Wrath of the Righteous for Paladins (Inactive)

Game Master trawets71

The paladins discuss their plans while they await the demon coming back.

Round 15
Party Up

If you are going to organize like Leothar suggested would you please move your icons on the map.

D-112

Fley nods at Leothar as he moves in to the corner, drawing both his weapons. "Thank you for looking after me friends. Do you think he's coming back?".

"Let's form up. Fley in the corner, Dadna against the closed door, and the other three of us forming a barrier to the south of them."

Nodding in agreement with Leothar, he shifts out of the way, letting the others move behind him. Looking for the demon, waiting to see if it casts darkness. Wondering what supernatural skills he could use against it.

Readied action, if it casts darkness, he will use daylight, if it attacks he will cast PoF with the his last LoH.

Time passes and then the group begins to see darkness emerge from the room to the west. It fills the western part of the room and then those with darkvision see the demon step into the room in the center of the darkness. He points at Leothar and a black bolt of energy streaks from his finger striking Leothar in the chest and he feels weaker. Negattive Levels: 1d4 ⇒ 4

Touch: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20

Round 18
Party

D-112

I made a mistake on the radius of the darkness. It's 60' so much bigger areas were in darkness. When you closed the northern door in this room it returned to normal light levels. When Ian casts his daylight the light level will return to normal light.

Attack with bane and smite...and negative levels: 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 3 - 3 ⇒ (2) + 9 + 2 + 3 - 3 = 13
Ignore DR Damage: 1d10 + 11 + 2 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 11 + 2 + 12 = 27
Evil Outsider Bane: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (1, 1) + 2 = 4

Dadna moved forward to attack the demon. But the sudden change in light caused her attack to falter as she ran into a chair. She kept to her feet, but it was still not ideal.

... When Ian casts his daylight the light level will return to normal light.

Just clarifying, the readied action (daylight spell) was round 17.

Relieved his aasimarian light was able to remove the darkness, Ian moves forward behind Dadna, releasing his faith, increasing the light even more. Speaking to the demon, trying to take it's attention away from his friends. "You should have fled when you had the chance demon."

AC 26/27 vs demon, Divine bond:+ 1 shield enhancement 9th of 10 rds. Move action: 10 ft, Standard cast PoF
For you all
PoF 1st of 10 rds. This causes a nimbus of light to emanate from the warrior of the holy light in a 30-foot radius. All allies in this area (including the warrior of the holy light) receive a +1 morale bonus to AC and on attack rolls, damage rolls, and saving throws against fear as long as they remain in the area of light. This power lasts for 1 minute.
Focus: Whenever a mythic ally that is within 30 feet uses the surge ability, it rolls its bonus die twice and takes the higher result.

This demon has rolled 3, 3, and 4 on 1d4 for what I think is Eneveration. Not only is it crafty and elusive, it is also damn lucky.

I think furniture prevents Leothar from moving 20' and attacking, and he is down to 1 Mythic power.

Leothar moves closer to the demon and uses Total Defense (since he can't quite get close enough to hit it).

AC 27 against the demon, with +4 from Total Defense and +1 PoF.

Just clarifying, the readied action (daylight spell) was round 17.

The readied action was if he cast darkness. He did not cast any spells they were already in effect

Ian Passeri wrote:

Just clarifying, the readied action (daylight spell) was round 17.

The readied action was if he cast darkness. He did not cast any spells they were already in effect

so seeing the darkness approaching doesn't count? I mean the demon did cast darkness at some point in time, Ian just became aware of it in that round :)

You can cast it in round 18 when you became aware of it.

You can cast it in round 18 when you became aware of it.

ok, since 18 is described already, he will cast it in 19.

Fley hears Leothar scream as his strength is sapped. "Hey, you. Why don't you pick on someone your own size?"

The gnome runs south to be behind is larger friends then raises his kukris, preparing for any incoming attack.

Move south, then total defense. AC 24 with total defense/PoF vs demon

Ardriel prepares to fire an arrow at the demon once the darkness is gone.

Readied Attack, PoF, Mythic PBS: 1d20 + 10 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 10 + 1 + 2 = 23
Damage, PoF, Mythic PBS: 1d8 + 2 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 1 + 2 = 9

Dadna moves forward and misses the demon. Leothar moves to get closer to be able to attack. Enveloped in the darkness Ian tries to activate the power of his faith and even though he can feel the power it doesn't do anything in the darkness. Fley then stumbles forward in the dark while Ardriel readies an arrow if there is light.

The demon stares at at the group and you feel your life being sucked out of you. Everyone make a DC 18 fort save or gain a negative level The demon then is on his guard as he concentrates on something and steps forward and touches Leothar who feels drained by the touch.

Concentration DC 21: 1d20 + 8 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 8 + 5 = 25

Touch: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (4) + 15 = 19

Damage Leothar: 4d6 ⇒ (5, 5, 2, 3) = 15

Round 19
Party Up

D-97

Fort, negative levels: 1d20 + 9 - 3 ⇒ (4) + 9 - 3 = 10

Fley clutches his chest as energy drains from him. "Not again..."

Feeling useless in the darkness, Fley continues to hold out his kukri's in a defensive position.

AC 24 with total defense/PoF vs demon

Fort: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28

Attack with bane and smite...and negative levels. Swift action to remove reach, having stepped forward to be in straight melee. This way a flank can be set up: 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 3 - 3 ⇒ (19) + 9 + 2 + 3 - 3 = 30
Ignore DR Damage: 1d10 + 11 + 2 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 11 + 2 + 12 = 28
Evil Outsider Bane: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (6, 3) + 2 = 11

Shrugging off the demon's, Dadna used it's spell casting distraction to attack again. This time she landed a solid blow, her holy weapon dealing substantial damage despite it's otherworldly protections.

Fort, Negative Levels: 1d20 + 10 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 10 - 4 = 8

Okay... so Leothar has now lost 25 HP from negative levels, and now 15 from that attack. And he is at 5 negative levels. Can't take another one from that gaze attack.

On the brink of death, Leothar moves south taking the AOO, and strikes at the demon.
Attack, PoF, Smite, Negative Levels, Flank: 1d20 + 12 + 1 + 1 - 5 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 12 + 1 + 1 - 5 + 2 = 21
Damage: 1d8 + 5 + 1 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 5 + 1 + 6 = 16

He also calls on the power of Torag to heal his wounds.
LoH: 3d6 ⇒ (1, 2, 3) = 6

fort: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29

Feeling the darkness wash over him, Ian resists the cold clammy sensation of the demons dark stare. From deep within himself, something wells up. As if generations of celestials call to him, to 'know' himself. For the first time, he begins to glow with a light, not from his faith in someone or something else, but from inside of himself. Seeing the demon for the first time, Ian raises an eyebrow, looking at the thing. "What? You? Your the one causing all this fuss?" Smiling, he readies the demon bane sword.

AC 27/28 vs demon, PoF, Divine bond:+ 1 shield enhancement 10th of 10 rds. Standard casts light
For you all
PoF 2nd of 10 rds. This causes a nimbus of light to emanate from the warrior of the holy light in a 30-foot radius. All allies in this area (including the warrior of the holy light) receive a +1 morale bonus to AC and on attack rolls, damage rolls, and saving throws against fear as long as they remain in the area of light. This power lasts for 1 minute.
Focus: Whenever a mythic ally that is within 30 feet uses the surge ability, it rolls its bonus die twice and takes the higher result.

Fort: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20

I believe Ian intended to cast daylight, not light.

Ardriel resists the demon's gaze, preventing it from draining his life force. As Ian's light fills the room, he can finally see his foe, and he unleashes a pair of arrows at him.

Attack 1, PoF, Mythic PBS: 1d20 + 10 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 10 + 1 + 2 = 15
Cold Iron damage, PoF, Mythic PBS: 1d8 + 2 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 1 + 2 = 6
Attack 2, PoF, Mythic PBS: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 5 + 1 + 2 = 27
Cold Iron damage, PoF, Mythic PBS: 1d8 + 2 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 + 1 + 2 = 12

I believe Ian intended to cast daylight, not light.

Durr, yes, sorry about that got so excited about useing something that may penetrate the darkness that I didn't say it properly, he is casting daylight: Aasimars can use it once per day as a spell-like ability (caster level equal to the aasimar’s class level).

Dadna carefully moves by the desk and chair and attacks the demon, smaking it hard in the head. Leothar moves forward and attacks but Radiance is pushed aside. As the darkness turns to normal light Ardirel fires two arrows at the beast and one manages to find its mark and the demon falls.

Silence once again falls over the temple.

With the demon fallen, Dadna fell to her knees, both in exhaustion and in prayer. She didn't even bother saying anything. She was just glad that it was over, and that those who had defiled the temple had been punished.

As Ardirel's arrow brings the demon down, Ian breaths a sigh of relief. "I'm surprised the thing was able to do so much damage to us. I must learn to deal with the darkness better." Looking to his friends, seeing Dadna fall to her knees, Leothar looking like death warmed over and poor Fley looking like he's barely able to stand. Ian jestures towards the altar. "I will check under the altar see if there is anything there that may help us."

While the others catch their breath, he moves to the alter sheathing his sword. looking for a way to move or investigate under the altar.

Leothar offers a prayer of thanks to Torag for the reliable aim of his allies. Would that I had done as well.
"I am in your debt. All of you. Thank you."

His very soul has been torn apart by the demon.
Those that but tear the flesh I can endure. How can I face a foe like that one?

"I take the blame. These rooms were individually too small to maneuver in, and taken together too extensive to back each other up.
Running around, getting separated... We should have shrunk the battlefield and closed doors.
And we should have prepared to disrupt its magic. We cannot use magic of our own to prevent teleporting, but a well-timed strike can do that."

That could easily have been a TPK had it used its Enervatiom to focus fire on Dadna (who did nearly all the damage).

Fley sits down, exhausted. "Thank the gods. I feared the worst. But we prevailed.". He nods as Leothar talks. "Don't blame yourself. It caught us unaware and unready. But now we know what kind of monsters we'll be up against. We can prepare better for the future."

Watching the others, Fley asks, "what now? I want to clear the taint out of this temple?". He eyes the body of the demon. "And we need to get rid that body."

Ian moves into the chapel to look for a way to find the rumored supplies.

As Fley eyes the body he notices it twitch slightly.

"You are correct, Fley. We should cleanse and purify this temple."

"I concur. We must find a way for the two of us to do better when faced with darkness - I was blind as a bat. Perhaps there's something there to deal with that. I will assist you in cleaning and purifying the temple, Leothar. Let us send a message to the army first, to let them know what we are doing."

Calling back over his shoulder as he inspects the altar, Seamus calls back, disappointed how little most of his 'light' was. . "I was as blind as a bat as well. We will need greater power against the darkness."

Remembering how the others did so much to clean the altar dedicated to Iomedae he adds, "Clearing and restoring the temple is the least we can do."

Curious to how Ardriel would send a message he asks, "Yes a message would be good, how would we do it?"

While Ian is talking he will take 20 (21) on perception searching the altar
Edit:

As Fley eyes the body he notices it twitch slightly.

Fley you doing something about that?

Fley half listens in to the conversation while staring directly at the body.

"Did you see that?" he whispers, second guessing himself. The body twitches some more.

"It's still alive! The demon! It's twitching!". Fley stands up, drawing his kukri.

When Ian gets halfway to the alter the room the room goes dark again. When he enters the temple the hair on the back of his head stand on end again and he feels slimy again. Ian spends two minutes looking for a trigger for the alter. Know there should be one and where it might be helps greatly and just as he is ready to give up he finds it. He trips the switch and a sizable hollow space below the altar is revealed. It is lined with lead and contains dozens and dozens of cure light wounds, enough for an army.

Dadna brought her weapon down onto what was left of the demon's head. Wearily she said "It's not."

When Ian found the cache she smiled, though it was a tired one. "We have all done the will of the Gods here, today. And this cache will likely save more than a few lives. Well done, everyone."

As Dadna and the others enter the Chapel they feel the hairs on the back of their necks stand up and that slimy feeling all over.

What do you guys do now in the temple. I just need to know what you are doing. No rush to get things done as combat is over.

Ardriel says, "I'll write out a message for Irabeth and have Yarnala carry it down to her. I'll have her send a few soldiers up to help carry these healing potions down, as well."

Ardriel sits down to write a message to Irabeth, telling her what they encountered and their plan to reconsecrate the temple, as well as bury the two crusader's bodies they'd found. The army could camp for the day, and if she could send a few soldiers up to help carry the cache of healing potions down to the army, and ask Horgus to see to their distribution.

Nodding to Ardriel. "That's a good idea."

Keeping his halo illuminated Angus Takes his shield off, slinging it over his shoulder, unconsciously rubbing his arms. "Why does this room feel so...off?"

Moving to a ghoul body, he grabs it by the heals and begins to drag it out to the courtyard. "I guess the first step in cleaning up this temple is getting the filth out."

Fley looks around for a broom or a mop, anything to help clean up. Seeing nothing of that nature, Fley starts clearing weeds, carrying out rocks or other debris, cleaning blood or other stains, rearranging the furniture, things of that nature.

Leothar attempts to follow the lead of the others in cleaning the temple.

First, he will remove the demon's body, and those of the ghouls, taking them out to the courtyard and building a pyre.

He then focuses on any bloodstains, or any other remnants of torture (like the manacles that Dadna ripped out before). Scrubbing with water and praying for the souls of the defenders.

Then he will work on repairing the physical structure as best as he can. He is no stonemason, but will make an attempt.

He will pray to Torag for guidance, and will look to arrange things as they should be in such a temple.

After clearing the bodies from the building, Ian helps clear the debris and put things back in an orderly fashion. Scrapping dried blood off of the floors he begins to pray to Iomdeae for direction on how to help purify the temple and asking her to clear the dark, almost oily stain, from the atmosphere.

Not sure what needs to be done, Ian doesn't have spells or knowledge religion.

As the group cleans the temple, Ian gets the feeling that something isn't right in the chapel; the undead were more powerful there and it just feels evil.

Maybe a Desecrate spell... would Spellcraft or Knowledge (Arcana) reveal the issue? Leothar, unfortunately, has neither of those.

If it was a spell in place it would take a detect magic and kn: arcana

His letter finished and sent down to the army, Ardriel scanned the area for magic.

Detect Magic.

Knowledge (arcana): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 23

Ardriel studies the chapel and finds that it has a desecrate spell cast in it covering the whole chapel.

I don't remember if were playing that Ardriel needs to inform us, or if we just assume he shares the information, So post is a little generic.

Surveying their work, Ian pauses for a moment. "The Temple looks better but I still feel the slimy darkness. What do we need to do to get rid of it?"

"Sosiel or Aravashnial may be able to help us, if we lack the means to do so on our own. Should we send two of our number to go get them? I do not know if this weakness from the demon's attacks will wear off or if a healer can help.
As it is, I feel like I would be a liability if there were another battle."
Leothar has 4 negative levels from what I think is Enervation, which I know OOC will wear off eventually, and 1 from the gaze attack, and I don't know if that is temporary or permanent.

"I think Sosiel can help us - the demons have cast a spell of desecration upon this chapel, and we will require a priest to re-consecrate it, unless we have a scroll to do so."

Death Stealing Gaze says you gain a negative level. It doesn't say whether it is temporary or permanent. Fell free to look up the nabasu bestiary entry. And that was Enervation you were hit with. Desecrate can be dispelled by dispel magic.

I thought Desecrate required a Consecrate spell to counter it?

”I, for one, don’t have the blessings to consecrate this temple.” Dadna said. ”And I’m sure that Torag wouldn’t want us to put our siege on hold. We have a war to win, and the best prayers we can offer is victory.” Her face was pale and she fought the shaking in her hands. She did not want to appear weak, and there was no point complaining over what couldn’t be fixed. ”Our main goal should be getting these resources to our men and women who will be fighting this war.”

"No, I think we should consecrate the temple. Radiance is... speaking to me. This is important.
I will go to fetch Sosiel and Aravashnial. To Dispel the evil magic and then Consecrate the temple. I am not fit to fight, but I can be a messenger. We will need Terendelev's scale of levitation, I think.
We will need to rest here anyway, for at least some of the demon's magic to wear off."