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Yuri enlarges himself via potion while Rokgurn preps and prudently puts some space between himself and the Nemhain...
Dear sister screeches and you see a brief magical aura flash...
...before she moves 30' towards Jack. She then whips the misty forms of her sisters towards Jack, like a whip...
...and Jack feels the spirit weapon penetrate his defenses...but instead of feeling melee damage, the ifrit feels the a powerful impact via spell...
COMBAT! End Round 1 / Begin Round 2 - The bold may post!
Rokgurn
Daathiel
Yuri
Jack/Griffon (need DC23 Will Save; -75 or left with 1 hp)
Nemhain
Vladek/Qadathra
Alie
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Daathiel activates his wand of Shield (no roll needed, now at 48 charges) and flies forward 10'.
Also note, anybody under the effect of Daathiel's performance also gets +1d6 sonic damage per attack from Discordant Voice.
I have tried to move so that Yuri will still be within 30' of Daathiel when he makes his charge (and therefore gets the sonic damage).
AC vs incorporeal touch is still "hit on a 2" for this thing...
Base 10, +4 Dex, +4 Shield, +3 Insight, +1 Haste = 22, but at least Daathiel is Blinking.
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Oh, okay.... instead of using the Wand of Shield (so it is still at 49 charges), Daathiel will Dispel the Antilife Shell.
The archivist is calm and collected as he works to unravel the magic. Where other casters have to rely on fickle Luck, he relies on calculation and a bit of Arodenite magic.
Knocks out the effect if CL16 or lower.
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After taking the first attack instead of someone else like he wanted, he moved out of the way of the others' efforts. Granted, he hadn't planned on actually taking any damage. With someone already standing in a flanking position, Jack rushed in without waiting for his griffon to get in place as well. He had no idea how many more dangers there were remaining, but he couldn't let the insult stand. "How dare you touch me!"
His griffon seemed slightly confused at not being the first to get into position, but followed in as well in case it was needed for more flanking.
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@Yuri - Hunter's Blessing is not up yet. upstairs/downstairs will be different terrains and I wanted to get a feel to see if we needed it more against constructs or undead.
@Jack - Nice rolling. :)
Rokgurn breathes a little easier with a good deal of distance between him and the Nemhain. He decides to put his little bird's information to good use. He proudly casts his signature spell (Ball Lightning) which he perfected during his time spent at the Ruby Phoenix tournament. He aims all four balls at the undead monstrosity.
(Cast Ball Lightning CL 16 due to signature spell +2 CL)
@GM Otha - Four balls so four Reflex saves for you. :)
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Yuri charges forward, flashing and smashing with his dergar, all but his last swing landing...while he still does great damage, its incorporeal nature lessens it...
Jack follows up and retaliates, striking the Nemhain solidly with his blade, while his griffon gets in a bite as well...
Rokgurn sends a series of lightning balls at the undead abomination...
...but the Nemhain nimbly dodges all four...
Alie then joins in by sending five magical bolts into the spirits...
Dear sister hisses in both pain and rage!
COMBAT! End Round 1 / Begin Round 2 - The bold may post!
Rokgurn
Daathiel
Yuri
Jack (-63)
Griffon
Nemhain (-139)
Vladek/Qadathra
Alie
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Vladek sends some protection Yuri's way with a Ward hex...
...while Vladek's dragon retrieves a wand and calls down lightning on the Nemhain...
...but the Nemhain avoids the worst of the damage...
The Nemhain then seemingly casts a spell while attempting to avoid an AoO...
...and succeeds. You notice a dark glow bathe over the undead and it looks refreshed...
Dear sister then smiles at the Yuri and sends forth her sisters to apply the same to the dwarf as she did to Jack...but she is struck as the Dwarf is able to react to this attack and she hisses...however, she still continues on with her attack...
...and she succeeds, striking with her sister spirits seemingly reaching into the Dwarf and inflicting severe pain...
COMBAT! End Round 2 / Begin Round 3 - The bold may post!
Rokgurn
Daathiel
Yuri (-150 OR -75)
Jack (-63)
Griffon
Nemhain (-20)
Vladek/Qadathra
Alie
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While Daathiel moves to better project his bardic performance and improve his defenses, Yuri’s dergar rips into the Nemhain exacting his vengeance, all four strikes hitting, dealing devastating damage even considering the creature’s incorporeal nature...
COMBAT! End Round 2 / Begin Round 3 - The bold may post!
Rokgurn
Daathiel
Yuri (-75)
Jack (-63)
Griffon
Nemhain (-107)
Vladek/Qadathra
Alie
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Feeling slightly useless Rokgurn directs his four globes to attack the Nemhain who ably dodged them before.
The Druid relies on his faith and his defensive spells as he flies in closer to help draw her attacks away from the wounded combatants.
"Once we finish looting your father's tomb we are going to split your burial column open like a pinata."
Rokgurn's form begins to blur again (Displacement).
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Now that Jack was in the normal rhythm of the fight, his griffon struck out at the undead to try to distract it from what Jack was going to do.
Jack bared his teeth through the rage as the nemhain didn't bother to move. He activated his boots of speed and did his best to make short work of it with his sword so it wouldn't get another attack off.
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Jack and Rokgurn tag-team against dear sister; Jack rocks the abomination with his blade, deftly striking several times with devastating impact while Rokgurn simultaneously sends his lightning bolts...
...the first one striking her as she falls shrieking, "NOOOOOOOOOO!!!" in reply to the Druid's words as his electrical energy keeps her from regenerating and her spirit retreats to the column...
COMBAT over! Pathfinders victorious!
The four sister spirits, however, soon return to their nagging chatter...
"That was most unpleasant..."
"I hate it so when dear sister manipulates us!"
"She was only trying to protect Father..."
"No excuse for being rude..."
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Rokgurn not wishing to be out done by the party bard sets up a nice relaxing mud bath for both Yuri and Jack.
"You two fought well. You deserve this. Don't forget about the Good Berries that should help as well."
Each will heal up 30 hit points from the mud bath and up to 8 hit points each from the Good Berries if they consume them.
When everyone is healed up and ready to examine the sarcophagus he prepares for the next conflict with a flick of his wand (Heightened Awareness is cast).
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Yuri huffs and puffs to catch his breath but his anger at Dear Sister subsides and as it does he finds that he is actually amenable to the idea of a bit of healing in a nice tub of mud. "Aye, we dwarves been bathing in mud since before we saw the sky, an' I ain't afraid to admit it. It's mighty soothing an' it does wonders fer me complexion." After the bath he realizes he's a bit hungry so he gobbles down a couple of the surprisingly filling berries. "Oh my, these are good!"
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On the other hand, Jack stuck only his finger in the mud as he waited to catch his breath from going all-out in his anger. "I appreciate it. I really need to add prestidigitation to my spellbook one of these days. Would make tidying up much easier."
He looked back to the heavy pick that he hadn't used yet before settling his sight on the column. After a small time, he closed his eyes and started talking under his breath. There was a frown before looking at Yuri. "It didn't count. Ragathiel isn't going to let me cast magic vestment yet until its hiding spot is destroyed to actually slay it. Either that or we can go find some other evil doer."
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Daathiel looks to Jack.
"What evil did Dear Sister actually do? Guarding her father's tomb from grave robbers?
It is hard to see us as the righteous ones here. Though I'll do my job for the Society.
Perhaps if we keep exploring we may find a more clear-cut evildoer.
Then again, I am not Ragathiel, and he may see things differently. Perhaps simply existing as an undead is evil enough in his eyes."
"I for my part do not see any need to destroy her remains. If she is neutralized for now, that is good enough for me."
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Jack shook his head. "Just being undead isn't an evil deed. Plenty of undead in the world whose original souls didn't want that happening to their bodies, but the means of creating undead is an evil act. But if she willingly did this to herself even if it was for good intentions... Anyways, I'm just making an assumption based on not feeling the potential to cast it yet. Either that or you can't technically slay something that isn't living."
After feeling rejuvenated, he wiped off his hand. "With all that said, it's currently passive, Dear Sister isn't leaving here, and only the adventurous would be coming here so there's no real risk with leaving it intact."
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Rokgurn and Daathiel soothe Jack's & Yuri's wounds till they're just a remembrance...
Daathiel examines the sarcophagus, and casts detect magic upon its contents...
Inside the coffin lie the mummified remains of Drusus Sardisi Adella, clad in fancy masterwork plate armor with the howling medusa etched on the chest. His hands grip the hilt of a flamboyant +2 cold iron greatsword with a large ruby set in the pommel. His once-handsome beard is ragged, but still shows its red coloring; his teeth are clenched in an uneven rictus mocking the opulence of his burial. On his right hand is a ring of evasion that also bears the sigil of the howling medusa...
Jack retrieves his pick in anticipation of breaking up the column before Daathiel expresses his reservations...
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"It feels slightly strange to me that while we are here acting here as grave robbers we should look slay an evildoer in the name of righteousness.
Now, I concede that Hanoris Dellum, the last heir to the family, has said that we can take whatever we find here aside from Infensus Mucro. And I know we may be doing him some service by uncovering the truth about his family.
I don't think that what we're doing is actually evil... it's just a somewhat distasteful job. But it is the job. Anyway, carry on. Do as you judge best, Jack. You raise some good philosophical points."
Daathiel will hold the greatsword and listen for any voices, any sign of intelligence. He will say aloud, "Infensus Mucro?"
If there is no response, he will put the sword down.
"I suppose we should take this and the ring."
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"The burial of wealth with the dead is a wasteful process. We should take these items and sell them thus enriching the local economy. The dead has no more use for them."
"As for the Nemhain. It should be destroyed and it will be destroyed. Undead creatures are a blasphemy against the natural cycle. Now my understanding is that only the column needs to be destroyed and not the body itself. I would appreciate it if Yuri would take care of it."
"Yuri are you up to a little destruction today? And who knows there might be some more hidden loot in that column as well."
Rokgurn is sure that no item of value is left behind (like the armour). He checks the bottom of the sarcophagus for good measure for any secret compartments (Take 10 on Perception is 39).
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Rokgurn and whisper detect no engineering issues with destroying the pillar...
Yuri with his adamantine duergar and Jack with his pick have the pillar crushed in under a minute...dear sister’s corpse also pours out mangled from the smashing of the pillar and partially buried in the rubble...
You find nothing significant in the column, other than the battered corpse...
The four nagging sister spirits mourn...
”Poor dear sister...”
”You are not if the blood after all!”
”Certainly not!”
”Well, at least we won’t be forced to attend dear sister any more...”
...and then they fade away...
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After they finished smashing the column, Jack felt the magical potential available for him to tap. "There we go. Figured that was going to be what was needed." He made sure that his pick was secure on his back and then held up a hand outstretched towards Yuri so he could cast the requested spell. "With your permission."
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Rokgurn watches Jack with a certain degree of curiosity.
"What exactly are you going to do?"
He turns to Alie smiling.
"All in good time. We have been in here for less than an hour and look at all we have accomplished. Still when everyone is ready we can try the other two settings and perhaps find another key or two."