Chance glares suspiciously at Vitalis, Jisara, and Edrakk, then flies closer to the chanting priests and lets a pernicious poltergeist fly through them (light blue border on the map), throwing the dropped weapons and other gear of the recently deceased into the crowd in a maelstrom of debris.
Vitalis moves forward and swings at Grivenner! Hit.
Now, I’m gonna give everyone a Hero Point, because I’m still really bad at giving them out. Also because…
HYYAAAAAAHHHH!!!”
A loud warcry echoes from above. Up at the balcony—where the PCs fought against Barzillai—are four diabolic “angels”—three coarti devils and a munagola devil. The munagola directs the coartis in an aerial strategy in Diabolic. ◆ Flight Commander of Dis: the munagola and the coartis gain a +20-foot status bonus to their fly Speeds for 1 round.
The executioner devil then rushes forward into a ◆◆ Sudden Dive against Chance! Flies twice. If they end at a lower elevation with a creature in melee reach, they make a Strike with a +1 circumstance bonus. And considering the +20-foot status bonus to Speed and the fact that you fly downward at double Speed, the devil can easily reach Chance.
Munagola vs Chance w/sickened 1; Sudden Dive:1d20 + 24 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 24 + 1 = 44 Unholy Slashing Damage (doubled from crit):2d12 + 13 ⇒ (3, 10) + 13 = 26Fire Damage (doubled from crit):1d6 ⇒ 3 +5 from the fire weakness from Asmodeus and 1d10 persistent fire
But Vitalis intersepts the attack! Retributive Strike for resistance 14 to all damage, negating the fire damage and reducing the slashing damage to 38
The devil shrieks at Vitalis’s holy attack searing its flesh!
4 persistent spirit
DC 15 flat:1d20 ⇒ 6
Corinstian Grivenner howls in pain at Vitalis’s attack—for even though he is the most powerful priest here, he is still but a feeble old man. He needs to reduce their number to survive. His first instinct is to remove Tanessen from the equation, but he remembers Barzillai’s briefings on the Silver Ravens: Tanessen is a Hellknight that is strong of will.
So instead, the high priest turns to the other nuisance: the poisoner!
◆◆ ”You shall go to the belfry and ring the Devil’s Bells! So says the Word of Asmodeus!”A Hero Point if anyone can name that super obscure reference.
Edrakk Will:1d20 + 20 ⇒ (18) + 20 = 38
But the high priest’s own magical cynicism works against him—for why would the paranoid Edrakk ever follow any command this evil man has to say? That was a VERY clutch save against suggestion!
Realizing the contradictory nature of his own magic, the old priest desperately ◆ casts shield.
I’m keeping the coarti’s off the map, but in reality they’re about 25 feet laterally from the southern edge of the encounter map.
At the start of Jisara’s turn, Thatch heals 12 HP.
Mass Killing
Round 5
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Munagola <White> (-58) {4 persistent spirit; +20-foot status to fly Speed: Round 0 of 1} [20’ above ground]
Corinstian Grivenner <Black> (-143) [5’ above ground]
Jisara (-36) {sickened 1; invisible: round 2 of 10} [20’ above ground]
Thatch (-16) {sickened 1; Fast Healing 12: Round 3 of 4} [0’ above ground]
Edrakk (-28) {concealed; Cynical: Round 2 of 10; drained 1; 6d8 persistent void; 4d6 persistent bleed} [0’ above ground]
The Priesthood <Red> (-190) [0’ above ground]
Coarti <Yellow> {+20-foot status to fly Speed: Round 0 of 1} [50’ above ground]
Coarti <Green> {+20-foot status to fly Speed: Round 0 of 1} [50’ above ground]
Coarti <Blue> {+20-foot status to fly Speed: Round 0 of 1} [50’ above ground]
Chance (-79) {1d10 persistent fire; sickened 1; Cynical} [20’ above ground]
Vitalis (-44) {sickened 2 & slowed 1; Fast Healing 12: Round 1 of 4; Expanded Aura: Round 1 of 10; Fury Cocktail: Large, clumsy 1, -1 AC, -2 Reflex, “+1” melee attacks} [5’ above ground]
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Thatch surges forward toward the munagola as Jisara channels a spell through her familiar. She reaches out with an invisible hand that clenches shut, just as a cloud of ethereal barbed chains appear around the devil and try to bind it in place.
The priesthood all grapple with their pain, desperately raising their holy symbols as they ◆◆ Cast a Spell, and a barrage of shadowy rays fly at Vitalis!
The coartis all ◆◆ Fly down to the central nave—Yellow flanking Vitalis with Grivenner, and Blue and Green flanking Edrakk with each other. They each then do a ◆ Wing Snap Makes two wing Strikes, plus some extra debuffs for flight, which they aren’t doing anymore. Green’s attack against Edrakk resolves first, so there’s no flanking on that one.
A bunch of wing attacks:
Yellow vs Vitalis OG w/sickened 2 & mutagen; Prelate’s Inspiration:1d20 + 19 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 19 + 1 = 33 Unholy Bludgeoning Damage:1d6 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13Fire Damage:1d6 ⇒ 5 +5 from fire weakness
Green vs Edrakk; Prelate’s Inspiration:1d20 + 19 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 19 + 1 = 23 Unholy Bludgeoning Damage:1d6 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15Fire Damage:1d6 ⇒ 2 +5 from fire weakness DC 5 flat:1d20 ⇒ 17
Green vs Edrakk; 2nd, agile, Prelate’s Inspiration:1d20 + 19 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 19 - 4 + 1 = 26 Unholy Bludgeoning Damage:1d6 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11Fire Damage:1d6 ⇒ 1 +5 from fire weakness DC 5 flat:1d20 ⇒ 11
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Blue vs Edrakk OG; Prelate’s Inspiration:1d20 + 19 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 19 + 1 = 26 Unholy Bludgeoning Damage:1d6 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11Fire Damage:1d6 ⇒ 5 +5 from fire weakness DC 5 flat:1d20 ⇒ 2
Blue vs Edrakk OG; 2nd, agile, Prelate’s Inspiration:1d20 + 19 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 19 - 4 + 1 = 25 Unholy Bludgeoning Damage:1d6 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15Fire Damage:1d6 ⇒ 6 +5 from fire weakness DC 5 flat:1d20 ⇒ 6
FYI, I absolutely would have had a coarti or two go after Jisara if it weren’t for the fact that she’s invisible and there’s no feasible way those guys would have noticed any of the shenanigans she’s doing when THEY were so high up and SHE was so far from the main action.[/spoiler]
[ooc]At the start of his turn, Vitalis heals 12 HP.
Mass Killing
Round 5
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Munagola <White> (-70) {4 persistent spirit; +20-foot status to fly Speed: Round 0 of 1} [20’ above ground]
Corinstian Grivenner <Black> (-143) [5’ above ground]
Jisara (-36; +6) {sickened 1; invisible: round 2 of 10} [20’ above ground]
Thatch (-16) {sickened 1; Fast Healing 12: Round 3 of 4} [0’ above ground]
Edrakk (-69) {concealed; Cynical: Round 2 of 10; drained 1; 4d6 persistent bleed} [0’ above ground]
The Priesthood <Red> (-190) [5’ above ground]
Coarti <Yellow> {+20-foot status to fly Speed: Round 0 of 1} [5’ above ground]
Coarti <Green> {+20-foot status to fly Speed: Round 0 of 1} [5’ above ground]
Coarti <Blue> {+20-foot status to fly Speed: Round 0 of 1} [5’ above ground]
Chance (-79) {1d10 persistent fire; sickened 1; Cynical} [20’ above ground]
Vitalis (-52) {sickened 2 & slowed 1; Fast Healing 12: Round 1 of 4; Expanded Aura: Round 2 of 10; Fury Cocktail: Large, clumsy 1, -1 AC, -2 Reflex, “+1” melee attacks} [5’ above ground]
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Vitalis turns his attention to the flying enemies. First he strikes at the munagola, channeling his holy retribution. Then he strikes at the lesser coarti devil that is flanking him.
"I appreciate the consideration, coming down to greet me. I must thank you by sending you back to Hell."
Chance drops down 10 feet and flies to a more central spot. He calls on Reprisal's light to put the fear of the Lucky Drunk into the devils before gritting his teeth and bracing himself for another splitting headache.
Chance moves away from the munagola, but the devil gives chase! ↻ No Escape: the munagola Flies after Chance and keeps him within reach the whole time. Chance then summons forth the power of Reprisal!
Mental Damage for not Seeking:6d6 ⇒ (4, 4, 3, 3, 1, 4) = 19Used Unexpected Shift and failed
Chance persistent Fire:1d10 ⇒ 3 +5 fire weakness, -5 fire resistance
DC 15 12 flat (quenching):1d20 ⇒ 8
He then attacks Yellow, but misses.
The munagola ◆ hovers in place then attacks Chance!
Corinstian Grivenner uses ◆ veil of confidence to remove the frightened condition imposed by Reprisal, then ◆ casts shield followed by a ◆ heal on himself.
Healing:5d8 ⇒ (7, 1, 1, 6, 6) = 21
At the start of Jisara’s turn, Thatch heals 12 HP, which is the last bit of healing from that casting of life boost.
Void from Curse of Death, Stage 1:5d6 ⇒ (3, 3, 4, 4, 6) = 20 plus fatigued Stage 2:20 + 4d6 ⇒ 20 + (3, 2, 3, 6) = 34
Jisara's mind races through a series of tactics that could disadvantage one enemy or another, but settles on something much simpler: just killing the bastards. She throws another hex through her familiar, targeting the old man that all the others Asmodeans have been looking to.
Thatch
◆ Stride
Jisara
◆ Familiar Conduit
◆◆ Cast curse of death on Grivenner, DC 30 Fort
By a strict reading of shield, he technically COULD Shield Block the curse of death, but, like…I kinda don’t agree with that, since there isn’t really a tangible thing he could “snap his shield in place to ward off the blow.” Plus I realized I made him a bit TOO powerful, so I’m just gonna throw y’all a bone.
Corinstian Grivenner’s eyes practically pop out of his head as he desperately claws at his chest. ”My…heart…” The priest then keels over and falls to the ground. All of the priests and devils immediately look over in shock and horror at the priest’s death! All of the creatures previously benefiting from Grivenner’s Prelate’s Inspiration aura immediately become frightened 2. Since the troop still has the effects of veil of confidence going, they reduce their frightened value by 1. However, I will say that counts as equivalent to a critical failure, so the veil of confidence then ends.
Edrakk moves over and patches himself up as he throws a bomb at Green!
The priesthood look on at the corpse of their senior prelate in anguish and disbelief, at which point they all desperately ◆◆ Cast a Spell as they bombard the general area of where they saw Jisara’s magic originate from in a burst of spiritual energy! 20-foot burst centered pretty much right on Jisara; not gonna bother putting down a template because it’s definitely only going to get her.
The priesthood then ◆ Sustain their spiritual armaments and send them all at the accursed black cat that is in league with the witch that killed their high priest!
Chance groans when the pain storms across his mind again. ”Have at it! I can’t take much more of this.“
Eyes streaming, he flies away from the munagola and lands on the floor on the other side of Vitalis. He searches the area for hidden threats, and spares a thought to keep Reprisal’s light alive.
