#9-07 Salvation of the Sages PbP (Inactive)

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Sinuhotep, tries another dispell on Ischell, attempting to reduce his reach.

Dispell: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 23

Dhiara steps forward and pummels him again...

stunning strike (deal melee damage and stun the target for 1 round (Fort DC 20 negates stun)... 10 Magic Bludgeoning + 1 Numbus. Non Lethal

Peridot... go ahead and run Torch.

Agate looks back at the cloud in frustration then back at the fight around Ischell.

Staying ready to zap Tahari if she emerges.

Amenopheus calls forth his powerful force missiles... hitting Ischell with 16 force damage again

Torch is going to shoot an arrow at Ischel for 14 damage.

Actually Amenopheus should probably be moved in the order from last round's delay.

SageBot is correct about Amenopheus.

The Sages attack! Sinuhotep dispels Ischell's Enlarge. Dhiara strikes Ischell/Tahari.

Fort vs Stun: 1d20 + 9 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 9 + 1 + 2 = 25
Fort vs Stun: 1d20 + 9 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 9 + 1 + 2 = 24

Ischell laughs at the attack. 'Yes, yes, strike me down! Hasten your own ends!"

Torch employs his bow, drawing blood. Also applying Nimbus bonus.

Agate waits for her opportunity.

Ischell/Tahari works her magic. Though she now has to speak and gesture, she still casts with alarming speed and fluency.

Frost and Peridot come under attack. Please attempt a DC21 Will save followed by a DC23 Fort save. (Several sages are also in the AoE of these spells, but they pass their saves).

Combat round 10

Torch (69/69hp)
Sinuhotep (59/122hp)
Agate (34/43hp, 1 CON damage; greater stunning barrier; hedged out by Well of Evil) - ready lightning bolt vs ghost
Dhiara (1 CON damage; 69/69hp)
Tahari (75 damage).
Athum (29/66hp)
Frost (43/65hp) - ready action: strike Tahari (ghost)
Tahonikepsu (168/212hp)
Peridot (cognatogen, heroism; 6 CON damage; 16/48 hp)
Ischell (40/53hp; 22nl; possessed)
Ahn (76/83hp; life link to Frost; nimbus)
Amenopheus (1 CON damage; 49/87hp)

Spinel Sage Jewel, (inert)
Onyx Sage Jewel, (inert)

Active effects: Well of Evil (sicken vs Good); Nimbus

The bold may act!

Will 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 25
Fort 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (19) + 12 = 31

Frost maintains her stern demeanour as she advances on Tahari, keeping the fell beast cramped in.

Lay hands 3d6 ⇒ (4, 6, 6) = 16

Ready attack to hit Tahari when she pops out.

spellcraft: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Frost Gains 5, Ahn Loses 5 HP

Ahn yells, "Get ready!"

And shoots

Ranged + Smite + Nimus: 1d20 + 18 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 18 + 1 = 37
Damage + Smite + Holy + Nimbus: 1d6 + 10 + 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 10 + (6, 6) + 1 = 25 Don't know if the vs undead first time bonus applies that's another +8

25 damage + the 22 NL takes him over the 40, so I think he's down

If down, and Ahn sees a ghost, he shoots his second shot at the ghost
If he's NOT down, his next shot sadly goes into Ischell

Ranged + Smite + Nimus: 1d20 + 13 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 13 + 1 = 15 Fumble!
Damage + Smite + Holy + Nimbus: 1d6 + 10 + 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 10 + (5, 5) + 1 = 26 Don't know if the vs undead first time bonus applies that's another +8

"Is he alive? Can someone tell?!", Ahn yells... needing to know if Ischell is dead.

Point of clarification. Ischell only had 5 hp left of ablative barrier, so 17 of the currently listed NL damage is actually lethal damage. That would put him at 23 HP before Ahn’s first attack.

Ischell took 20 HP of Non-Lethal from Dhiara... but that means you may actually have 5 more NL than we thought?

Waiting on Tahonikepsu and Amenopheus for results of Ischell being unconscious or not.

Yes and no. Ablative barrier gives DR5/- to NL attacks, so Dhiara's attack would have done 5 less damage overall. But, the first lethal attack Ischell suffered would have absorbed 5 damage. I guess that would leave Ischell up 5 HP, and equal on the NL damage.

In this post Ischell you say that the barrier has expired. I think you forgot to update your header. Ahn’s first arrow drops you. Tahari does not immediately leave.

Amenopheus steps to where he has a better line of sight and readies an action to pop the ghost with magic missile if seen.

Tahonikepsu says, "Who wants the benefits of blur..." as she rises up into the air. Frost? Will fly to whoever we pick and cast blur, staying somewhat out of the way.

Moved Dhiara as she would have had to five-foot step to hit after the shrinking.

Nimbus
30' Radius - 5/10 rounds
Anyone within 30' heals 1d4 of ability damage (once per day, any time in the minute)
+1 Moral Bonus AC, Attack, Damage, Saving Throws Vs Fear

Now to force the thing out - anyone have one of the antimagic preparations we made earlier? That ghost can't stay in there forever :p

Frost heals and waits for Tahari's ghost.

Ahn's smiting arrow drops Ischell/Tahari to the ground - Ischell's eyes close.

Amenopheus waits for the ghost to emerge.

Combat round 10

Torch (69/69hp)
Sinuhotep (59/122hp)
Agate (34/43hp, 1 CON damage; greater stunning barrier; hedged out by Well of Evil) - ready lightning bolt vs ghost
Dhiara (1 CON damage; 69/69hp)
Tahari (75 damage).
Athum (29/66hp)
Frost (64/65hp) - ready action: strike Tahari (ghost)
Tahonikepsu (168/212hp) - blur on Frost?
Peridot (cognatogen, heroism; 6 CON damage; 16/48 hp) Will and Fort saves needed
Ischell (15/53hp; 22nl; possessed; unconscious)
Ahn (71/83hp; life link to Frost; nimbus)
Amenopheus (1 CON damage; 49/87hp) - ready magic missile vs ghost

Spinel Sage Jewel, (inert)
Onyx Sage Jewel, (inert)

Active effects: Well of Evil (sicken vs Good); Nimbus

The bold may act! Do you want Tahonikepsu to Blur Frost? Peridot you are still on the dragon's back.

fort: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19
will: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19
Im not on my computer so I can't move my token

" Protection from evil should help ," Peridot says whole still gathering their sense from the mindscape.

Barring other input Tahonikepsu moves and casts blur on Frost... assuming Peridot got off (though they could ride)

Stowing away the wand, Athum steps towards the Spinel Sage Jewel reaches out to it, willing his thoughts and emotions to interact with the artifact. Your brethren need your help. Would you be willing to lend your power and knowledge to conquer this evil?

I think Tahari just plans on sitting there, the good news is that she's not aware of what is going on around her anymore I suppose, because her meat suit is broken. Time's now on our side

Eventually she has to pop, and we have all the time in the world

Do any of us know how possession works?

Questions like... can she cast/buff herself in there, can she possess others from in the meat suit, can she leave without us knowing (like into the ground).

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15
Religion: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

"Best bet might be to just force her out... but maybe after a little buffing ourselves... "

Some of the Sages might be able to tell you more about Possession - though the amount of info they can convey in a combat round is limited.

The Spinel Sage appears in the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game - season of plundered tombs I believe.

Yes Spinel is actually in the PACG season. Also I stayed on the dragon

Spinel Sage mindscape

"I shouldn't have come for the golems!" Mnesoset says. "The Keleshites are upon us! They're killing everybody, and I'm trapped here! You - how did you get here? I know you! You're not from home. You are Athum, the Living Monolith. Your knowledge is broad Athum. I see the div for what it is now. The truth is that I died long ago. Aryana Tahari is trying to trap me in a perversion of memory. I will not be deceived! Go, Athum! Destroy the necromancer for good!" Together you use the ivory rod to take control of the golems once more and they pour out of the ruins as the div vanishes into the dark.

Back in the Sanctum

The Spinel Jewel swallows up its mindscape as Athum returns to his senses.

Peridot and Tahonikepsu approach the fallen Ischell. Tahonikepsu reaches down and touches Frost bestowing a Blur spell.

Only the Onyx Jewel, close to Sinuhotep, still has a mindscape entrance.

Combat round 11

Torch (69/69hp)
Sinuhotep (59/122hp)
Agate (34/43hp, 1 CON damage; greater stunning barrier; hedged out by Well of Evil) - ready lightning bolt vs ghost
Dhiara (1 CON damage; 69/69hp)
Tahari (75 damage).
Athum (29/66hp)
Frost (64/65hp; blur) - ready action: strike Tahari (ghost)
Tahonikepsu (168/212hp) -flying 15' up
Peridot (cognatogen, heroism; 6 CON damage; 16/48 hp; slow, howling agony)
Ischell (15/53hp; 22nl; possessed; unconscious)
Ahn (71/83hp; life link to Frost; nimbus)
Amenopheus (1 CON damage; 49/87hp) - ready magic missile vs ghost

Spinel Sage Jewel - purified
Onyx Sage Jewel, (inert)

Active effects: Well of Evil (sicken vs Good); Nimbus

The bold may act!

Still blocked from the onyx jewel by the well, Agate tries to reposition herself for a clearer shot.

Still with a lightning bolt readied if Tahari is dislodged.

Can Sinuhotep the undead Lich work out if a Dispel Magic would work against this type of 'magic jar', and if it can, can he do so? Surely one of these sages is an actual sage... :p

Can Sinuhotep the undead Lich work out if a Dispel Magic would work against this type of 'magic jar', and if it can, can he do so? Surely one of these sages is an actual sage... :p

Sinuhotep and Amenopheus already advised.

I Assume that as Ischell is no longer functioning then te restraints probably aren't applicable? We can just have a murder squad waiting the minute the ghost pops and the sages can do their exorcism. If the ghost pops early we just snot it

Torch reaches into his bag, rummaging around, pulling out a handfull of vials, "Ah, yes! I knew these would come in handy!"

12 Vials of protection from evil.

He runs up to right behind Frost and Dihara, holding out the vials "Anyone who needs some extra protection from evil, take one! Understanding most are standing readied for action, so mostly won't be taking them.

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Dhiara stands, ready to strike the ghost if seen. "By Torag's beard, don't be a coward Tahari! Show your wretched self! Readied action - Strike ghost if seen

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Sinuhotep - Can the Onyx Jewel be moved? If so, he'll grab it and pull it to where Agate can reach it, otherwise, he'll cast invisibility on Agate and move back.

Torch presents potions for the party.

Sinuhotep takes the Onyx Jewel from where it slowly spins in the air and holds it out towards Agate - the mindscape entrance travels with the Jewel, and is now accessible to Agate.

Agate if you want to have a crack at the Onyx mindscape now you may do so instead of readying your lightning bolt.

Dhiara stands poised over Ischell.

The ghost of Aryana Tahari emerges from Ischell's unconscious body - Dhiara strikes, and Amenopheus sends more missiles but again they strike Tahari's abjuration much to the Sapphire Sage's chagrin.

Combat round 11

Torch (69/69hp)
Sinuhotep (59/122hp)
Agate (34/43hp, 1 CON damage; greater stunning barrier; hedged out by Well of Evil) - ready lightning bolt vs ghost
Dhiara (1 CON damage; 69/69hp)
Frost (64/65hp; blur) - ready action: strike Tahari (ghost)
Amenopheus (1 CON damage; 49/87hp)
Tahari (80 damage).
Athum (29/66hp)
Tahonikepsu (168/212hp) -flying 15' up
Peridot (cognatogen, heroism; 6 CON damage; 16/48 hp; slow, howling agony)
Ischell (15/53hp; 22nl; unconscious)
Ahn (71/83hp; life link to Frost; nimbus)

Spinel Sage Jewel - purified
Onyx Sage Jewel, (inert)

Active effects: Well of Evil (sicken vs Good); Nimbus

The bold may act!

Readied melee attack from Frost - and a decision from Agate: Tahari is not clear of your allies, so you could not hit her with a lightning bolt unless your allies agree to being hit too, but you may try the Onyx mindscape instead if you wish

Agate reaches for the onyx jewel as it floats closer.

Absolutely not zapping my comrades. Entering the mindscape!

Agate and the Onyx

The dwarf Padrym stands in a palace at the heart of Osirion’s power in the Age of Destiny, and he watches a young girl—Aryana Tahari—walk past with a few spectral figures trailing in her wake. "Noble Padrym, may I ask for your assistance with a problem concerning the life cycles of horse flies?"
"Begone child! Pharaoh needs my census report, I've no time for your trivial irrelevancies!"

He sees her later as a young woman, an adult, and then in middle-age, her entourage of spirits growing each time. At each point he sees a chance to speak or act as the ghosts implore him to intervene, but each time he remains silent, each time he has something more important to be doing.

Padrym broods over points he could have interceded in Tahari’s life and chose not to interfere. Agate may use Diplomacy, Knowledge (history or religion), or Perform (oratory) checks to remind him that the necromancer’s choices were her own or that the past is written and done. Bonuses for roleplay!

Frost swings at Tahari.

+1 undead-bane silversheen falchion
Smite/Power attack
Attack 1d20 + 15 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (7) + 15 + 4 - 2 = 24
Damage 2d4 + 9 + 14 + 6 + 2d6 ⇒ (3, 2) + 9 + 14 + 6 + (6, 3) = 43

Frost's swing is repelled by Tahari's abjurations.

The ghost reaches out for Frost...

DC 19 Will save Frost.

Will 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 28

Well, a fellow dwarf! This one might go better...

"Noble Sage," Agate says, "I speak to you from an age long after your own. Tahari is still in the world now, and we need your help. It would have been better if she could have been stopped sooner, yes. But turn away from the past, and you can stop her now!"

Knowledge (History), bonus for being in Osirion: 1d20 + 15 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 15 + 3 = 36

"I am one of many who look to the Sages for guidance and seek to revive their knowledge to help Osirion. We need your knowledge as well. It will be lost if you do not break out of this dream to help stop her!"

Knowledge (Religion), bonus for Osiriani religion: 1d20 + 8 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 8 + 3 = 24

"You ignored Tahari because you were serving Osirion, correct? So now you can serve Osirion and return it to glory by stopping her with your fellow Sages!"

Knowledge (History), bonus for being in Osirion: 1d20 + 15 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 15 + 3 = 34

Just a quick update, forgot to mention in my last post that Athum's Enlarge Person ran out during the last round. Adjusted the icon on the map.

Make sure you're all not forgetting about the +1 to hit and damage (and saves) from the Nimbus

"How could I have forgotten about her shield spell!? Sinuhotep, we need your dispelling powers... peridot, did you also have that ability?!", Amenopheus laments.

Make sure you're all not forgetting about the +1 to hit and damage (and saves) from the Nimbus

Which I did, in fact, forget.

Onyx mindscape

"They asked me to take Aryana Tahari as an apprentice. They said I could instil discipline into her, teach her to use her talents for the good of the empire. I didn't want a human apprentice. Too flighty, I thought. Not serious-minded. You understand." Padrym reflects, as the memories replay. "She went to the Usij, of course. I knew what they were. Many of Pharaoh's other advisors cautioned him against dealing with them. Those other advisors perished, or disappeared. I kept my silence." You notice that several of the ghosts in Tahari's train wear the same uraeus amulet as Padrym. "When Pharaoh gave Resa over to Tahari, I knew his intent. I knew what would happen to those innocent people. And still I kept my silence." You see the ghosts of Resa, crying out to Padrym. "Pharaoh built the House of Oblivion. Tahari visited plague upon our enemies! The Pharaoh's court rejoiced in our greatness. Still I kept my silence. When the Sarenites finally killed Tahari I had my spies enter her quarters in the palace. They brought me the Onyx Jewel. Such a treasure! Do you see what my silence gained me? How many died, so that I could enjoy 'wisdom'? I am not wise. Nor am I noble - far from it.

But, it is also true that the Order of Jeweled Sages is connected to the Jewels. Each of us. We have spent years, millennia in fact, establishing and strengthening our connections. All of that history, that lore and skill, is stored in the Jewels." Padrym rises from his morose stupor. "Aryana Tahari is a skilled necromancer, herbalist, and cultivator of plague. But her will is only one. United, the Jeweled Sages are stronger! Black Moon will keep me here no more. She corrupted our empire - and though it is passed I can do one more service for Osirion. I deny Tahari the Onyx Jewel! It belongs to me and to the Jeweled Sages!"

The mindscape shatters, its remnants absorbed by the Onyx Jewel, and Agate returns to her senses.

The Sanctum

Botting the Sages...

"Finish her!" says Torch as he sends an arrow through Tahari's rising shade and circles around.

Amethyst vs Tahari: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19

"No Good - her magic is too strong." Sinuhotep fails to dispel Tahari's Shield.

Dhiara strikes again - but Tahari is not finished yet!

Combat round 12

Torch (69/69hp)
Sinuhotep (59/122hp)
Agate (34/43hp, 1 CON damage; greater stunning barrier; hedged out by Well of Evil)
Dhiara (1 CON damage; 69/69hp)
Frost (64/65hp; blur)
Amenopheus (1 CON damage; 49/87hp)
Tahari (87 damage).
Athum (29/66hp)
Tahonikepsu (168/212hp) -flying 15' up
Peridot (cognatogen, heroism; 6 CON damage; 16/48 hp; slow, howling agony)
Ischell (15/53hp; 22nl; unconscious)
Ahn (71/83hp; life link to Frost; nimbus)

Spinel Sage Jewel - purified
Onyx Sage Jewel - purified

Active effects: Well of Evil (sicken vs Good); Nimbus

The bold may act!

Can't see her surviving Frost's full attack - but you never know ;)

Combat round 11 isn't done... everyone after Tahari still needs to go.

Ahn is right, apologies. I blame baby-related sleep deprivation! Will post a correction soon.

Unable to get closer or get a clear shot through the melee around Tahari, Agate casts the only spell that can get around the scrum.

Magic Missiles at Tahari: 5d4 + 5 ⇒ (3, 2, 2, 2, 3) + 5 = 17

It's not Agate's turn... Agate just finished the mindscape...

It's going to be

Athum
Tahonikepsu
Peridot
Ischell
Ahn

Once DM reposts

Yup, apologies again for getting ahead of myself there... here's the correction.

Tahari emerges from Ischell's unconscious form - Dhiara strikes her, Frost's blow is deflected, and Amenopheus' missiles are harmlessly absorbed by Tahari's Shield.

The ghost attempts to possess Frost, but the paladin's will is too strong and Tahari is now exposed!

Meanwhile, Agate frees the Onyx Sage Padrym from Tahari's influence, closing the Onyx mindscape and purifying the jewel.

Combat round 11

Torch (69/69hp)
Sinuhotep (59/122hp)
Agate (34/43hp, 1 CON damage; greater stunning barrier; hedged out by Well of Evil)
Dhiara (1 CON damage; 69/69hp)
Frost (64/65hp; blur)
Amenopheus (1 CON damage; 49/87hp)
Tahari (80 damage).
Athum (29/66hp)
Tahonikepsu (168/212hp) -flying 15' up
Peridot (cognatogen, heroism; 6 CON damage; 16/48 hp; slow, howling agony)
Ischell (15/53hp; 22nl; unconscious)
Ahn (71/83hp; life link to Frost; nimbus)

Spinel Sage Jewel - purified
Onyx Sage Jewel - purified

Active effects: Well of Evil (sicken vs Good); Nimbus

The bold may act! Ischell is unconsious still, but can act if restored to consciousness.

Now I fully expect you to finish Tahari off.

Seeing that the spirit has finally exited Ischell's body, Athum strides towards the ghostly necromancer, imbuing Slitherbane with the knowledge and power to affect the incorporeal. "It may not be serpentfolk, he mutters to the flail in a broken Ancient Cyclopsian, "but we will an evil that should have been put to rest long ago."

Move Action: Move towards Tahari.

Standard Action: Use Legacy Weapon to give Ghost Touch to his weapon.

Seeing Tahari, Ahn raises his bow, his holy powers of imbued by Ragathiel... god of vengeance... set to smite the ghostly aberration.

Then he scowls, "bah... you should not miss this Ischell! If she does not die by your hands, you should at least get to see it!"

Forgoing his smite, he touches his own chest, washing himself in holy healing... LOH Swift, Fey Foudnling: 5d6 + 10 ⇒ (6, 1, 5, 4, 6) + 10 = 32

Rising into the air, Ahn flys to the steps behind Ischell, and reaches out, plucks out the gnome sized arrow that took him down and heals him, providing Ischell's chance to get his vengeance on Tahari. LOH Standard, Fey Foundling: 5d6 + 10 ⇒ (6, 6, 3, 5, 6) + 10 = 36

When Ischell's eyes open, Ahn apologizes, "Sorry for the smite brother... but, here's your chance... take her down!"

The 22 NL are erased, and the healing brings Ischell to 51/53 HP

Ischell comes to consciousness on the ground, underneath the floating ghost. Opting not to try and move, he grips his Kamas in each hand, lashing out at the ghost above him.

+1 Kama, Smite, Prone: 1d20 + 14 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 14 - 4 = 22 Adamantine, Smite, Flaming: 1d6 + 1d6 + 14 ⇒ (2) + (2) + 14 = 18

+1 Kama, Smite, Prone: 1d20 + 14 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 14 - 4 = 17 Adamantine, Smite, Flaming: 1d6 + 1d6 + 14 ⇒ (6) + (5) + 14 = 25

+1 Kama, Smite, Prone: 1d20 + 9 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 9 - 4 = 24 Adamantine, Smite, Flaming: 1d6 + 1d6 + 14 ⇒ (3) + (1) + 14 = 18