Loth, struggling to find an opening in the creature's position, looks around for other opportunities.
Then his eyes fall on the statue. "Wait a second..."
The small dragons of Tarphrex magic missile slam into the creature, while Zenaida glares in frozen carbonite.
@Loth: Not from you, not using brute force anyway. Or, I should say, not reasonably. Alain, in his bigger size, may be able to shove it with some good dice rolls.
You could try and weaken the supports (K(Engineering) or Disable Device), but (unless you roll particullary well) you won't be able to have fine control over where it falls. More of a general direction sort of thing, which might hit allies. I think a Reflex Save.
Either way, it would take multiple rounds to accomplish. Probably 2d4, minimum 3 rounds.
All that being said, if you have some brilliant idea or particularly useful magic item to speed things up, let me know.
"Quinn! Do you have any bombs you can use to break the statue's supports? Alain, if we weaken the supports enough, do you think you can shove it into this monster?"
Loth will then try to do his part in weakening the supports.
@Loth: Without aid, just you working at the supports (removing nails, knocking out smaller cross-supports, that sort of thing) it will take you...
.....The previously mentioned minimum of 3 rounds.
Right now, you're making a wonderful SPITE kill of her pushing you off the tower.
Seeing the new threat show up with his big ole' sword, she is going to stab out at him. And he's big, so she'll power attack....
...a 19 should hit, getting bigger negating the added protection from Prot. Evil. If I'm right, Alain will take...
....a deep pierce of 26 damage.
The demon floating overheard laughs eerily.
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INITIATIVE!
Alain Initiative: 17
Loth Initiative: 20
Quinn Initiative: 17
Sherman Initiative: 6
Tarphrex Initiative: 20
Zenaida Initiative: 22
Enemy Initiative: 17
Alain, Quinn, and Sherman are up.
Glancing towards the statue, Quinn furrows his brow and scratches his gin. "Honestly, my readings on building codes has been a bit lax." he admits trying to consider possible pressure points.
Feeling weak, he eyes the beast, his sides aching. 'Is this what I want to do with my life'
Taking a shaky breath, he downs another vial, swirls it around and spews it out, covering his stony companion. 'Hope that holds'
Glancing back up, he eyes the massive rock above.
"Damn..." Sherman says, repeating himself. This one proves to be quite formidable opponent. He doesn't even know what is worse, turning people into stone or those lighting fast strikes of hers.
But time for some fiery response... The priest conjures a ball of flames, and sends it over to heat up the snake lady.
@Quinn: I'm not going to have the statue roll to save. Zenaida is effectively glued to the floor rounds.
Good job, Quinn.
@Quinn 2: Arrows to knock out support beams? I'm going to say no. If it was that rickety, it would have fallen by now.
@Sherman: Time to learn something new...
...the sphere appears and she has to try and dodge it....
...which she dodges...this time.
Neither hits nor pops an image.
[ooc](Alain, if there is something else you'd like to do here (like lay on hands, feel free to tag it in.
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Until then, Tarphrex and Loth get another go around. This snake lady is still going strong.
INITIATIVE!
Alain Initiative: 17
Loth Initiative: 20
Quinn Initiative: 17
Sherman Initiative: 6
Tarphrex Initiative: 20
Zenaida Initiative: 22
Enemy Initiative: 17
With Zenaida's statue too firmly in the danger zone, Loth abandons his statue tipping plans, but keeps them in the back of his head should opportunity come knocking.
He slides just a bit further, creating further distance between him and their serpentine foe, then drops the swords, draws his bow, and shoots, hoping to pop another one of the images.
And a reminder that if an attack misses by 5 or less, that would also pop an image. Not sure if Alains attack would've made it (I'm absolutely not trying to fish the creature's AC here ^_^)
I'm not sure what (if any) the rules say about SR and ongoing spells, but at my home table it's a one and done check. You passed the SR, so it passes for the duration of the spell.
You would need to make the SR check first. Then the attack roll.
I do know about the five or less rule, that's why I worded it the way I did.
Speaking of...
@Loth: The arrow does not hit the creature, but does pop an image. Down to 4 images.
I hesitate to bot a spellcaster, so I'll wait till Monday to do so.
Have a great weekend everyone.
Tarphrex will cast his dragon stones once more.
The tiny dragon stones fizzle out without affecting the enemy.
She wants to just keep stabbing at Alain, try to get him out of the way...
...two hits this time...
... it was 26 damage last round, this round adds another 61 for a total of 87 damage across the two rounds. Please double check the maths for me folks, because otherwise I just killed Alain. Specifically Alain's AC. It's listed as 19; should get +2 from Prot. Evil, but then -1 size and -1 from a lowered DEx due to the enlarge person.
INITIATIVE!
Alain Initiative: 17
Loth Initiative: 20
Quinn Initiative: 17
Sherman Initiative: 6
Tarphrex Initiative: 20
Zenaida Initiative: 22
Enemy Initiative: 18
A clean stab through Alain's side and a shout of "Your petty lives will be given willingly or they will be taken!" and a amused laugh from the floating fiend by the statue end the turn.
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Alain, Quinn, and Sherman all have a turn.
"My life has already been given to the pursuit of knowledge!" cries out Quinn, mixing a vial of frosty white fluid and slapping it onto an arrow.
Taking aim, he lets it fly towards their foe, before scurrying behind the massive wall of meat.
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"Try to hold on, big fella... We need you stay in fighting condition." Sherman casts a spell, letting the positive energy flow through his hands and close Alain's wounds.
At the same time, he directs the flaming sphere to bounce for another attack.
@Quinn: The arrow misses, but does pop an image.
@Sherman:
No good this time, but it's only your move action.
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Alain is up next....
Alain lets loose a slash and uses his holy power to heal himself a small amount, I... Will not Surrender! not until my dying breathe!
@Alain: That attack is just enough.... to pop an image. Down to 2 images protecting the snake lady. Hold on while I check to see if she can use it again.... okay, got it.
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INITIATIVE!
Alain Initiative: 17
Loth Initiative: 20
Quinn Initiative: 17
Sherman Initiative: 6
Tarphrex Initiative: 20
Zenaida Initiative: 22
Enemy Initiative: 18
Loth and Tarphrex have a turn each.
Tarphrex casts again his dragon stones once more.
[ooc]And ineffectual shooting at that!
As missiles mundane and magical are ineffective, your enemy tries to remove the reprieve on death that Alain had....
...and one hit (that was a close one) for....
Her body language belies her frustration on so many near misses. Maybe power attack won't be used next time? We'll see how she's treated this round...
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INITIATIVE!
Alain Initiative: 17
Loth Initiative: 20
Quinn Initiative: 17
Sherman Initiative: 6
Tarphrex Initiative: 20
Zenaida Initiative: 22
Enemy Initiative: 18
Desperately trying to help his companions, Quinn mixes up another vial and attaches it to an arrow. Stepping out from behind the wall of meat, he fires an arrow at their foe.
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'Is this the end? Seems I just started adventuring. Perhaps I should go back to the archives...' considers the bleeding halfling. Determination in his eyes, he shakes his head. 'No, the tale has just begun.'
As Quinn debates his life choices, the arrow pops another image. Snake lady is down to only 1 image.... for now.
Feeling his offensive magic will have little effect, Sherman focuses on giving his friends the best chances to fight the enemy. Right now the best course of action seems to be preventing the enemy of doing any of her dirty tricks. The classic way to hinder spellcasters is, of course, to silence them.
Alain keeps attacking, on his last legs, and swift action heals himself just a little more
Silence takes over.
@Tarphrex: That is going to reach you as well.
@Alain: Miss on the attack.
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INITIATIVE!
Alain Initiative: 17
Loth Initiative: 20
Quinn Initiative: 17
Sherman Initiative: 6
Tarphrex Initiative: 20
Zenaida Initiative: 22
Enemy Initiative: 18
@Loth: You are up.
Loth desperately fires another arrow, if only to provide the slightest semblance of support.
No longer having the viable option to reapply her images, she will instead continue lashing out at Alain....
...and one hit for....
...a gut wound of 29 damage. This brings Alain down to -16 HP. His mouth opens in pain, the sound lost to the spell. The snake lady throws her head back in laughter, but you all can only hear the pounding of blood in your ears as another companion is brought down by this creature.
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INITIATIVE!
Alain Initiative: 17
Loth Initiative: 20
Quinn Initiative: 17
Sherman Initiative: 6
Tarphrex Initiative: 20
Zenaida Initiative: 22
Enemy Initiative: 18
Quinn and Sherman are up.
Consider carefully and remember that you cannot effectively communicate with part of your party.
Things start to look dire indeed. One companion turned to statue, other cut down in most grievous way. Sherman pushes one more desperate attempt of offence, blasting the enemy with fire magic .
@Sherman: Let's start with the flaming sphere....
... not a fumble so she avoids that.
The rays definetly hit the AC and it also passes SR. And if I roll low, it hits her and not the image....
...that does pop the last, final image.
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@Quinn: A lot of your attacks have been negated due to those images, and now they've been cleared out. And Sherman has made it so she can't reactivate them, or at least as long as she is kept in the silence.
What have you got left up your sleeve?
Desperation fighting to overtake the halfling, he concentrated on the foe. Again, he mixes up a frosty vial and sends it flying with an arrow.
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@Quinn: That hits, dealing full damage...
..and she is staggered for 1 round.
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INITIATIVE!
Alain Initiative: 17
Loth Initiative: 20
Quinn Initiative: 17
Sherman Initiative: 6
Tarphrex Initiative: 20
Zenaida Initiative: 22
Enemy Initiative: 18
Tarphrex and Loth have a turn.
I'm not going to bot anyone due to how close this is.
Snake Lady is staggered (one action on her turn) and has no images.
@Tarphrex: You would provoke an AoO (due to her reach) if you move up the stairs to get out of the silence, and if you move down you'll lose sight of her. Just keep that in mind.
@Loth: You still have one round of collapsing the statue supports under your belt. IF you want to go back to that play.
Tarphrex retreats until he can hear, casts a spell, and disappears from sight.
Sensing an opportunity with Quinn's shot, Loth moves in to attack in melee once again.
As Tarphrex retreats back down into the clock tower, Loth moves forward with his sword. The blade scraps across her armor as she pushes it to the side with her spear.
She thrusts the spear into Loth, yanks it out, twirling it around, then sets her eyes on Sherman. She moves up to him, but that is all as she is staggered.
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Alain is dead. Loth is unconcious. Zenaida is a statue. Tarphrex has fled.
Quinn and Sherman are still up. And Loth (probably) needs a stabilization check.
INITIATIVE!
Alain Initiative: 17
Loth Initiative: 20
Quinn Initiative: 17
Sherman Initiative: 6
Tarphrex Initiative: 20
Zenaida Initiative: 22
Enemy Initiative: 18
Frowning as the beast drops another companion and closes the distance between them, Quinn looks up and down the narrow stairs.
Down to only 1 bomb mix left, and knowing first hand the deadly force wielding that spear, Quinn hunkers down. Taking careful aim, he fires an arrow and hops away from the foe.
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Nononono.... stay where you are....
But the enemy doesn't care much for Sherman's hopes and wishes, and now the reverend stares at the masked snake-woman from point-blank range. But this is not where he wants to be, and he desperately looks around for means to escape.
Past the statue there is a way, but guarding that, the many-armed demon. Sherman can only hope it is an illusion (at least quite passive for the last moments), and sprints towards it.
Once out of the reach from the enemy's spear. He turns and casts another scorching ray.
@Quinn: Your arrow zooms past, snapping against the angle statue.
@Sherman: You run underneath the demon as it floats in the air. It continues to stare at the wooden landing that leads onto the roof (where Quinn is), occasionally noding.
You reach out with another ray of fire, which fizzles against an invisible force before making contact.
@Tarphex: You're up. It is technically a new round, so she does have her AoO back and is no longer staggered. And she has Quinn in her sights and her reach.
Loth stablizes at -4 HP.
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I'm going to go ahead and have Snake Lady act. If Tarphrex does something that would change her actions, I'll adjust.
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Sherman has moved away from the entrance that she is blocking, so he'll have to come back towards her or jump off the edge (something he could reasonably survive, btw). She so is going to try and remove this pesky archer that's been popping her images and that she almost killed at the outset of the fight....
...Prot. Evil can't stop the first thrust, but protects against the second, and the third is well off...
... and she knocks Quinn out with her first thrust, which drops him prone and unconcious against the second attack, which would kill him. She smiles smugly behind her mask and looks back at Sherman, waiting to see what he tries next.
@Quinn: Let me know if I'm not reading your HP correctly or if you have something to save yourself. That first hit only just beat your AC.
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INITIATIVE!
Quinn Initiative: 17
Sherman Initiative: 6
Tarphrex Initiative: 20
Enemy Initiative: 18
Alain: deceased
Loth: unconcious but stable
Quinn: deceased (pending review)
Zenaida: statue