GM Cellion's Dawn of Flame AP (complete) (Inactive)

Game Master Cellion

Sammad can double up

To the other side, Flint delivers a devastating assault upon the red giant, breaking past his guard and tearing into his legs. With the icy attack proving extra effective, the red giant goes down with a tremendous crash!

The yellow giant attempts a final desperate blast from her cannon, this time enveloping Ordyt, Mari and Bel. The maneuver opens her up to retaliation (provoking from Bel and Ordyt) but still engulfs the trio. (20 electric damage to each, reduced to 15 for Mari thanks to her resistance)

Outside the transparent dome, you can briefly see a silver pod streak upwards at incredible speed before a tremendous gout of fire engulfs it from below. As the flames fade, you see a rain of silvery metal where the Chariot once flew.

||| INIT ||||
Bel (52 dmg)
Flint (40 dmg)
Ordyt (72 dmg, 2 negative levels)
Mari (15 dmg)
Sammad x2
Yellow Giant (114 dmg)

With big red down, Flint offers a quick prayer of thanks to the burning mother and says, ”Mari, let me know where a burst of holy flame would be most useful to weaken this transmitter,” as he moves in to support the others against the yellow giant.

[Readied action to release Supernova in location of Mari’s choosing, 10 or 15 feet radius, DC 19 Reflex for half, Half Holy Damage Half Fire Damage: 11d6 + 2 ⇒ (3, 5, 4, 2, 6, 5, 6, 5, 1, 1, 3) + 2 = 43

"TWO CAN PLAY AT THAT GAME!" Belmarniss roars as she strikes back at the giant, her junksword crackling and sparking!

AoO: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 283d4 + 16 ⇒ (4, 1, 3) + 16 = 24

She follows up with more fierce attacks!

Full Attack 1: 1d20 + 13 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 13 - 4 = 163d4 + 16 ⇒ (2, 2, 4) + 16 = 24
Full Attack 2: 1d20 + 13 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 13 - 4 = 203d4 + 16 ⇒ (1, 2, 2) + 16 = 21

Then she turns a moment, just in time to see the Chariot incinerated.

"No..."

AoO: 1d20 + 14 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 14 + 2 - 2 = 25 Damage: 4d4 + 16 + 2 ⇒ (2, 2, 2, 3) + 16 + 2 = 27

Determined to keep the pressure on the wounded giant still standing, Ordyt sidestepped to make it harder for her to watch him and Captain Conners simultaneously. But just as he draws back his arms to strike he spies the Chariot's dramatic, fiery fall, and his own blade falters.

Attack: 1d20 + 14 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 14 - 2 = 13 Damage: 4d4 + 16 ⇒ (3, 2, 1, 1) + 16 = 23

Twin opportunistic attacks pierce and shock the remaining giant. No sooner has she finished blasting you all with her cannon than she falls with another great crash.

Combat Over (Though Flint if you want to immediately turn your supernova upon something, you still can)

With the giants dealt with, you can turn your attention to the situation outside the window. Orange light shines down across the landscape, illuminating columns of smoke rising from the area around the Spire. From this height, its all but impossible to tell how the fight is going, but you know from the Commander's terminal that much of the fighting between the rebels and the Legion has moved into the Spire's lower floors.

At the same time, you note that the skies are calm. There's no sign of the Chariots and their clash with the dragon. In fact, as you look around, there's no sign of the dragon at all.

Flint will hold off on any explosions unless Mari gives him an immediate target that will help disable the device.

Mysticism: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17

”Is this it? They psychic amplifier? asks Flint.

Engineering: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (19) + 23 = 42

No sooner have the giants fallen then Mari has begun her examination of the monolith. She gives Flint a grim nod, confirming his hunch. "Yup, this is it. Almost ready to fire again, looks like. I can probably disarm it if I'm careful, but just smashing the thing will probably set it off, which would be Very Bad."

Rushing to the side of the transparent dome, Ordyt tries to get eyes on the dragon and see if any sign of continued resistance in the air.

”Whatever you’re going to do, do it quickly. I get the feeling time is running short.”

”I have an idea, Mari. Could we perhaps let the wave continue, but change the nature of the pulse? Instead of terror and despair, make it one of resolve to defend home and prevail against the invaders?” suggests Flint. ”I daresay those of us here have that well-covered if you need a source,” he adds to them all, but his gaze is for Belmarniss.

"I think we'd need a lot more anassanoi thinking those things to get that kind of change in the pulse, and those anassanoi are down under the Spire where our allies are fighting to free them. Let's see how this thing actually works before we try tampering with it."

Belmarniss steps forward and begins taking a closer look.

"Marisol? Ordyt? I'm gonna need your respective technical and magical expertise."

Engineering: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (11) + 19 = 30
Mysticism: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (9) + 16 = 25

Mari frowns at Flint's suggestion. "Maybe, but I can't say I'm thrilled with the idea of us trying to use the Psychic Terror Machine for 'good.'"

"And we can't hold onto it anyway--just turn it off! We don't know what further harms it might be capable of!"

Mari turns back to the machine, ready to work. "Right. Watch my back, yeah?"

While Bel starts getting to work, the short discussion happens to provide just enough of a gap that Mari spies something out of the corner of her eye - something she can only see thanks to the advanced processing of her exocortex! Rising up over the rim of the observation platform is a resplendent dragon with scales of red and gold. Puncture wounds and gashes dot her sides and wings, but she seems to be more than capable of powering through them. In fact, right now she seems to be fully ignoring them and staring right at you. The eastern doors into the observation dome slide open.

See Handouts!

Surprise Round time! Mari and Nysteryx are up in the surprise round, with Nysteryx going first. In the first full round, Ordyt acts prior to Nysteryx.

Nysteryx weaves a spell. To most of you, all you can see is an odd shimmer in the air that betrays some magic occurring. To Mari, Nysteryx begins moving extra fast.

||| INIT ||||
Mari (15 dmg) <- Surprise Round action only
Ordyt (72 dmg, 2 negative levels)
Nysteryx (injured, haste, invisibility)
Bel (52 dmg)
Flint (40 dmg)
Sammad

"Mari, what are you...?" Whispering a prayer to pierce veils of invisibility, Ordyt gasps as he sees the dragon now landing upon the balcony. "CONTACT! CONTACT! THE DRAGON IS HERE!" the oread shouts, pinging it's location on everyone's helmet HUDs as he maneuvers to get into cover.

Mysticism (What Kind of Dragon?!): 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (14) + 18 = 32
"Spread out, it'll breathe fire! Or Hells, maybe plasma..."

Casting See Invisibility then moving & taking cover.

I'll hold off on doubling Mari up for a day because of the significance of the encounter.

Ordyt recognizes the creature as a solar dragon. These proud outer dragons often see themselves as the origin of light and life in the universe. They can shine with a blinding light, are immune to fire but vulnerable to cold, resistant to nonmagical physical attacks as well as spells of all kinds, can channel positive energy to heal themselves, and of course breathe fire. Like most dragons, they are highly intelligent and capable of casting various spells.

Belmarniss turns and gapes as the dragon arrives. Then she regains her composure and clenches her junksword.

"It's the dream of every true Knight to slay an evil dragon," she says grimly, realizing a childhood dream was about to come true in the worst possible way.

OK, Mari can take her extra standard action from the surprise round afterward.

The air around her shimmers with light, even visible to those who can't otherwise see her, before she unleashes another spell, this one much more offensive in nature. (She turns visible immediately after casting it)

Bel Will: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20
Ordyt Will: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 21
Mari Will: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

While Bel and Ordyt resist the magic, Mari finds her mind clouded by confusion, suddenly uncertain who her allies and enemies are. (confused 1 minute)

||| INIT ||||
Bel (52 dmg)
Flint (40 dmg)
Sammad
Mari (15 dmg, confused 1 min) (+ an extra standard action prior to becoming confused)
Ordyt (72 dmg, 2 negative levels)
Nysteryx (injured, haste)

Finally reacting to the dragon’s approach, Flint manifests his Solar scimitar as he engages his jetpack and flies off to the dragon’s side (in an attempt to scatter). Rising 15 feet or so from the ground as he goes to clear the equipment, he suddenly has an idea, his eyes simultaneously starting once again to glow with photonic energy.

Into the comms, he says, ”The dragon will likely not wish to damage the sensitive equipment here; perhaps we can use that to our advantage as it attacks…

Belmarniss nods at Flint's statement, and ducks around the Resonator, dashing past Sammad and casting a spell to shift perception of her.

"Two can play at that game," she repeats. It wasn't quite the same as the dragon's invisibility, but deception could protect just as easily.

Belmarniss moves 30 feet and casts displacement on herself!

Oops, forgot one important thing when the dragon became visible...

As Nysteryx reveals herself, she begins to shine with an overwhelming, glorious light. Beholding the dragon in all its glory overwhelms eyes and mind in equal measure.

Flint Will: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20
Bel Will: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25
Ordyt Will: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20
Mari Will: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
Sammad Will: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20

Already distracted by her confusion, Mari finds herself also unable to see. (Honestly, that's probably the luckiest outcome!)

||| INIT ||||
Bel (52 dmg)
Flint (40 dmg)
Sammad
Mari (15 dmg, confused 1 min) (+ an extra standard action prior to becoming confused)
Ordyt (72 dmg, 2 negative levels)
Nysteryx (injured, haste)

It's a good thing Belmarniss has shades on! :P

Oof, sorry guys. Weekends are tough to post on RN.

"Dragon!" is all Mari has time to shout before both her mind and eyesight fall under assault. Her exocortex overloads and shuts down before the magical spell can overwhelm her mind, but it can't do anything to protect her vision.

She staggers backwards, searching from cover from the dragon.

Surprise round: Combat Tracking
Reaction: Neural shunt to have the confusion affect my exocortex instead of me.
Double move to cover while blinded.

Not sure what to expect, Ordyt advanced to the one of the terminal banks and takes a knee, quickly activating his bionanite implant to take the edge of the giants' blows in the last fight. "Alright team, if you've got any cards up your sleeve now's the time to play 'em!"

Move, take cover (+2AC I think?), activate nanites for a spot of healing and Fast Healing 2 for one minute.
Nanite Heal: 2d8 ⇒ (1, 8) = 9

Ordyt, you don't have any HP damage yet, so the nanites won't heal anything. Feel free to switch to a different standard action, or stick with the same one if you want the fast healing.

||| INIT ||||
Bel (52 dmg)
Flint (110 dmg, 15ft elevation)
Sammad x2
Mari (15 dmg, blinded 4 rds)
Ordyt (72 dmg, 2 negative levels)
Nysteryx (injured, haste, 20ft elevation)

Weathering the massive attack as best he is able, Flint moves into range carefully, jetting further away from the others to limit the dragon’s options for area attacks. Finally close enough, he makes a desperate slash at the foe, hoping his blade can harm the deadly dragon!

Guarded step and attack:

Solar Scimitar Attack: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (14) + 17 = 31
Magic Slashing Damage: 4d6 + 22 ⇒ (1, 1, 2, 6) + 22 = 32

Feeling incredibly sluggish without her exocortex, Mari drops her breaching gun and instead draws a sidearm. Trying to find the dragon by the sound of its wings, she points her weapon in its general direction and fires wildly.

Static Arc Pistol, 2nd range increment: 1d20 + 14 - 2 ⇒ (3) + 14 - 2 = 15
Electricity: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11
50% Miss: 1d100 ⇒ 64

Belmarniss continues running around the Resonator to come out behind the dragon, where Flint is engaging her, and focuses her arcane sight on the dragon's enhancements, vibrating with speed, hoping to tear them from her like cheap fabric.

Move Action 30 ft. to current position. Standard Action to cast dispel magic on Nysteryx's haste.

Dispel Check: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29

Sorry GM, forgot that healing couldn't affect lost SP. Ordyt would instead have cast Reflective Armor and lamented that there isn't a Greater version of the spell.

Bel, if you're feeling generous and/or lucky, a dispel magic on me could remove the confused effect from my exocortex and give me back my weapon proficiencies.

Flint scores a single solid hit with his blade when he jets in. Mari's arcing pistol shot goes well off target, sparking against the transparent dome rather than her intended target. And Bel's dispel gets its hooks into the dragon's haste spell and pulls it apart, returning the dragon to a more reasonable speed.

Sounds good Ordyt. You're still up for this round.

||| INIT ||||
Bel (52 dmg, displacement)
Flint (110 dmg, 15ft elevation)
Sammad x2
Mari (15 dmg, blinded 3 rds)
Ordyt (72 dmg, reflective armor, 2 negative levels)
Nysteryx (32 dmg + earlier damage, 20ft elevation)

I assume we'll get a Get 'Em from Sammad

Gripping his rifle tightly and breathing a quick prayer to Sarenrae, Ordyt follows his captain's lead and lets his jump-jets carry him forward and upward to strike at the dragon.
Attack: 1d20 + 14 - 2 ⇒ (14) + 14 - 2 = 26 Potentially another +2 for 28 total
Damage: 4d4 + 16 ⇒ (1, 1, 2, 4) + 16 = 24

Botting Sammad:
In the first round, Sammad moves up to get a cleaner shot and fires.
Zero Pistol w/ double tap: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19 Damage (C): 1d6 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16
But his icy beam deflects harmlessly off the dragon's hide. In the second, he moves to bolster Flint, before rallying the team into an attack on the dragon.
(Inspiring boost for +24 SP to Flint, plus improved get em on the dragon for +2 to hit)

The dragon booms "Foolish!" before diving down five feet to close her jaws around Ordyt. Teeth crush through his already weakened armor, piercing him in a half dozen places and sending him into a critical state! (Hit for 48 piercing damage and knocking him out)

Nysteryx moved 5feet down and away from Flint with a guarded step, so no provoking

||| INIT ||||
Bel (52 dmg, displacement)
Flint (10 hpdmg, 76 spdmg, 15ft elevation)
Sammad
Mari (15 dmg, blinded 3 rds)
Ordyt (0HP|0SP, 2 negative levels, dying)
Nysteryx (37 dmg + earlier damage, 15ft elevation)

”ORYDT—NOoooooooo!” cries Flint, his eyes flaring with photonic power but unable to release his focus from the dragon. Drifting over carefully (guarded step), Flint strikes again, hoping to damage this terrible foe.

Solar Scimitar Attack with Get Em: 1d20 + 17 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 17 + 2 = 26
Magical Slashing Damage: 4d6 + 22 ⇒ (5, 6, 3, 3) + 22 = 39

Nysteryx spits "Oh don't be overdramatic, little spark. He's not dead, yet." as she deflects Flint's attack with a well placed claw slash.

||| INIT ||||
Bel (52 dmg, displacement)
Flint (10 hpdmg, 76 spdmg, 15ft elevation)
Sammad
Mari (15 dmg, blinded 3 rds)
Ordyt (0HP|0SP, 2 negative levels, dying)
Nysteryx (37 dmg + earlier damage, 15ft elevation)

Belmarniss focuses her power and casts another spell, this time on herself to further protect her.

Standard Action: Belmarniss casts mirror image!

Image Figments: 1d4 ⇒ 2

Then she moves towards Ordyt, hoping the distraction Flint's providing will enable her to get a serum or two into him and bring him back to the fight.

Move Action to current position, and hoping to Iomedae that console grants me some cover!

The dragon ignores the defensively empowered Bel, at least for now.

|||| INIT ||||
Bel (52 dmg, displacement, 2 mirror images)
Flint (10 hpdmg, 76 spdmg, 15ft elevation)
Sammad
Mari (15 dmg, blinded 3 rds)
Ordyt (0HP|0SP, 2 negative levels, dying)
Nysteryx (37 dmg + earlier damage, 15ft elevation)

Spending 2RP to Stabilize this round--Bel focus fire on the dragon! I'll be back in the fight next turn, we need to put as much hurt on it as we can!

Groaning, Ordyt struggles to push through the haze of pain as his vision blurs and darkens, trying to make sense of the messy noises that reach him.

Will wait until tomorrow before doubling up Mari and Sammad. It's a spicy situation after all. If people have specific botting action requests, please put them in for the case where we don't have a post from them by tomorrow.

Botting Sammad, Mari is doubled up.
With Ordyt down, Sammad calls upon the rest of the party to continue the attack on the dragon, and readies himself to rally Ordyt the moment he wakes. (Imp Get Em for +2 attack vs. Nysteryx, and readying to boost Ordyt for 34 SP by spending 1 RP. Interestingly, it has to be readied because inspiring boost is sense dependent)

|||| INIT ||||
Bel (52 dmg, displacement, 2 mirror images)
Flint (10 hpdmg, 76 spdmg, 15ft elevation)
Sammad
Mari (15 dmg, blinded 2 rds) x2
Ordyt (0HP|34SP, 2 negative levels, stable and unconscious)
Nysteryx (37 dmg + earlier damage, haste, 15ft elevation, imp get em)

Flint’s AOO:

AOO with Solar Scimitar and Get Em: 1d20 + 17 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 17 + 2 = 24
Magical Slashing Damage: 4d6 + 22 ⇒ (5, 4, 2, 5) + 22 = 38

Keeping up the pressure, Flint flares into frigid flame and charges in at the dragon, leaving a trail of sub-zero flames in his wake!

Fully-attuned, Plasma Sheath, Stellar Rush and risking dragon’s AOO

Solar Scimitar Attack with Get Em: 1d20 + 17 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 17 + 2 = 38
Half Holy Half Cold Damage: 4d6 + 27 ⇒ (1, 4, 5, 5) + 27 = 42

Mari staggers toward the sound of fighting, coming up on Bel with an odd device held in her hand.

"Here, take this," she says, holding it out. "A little something extra for you."

Double moving up to Bel, moving again, then using Miracle Worker. Bel, you don't have to actually do anything to get this boost (despite the flavor) but it's a +2 bonus either to both of your ACs or the attack and damage on one of your weapons.

Spend 1RP to Stay in the fight

Coughing back to consciousness, Ordyt feels the stickiness of blood on his chin but doesn't have time to do anything about it. Sammad's words of encouragement ringing in his ears, the oread reaches over to grab his rifle before sighting up at the enormous dragon brawling with Flint overhead.

"Hey scaly, I got you something."
Attack: 1d20 + 9 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 9 + 2 - 2 = 27 Damage: 2d8 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (6, 5) + 10 + 2 = 23

Belmarniss takes Marisol's offered device and plugs it into her armor, a shimmering force-field beginning to emanate from it.

"Thanks, Mari," she says.

Taking the +2 to AC!

Then she turns her attention back to the dragon, glowering as she can sense the return of the magical currents she'd just dispelled.

"F*cking STOP THAT!" she barks before repeating the gestures and incantations to dispel it again.

Dispel Magic: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 10 + 2 = 19

Would my move action cover getting a serum out of my pack and tossing it to Ordyt, or just the act of retrieving it and not the tossing?

Bel, you need separate move actions to draw an item out and toss it.

Meanwhile, Mari delivers a miraculous short-term augmentation that enhances Bel's armor. Ordyt returns to consciousness and sends a very well aimed round at the dragon, only to find it glancing off her scales. Bel calls upon the same magic she used earlier, but she struggles without success to break the dragon's new transmutation.

Nysteryx snarls with fresh anger at the unexpectedly icy attack from Flint, then lunges for him. He dives down to evade her jaws, only to end up exposed to both claws and her devastatingly powerful tail. (Two hits and crit, dealing 30 dmg, 54 dmg and 25 dmg after DR. That'll knock Flint out unless I missed something important) With Flint falling slack, Nysteryx flies with blinding speed over him and to the south end of the room where she lands within biting and clawing range of Mari.

|||| INIT ||||
Bel (52 dmg, displacement, 2 mirror images, +2 AC)
Flint (0HP|0SP, 15ft elevation, unconscious and dying)
Sammad x2
Mari (15 dmg, blinded 1 rd)
Ordyt (1HP|34SP, 2 negative levels, prone)
Nysteryx (73 dmg + earlier damage, haste, 0ft elevation, imp get em)

Belmarniss steps around Marisol to stand in front of her.

"For Victory, for the Heart," she says somberly as she crushes a spare battery in her hand, sending a wave of electricity towards the foe!

Arcing Surge (DC 21 Reflex): 10d6 ⇒ (6, 3, 2, 6, 1, 3, 6, 4, 1, 2) = 34

A 27 missed? Yikes!

Pushing to his feet with a groan, Ordyt raises his rifle with shaky hands and squeezes off another burst of kinetic fire. "We...gotta spread out...before it breathes...again," Ordyt he manages, swaying on his feet.

Attack: 1d20 + 9 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 9 + 2 - 2 = 29 Crit?: 4d8 + 24 ⇒ (3, 4, 4, 6) + 24 = 41

Hopefullly a 29 will hit!

Sammad woops as Ordyt rises unsteadily, but his jaw drops as Flint takes a punishing series of blows!

He moves a few feet for a better sightline on the dragon, then sights down with his zero pistol, crying out "Rally, team - we've taken worse!", before leveling a freezing blast!

Zero pistol, improved get 'em: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 10 + 2 = 30

Cold damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

He then switches to his screamer decoupler, dropping to a knee to deliver a pair of shots towards the dragon!

Screamer decoupler, double tap: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 2 + 1 = 23

Acid damage: 1d10 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15

(Flint spends 2 RP to stabilize unless someone has a way to heal him this round.)

Mari you're doubled up. Keep in mind you'll still be blinded for the first of those two rounds.
Sammad's decoupler bonus crit dmg: 1d10 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18

Seeing through her good eye, Nysteryx spots the perfect line the party has aligned themselves in. Rearing back, she breathes out a white hot lance of flame! (I will assume Mari repositioned on her turn and doesn't get caught in the same line as the rest)

Flint Reflex: 1d20 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (16) - 2 + 2 = 16
Ordyt Reflex: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 2 = 7
Bel Reflex: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

You're all caught off guard and grievously burned. (Flint takes 67 fire damage after resist, sending him back to dying. Ordyt takes 72 fire damage, also going back to dying. Bel takes 75 fire damage and stays standing) Nysteryx flares her wings, basking in the red glow of the burning bodies around her. Her inner light grows bright, healing her wounds, including her eye.

|||| INIT ||||
Bel (127 dmg, displacement, 2 mirror images, +2 AC)
Flint (0HP|0SP, 15ft elevation, unconscious and dying)
Sammad
Mari (15 dmg) x2
Ordyt (0HP|0SP, 2 negative levels, unconscious and dying)
Nysteryx (106 dmg + earlier damage, haste, 0ft elevation, imp get em)