slashing
for slashing
for slashing
Seeing a chance to strike, Apex lashes out at the moonbeast his ally just tripped.
Seeing the fight was well in hand he picks out the weakest looking moonbeast and tilts his staff towards it, sending a pair of serpent bolts at it.
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With a flurry of activity from the former Pathfinders, all the moonbeasts are dispatched before they can even react.
Apex is pleased at the clean dispatching of the moonbeasts. Thus far, the group's rescue mission has been going well. He recalls Mona's Pathfinders days where they typically had to fight the entire enemy stronghold down to its last man. Given how tiring those types of battle are, he much prefers the stealth approach.
"I suppose we should inspect the door," says Apex as he approaches the tower's entranceway.
The masked troll takes a few seconds to give it a good look over both with his normal sight and Detect Magic.
The metal door to the shrine is unlocked and unmagical.
"The door is unlocked and unmagical," Apex announces to the group. "Anyone want to go in first? If not, I will."
Iko wipes the ichor from his knuckles onto his robes (already thick with sand and sea salt). "I'm more than willing to go first. Once we open the door, if it seems someone scouting ahead would be wise, I'll step aside. If there's a foe waiting, well...they might as well meet me first."
The Lady gently closes her fan and fixes the position of her glasses as she begins to speak. "That seems an appropriate entrance, especially now that the doormen have met their end. I will note that if a scuffle breaks out, I will likely slip off to find Brythen Blood, so that we might escape before all of the denizens of this place are upon us."
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