GM Badblood's The Dragon's Demand

Game Master Lance K

Irlana follows along one step behind Maffei. She has Detect Magic cast and is scanning for any aura, and relays anything found (quietly) to the group.

"Those stairs might go up to the alarm bell. Maybe we can disable that?"

The statue is clearly a depiction of Irori, the god followed by those who seek inner and outer perfection.

The scroll contains the spell Marionette Possession.

Marionette Possession

Irlana doesn't detect any magical auras on this floor but senses a faint magic aura above her.

Irlana looks at the scroll, then hands it to Maffei or Andwise. "I can't use it. But let's see where the stairs lead. Maybe we can disable the alarm bell.... By the way, I sense faint magic above us."

Let Maffei lead by about 10'. Keeping the lighted dagger mostly covered allowing just enough light so I can see where I'm putting my feet.

Maffei moves quietly up to the stairs, and then slowly up the flight- pressed tight against wall and peering into the newly revealed space.

Maffei sneaks up the staircase. The ceiling of this room is twenty feet high and the walls are painted with a scene of scholars at study. A polished wooden statue of a woman sitting in the lotus position, eyes closed in meditation, hangs from the center of the ceiling on several lengths of thin
twine so that it seems to levitate. The spiral staircase continues up to another floor.

Along the northern wall there is a large creature slumped up against a pile of books. It is standing as still as a statue. It looks like one of the bat-like grioths that attacked Belhaim and that are now patrolling the countryside. This one is much bigger though, standing at a height somewhere between 8 and 9 feet tall and much more muscular than the typical members of its species. Instead of the glass kukris that most of them wield, this one holds a crescent shaped blade that is almost as tall as a human in its clawed hands. The creature doesn't seem to have noticed Maffei yet.

Maffei could get a Surprise round (1 action, such as five foot stepping and making an attack), or sneak back downstairs,

Seeing the creature, she backs down- hand signaling the shaman to follow her back down the staircase. Once safely at the bottom, she explains the situation and draws a rudimentary map.

"I think its better for us to be in the same place at the same time. I don't fancy my odds against this thing 1 on 1. We may give up the complete surprise- but with 5 of us it will be a much better fight"

Plan: Maffei would be happy to try and get a sneak attack round, but only once the others are close enough to participate in combat

Irlana considers Maffei's description. "Do you think you could sneak away from the stairs if you had a lead on us of a couple seconds? I'll give you magical guidance to help you hide, and Bless the party while Sir Falcon tromps up the stairs with the rest of us following. I'll activate Life Link on everyone to help keep us alive. We hit hard and fast and maybe you can sneak around behind and we can end the thing quick. And hopefully not set off an alarm. Sound good?"

As stated. Life Link on everyone. Guidance to give Maffei another +1 to her stealth. And Bless cast as Sir Falcon and Andwise rush up the stairs, not yelling or anything, but not even trying for stealth. GM, Can we see the top of the stairs from the bottom? Asking to get the timing right. Sir Falcon would give Maffei 1-2 seconds off of the top of the stairs before he rushes up and provides the distraction 'charging' up with his sword flaming.

The spiral design of the stairs keep the party from seeing the second floor from the bottom. The stairs are 15 feet high, and count as difficult terrain when going up. Someone would have line of sight at 10 feet up the stairs.

The party should be fine coordinating their actions without seeing each other though. Falcon could start five feet up; so he'd need 20 feet of his movement to get upstairs.

Surprise Round
Maffei

Round 1
Maffei
Tanssi
Andwise
Irlana
Buff Grioth
Sir Falcon

Maffei moves up to stairs without making a sound and gets within striking distance of the creature before it turns its head to look in her direction. Meanwhile, the party down below count down from four before rushing up the stairs after her.

Everyone but Sir Falcon gets to act before the monster, and Maffei gets a surprise round as well.

And of course Sir Falcon gets the lowest roll! Have to see if Andwise/Tanssi want to change the order? Irlana will be behind him. Everyone remember the Bless in your rolls.

Yeah, it's not on purpose but I almost always seem to roll really low for Sir Falcons initiative!

Post incoming tonight. Sorry!

In a game a few years back I kept a running tally of my character's rolls. Don't remember the exact number, but around 25 straight d20 rolls were under 10. It happens!

Maffei slowly moves across the floor- pausing with her blade at the creature. Counting down in her head, she slides her blade against the creature before spinning into a full-blown attack.

Scimitar, Surprise, bless: 1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 12 + 1 = 19 Damage, cold, sneak: 1d6 + 1d6 + 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + (2) + (6) + 3 = 15

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Scimitar, bless: 1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 12 + 1 = 21 Damage, cold, sneak: 1d6 + 1d6 + 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (2) + (3) + (4) + 6 = 15

Shortsword, bless: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 11 + 1 = 29 Damage, cold, sneak: 1d6 + 1d6 + 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + (3) + (2) + 3 = 9

At the sound of first blade, Tanssi darts across the floor towards the creature- teeth and claws leading the way Charge, pounce

Bite, PA, bless, charge: 1d20 + 6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 6 + 2 + 1 = 27 Damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11 + trip
Trip, bless, charge: 1d20 + 6 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 6 + 1 + 2 = 24

Claw #1,bless, charge: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 7 + 1 + 2 = 30 Damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7
Claw #2,bless, charge: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 7 + 1 + 2 = 29 Damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

Crit?: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 7 + 1 + 2 = 29 Damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

And every one of those rolls would have been a crit threat if I rolled them with Maffei...

Andwise moves to the center of the room, lowers his crossbow, and unleashes a bolt toward the creature.

Crossbow: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19 Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4

The monster is on the second floor; so Tanssi has to go up a spiral staircase to reach the monster. I don't think he could charge because he can't go in a straight line and is moving over difficult stairs. I believe that he can still move fast enough to reach the creature and make that first bite attack at least.

Maffei moves into position and slashes at the creature's neck. The blade bumps into the breastplate's gorget as she swings, but the attack still manages to land, cutting into the monster's neck.

Tanssi dashes up the stairs and bites the giant grioth's leg but isn't strong enough to pull it to the ground. Andwise fires his crossbow at the monster but having to shoot around Maffei and Tanssi makes it hard for him to get a clean shot.

Maffei continues cutting at the monster while it is off guard, and chisels away some more of its flesh. This grioth is still standing at the end of this onslaught and looks eager to get revenge!

Round 1
Maffei
Tanssi
Andwise
Irlana
Buff Grioth -50
Sir Falcon
-50

Irlana is behind Sir Falcon on the stairs. Delay?

I moved Andwise to the top of the stairs. His post says he moves to the center of the room, so? Sir Falcon will be finishing coming up the stairs and trying to reach the monster with his flaming sword....

My bad GM, I thought Tanssi was just at the top of the stairs and not at the bottom. That ruling makes perfect sense

Irlana doesn't want to get too close to the sword wielding giant and hesitates on climbing up the stairs.

The creature lets out a high pierced shriek before taking a wide and powerful swing at Maffei. She tries to dodge backwards and the blade only slices through her chest rather than cutting her in half. As it cuts her a flash of rainbow colored lights flash across the blade and then a cacophony of sounds and images flood her brain and leave her with a pounding headache. The creature then leaps up into the air flies away but is only able to get a little way off the ground due to the ceiling.

Vital Strike, PowerAttack: 1d20 + 16 - 3 ⇒ (11) + 16 - 3 = 24
Slashing: 4d4 + 13 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (3, 4, 3, 3) + 13 + 9 + 1 = 36
Mindshock, Non-lethal: 1d4 ⇒ 4

This movement does provoke attacks of opportunity from Tanssi and Maffei!

At only five feet of height, normal melee attacks can still hit this thing.

The stairs are fifteen feet of difficult terrain, so they take 30 feet of movement to move up; or 20 feet for Sir Falcon. Now that the creature has moved, it'll probably take all of Sir Falcon's movement to get into position.

Round 1
Maffei -36, -4 non lethal
Tanssi
Andwise
Irlana
Buff Grioth -50, flying 5 feet
Sir Falcon

Round 2
Maffei -36, -4 non lethal
Tanssi
Andwise
Irlana
Buff Grioth -50, flying 5 feet
Sir Falcon

AoO, Bless: 1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 12 + 1 = 31 Damage + 1d6cold: 1d6 + 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (2) + (6) + 6 = 14
Crit?: 1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 12 + 1 = 14 Extra: 1d6 + 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (5) + (3) + 6 = 14

Maffei swings in retaliation, nearly landing a devastating blow. She quickly follows the creature across the room and swings again- the blade finding a sensitive spot. She pulls out the blade, and examines the wound to see if the creature bleeds.

AoO, Bless: 1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 12 + 1 = 33 Damage + 1d6cold: 1d6 + 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (6) + (5) + 6 = 17
Crit?: 1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 12 + 1 = 22 Extra: 1d6 + 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + (1) + 6 = 10

Bite, AoO: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 6 + 1 = 16 Damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11 + trip
Trip: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 6 + 1 = 14

Tanssi bites and growls as the creature flies off- before lifting into the air as they follow closely and collides with the creature at full speed. Charge, pounce

Bite, PA: 1d20 + 6 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 1 + 2 = 12 Damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9 + trip
Trip: 1d20 + 6 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 6 + 1 + 2 = 29

Claw #1, PA: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 7 + 1 + 2 = 15 Damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
Claw #2, PA: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 7 + 1 + 2 = 15 Damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Sir Falcon sees the monster flying and swinging the strange sword. He doesn't care about the monster though when he sees the nasty wound on Maffei. He rushes at the creature with his flaming katana swinging wildly on approach. On approach he issues his challenge to the monster. Double move

Challenge 2/day - (+5 Damage, DR2/-) Once per day, a samurai can challenge a foe to combat. As a swift action, the samurai chooses one target within sight to challenge. The samurai's melee attacks deal extra damage when made against the target of his challenge. This extra damage is equal to the samurai's level. The samurai can use this ability once per day at 1st level, plus one additional time per day for every three levels beyond 1st, to a maximum of seven times per day at 19th level.
Challenging a foe requires much of the samurai's concentration. The samurai takes a –2 penalty to his Armor Class, except against attacks made by the target of his challenge.
The challenge remains in effect until the target is dead or unconscious, or until the combat ends.

Banner: All allies gain +2 morale bonus on saving throws against fear and a +1 morale bonus on attack rolls made as part of a charge.

Irlana feels the pain of damage transfer as 5 HP channel through the Life Link from Maffei. When she reaches the top of the stairs and sees the creature she quickly casts Spiritual Weapon Extended with the rod and has the spiritual star knife attack the creature.

Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14
damage if that hits?: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Round 1 of 10

Sir Falcon darts up the starts, challenging the monster to fight him. As the creature moves away, Maffei manages to hit it on the side of the head with her sword, leaving the beast looking very badly hurt.

Unfortunately, Tanssi is unable to get their teeth or claws past the grioth's plate armor.

As the rest of the party move into follow the grioth; it uses its long reach to quickly strike at each foe that is approaching it.

AoO, Maffei: 1d20 + 16 - 3 ⇒ (18) + 16 - 3 = 31
PowerAttack: 2d4 + 13 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (2, 2) + 13 + 9 + 1 = 27
Mindshock, non-lethal: 1d4 ⇒ 2

AoO, Tanssi: 1d20 + 16 - 3 ⇒ (12) + 16 - 3 = 25
PowerAttack: 2d4 + 13 + 9 ⇒ (2, 1) + 13 + 9 = 25
Mindshock, non-lethal: 1d4 ⇒ 2

If the HP on the sheet are right, then Tanssi unconscious, but not dead.

AoO, Sir Falcon: 1d20 + 16 - 3 ⇒ (16) + 16 - 3 = 29
PowerAttack: 2d4 + 13 + 9 ⇒ (2, 4) + 13 + 9 = 28
Mindshock, non-lethal: 1d4 ⇒ 2

The blade rips through the approaching adventurers, blood splattering the walls of this room. Irlana takes some of the pain delivered by the grioth and retaliates with a spiritual weapon that unfortunately fails to pierce its armor.

The monster flashes an evil grin as it sees that its foes are looking weak and then drops to the ground before delivering a series of more precise, less powerful strikes to finish off Maffei.

Attack: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (17) + 16 = 33
Slashing: 2d4 + 13 ⇒ (1, 1) + 13 = 15
Mindshock, non-lethal: 1d4 ⇒ 3

Knocking out Maffei, the monster moves onto Sir Falcon but the samuari leaps out of the way of the grioth's blade.

Also, I am ignoring Maffei and Tanssi's concealment on purpose.

Attack: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20
Slashing: 2d4 + 13 ⇒ (4, 3) + 13 = 20
Mindshock, non-lethal: 1d4 ⇒ 1

Round 2
Maffei -58, -6 non lethal
Tanssi -25, -2 non-lethal
Buff Grioth -80, flying 5 feet
Andwise
Irlana -5
Sir Falcon -28, -2 non lethal

Round 3
Maffei -71, -9 non lethal, dying
Tanssi -25, -2 non-lethal
Buff Grioth -80
Andwise
Irlana -5
Sir Falcon -28, -2 non lethal

Irlana feels pain from all three on the front line and knows that she can't take much more. She doesn't have any strong attacks but lets the spiritual weapon continue the attack while she heals herself some....

Using CMW wand and letting the weapon attack.

CMW wand: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (7, 6) + 3 = 16

Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23
damage if that hits?: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
Round 2 of 10

Irlana also watches the battle to see if she can help with: Tweak the Odds (Su): Whenever the serendipity shaman or one of her allies within 30 feet rolls an ability check, attack roll, saving throw, or skill check, the shaman can use this ability as an immediate action to tweak the odds in her favor, increasing the result of the die roll or check by 1. This can turn a normal hit into a critical threat, but it cannot make an attack roll an automatic hit (this bonus does not stack with effects that increase a weapon’s critical threat range, such as Improved Critical or keen edge). The shaman can use this ability a number of times per day equal to her shaman level. At 4th level and every 4 shaman levels thereafter, she can spend an additional use of this ability to further increase the die result of the target’s roll by an additional 1. For example, a 12th-level shaman can spend up to three uses of this ability to increase an ally’s roll by 1 per use expended.

So basically if someone is close to a crit I can add 1 or 2 to the roll as an immediate action. Doesn't play well in PBP except as a readied action unless as a readied action. ??

Sir Falcon feels the pain of the monster hitting but just ignores it. Did you take 2 off of the hit(s)? Once he uses the challenge he has DR2/- to that enemy. Seeing Maffei fall he attacks with everything he has....

Attack with Flaming burst Katana: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 4 + 1 + 3 + 1 = 26
damage: 1d8 + 3 + 1 + 1d6 + 2 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 1 + (4) + 2 + 5 = 17

If Irlana's ability makes that a crit?
Confirm Crit?: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 4 + 1 + 3 + 1 = 25
damage: 1d8 + 3 + 1 + 1d10 + 2 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 1 + (2) + 2 + 5 = 21

did you account for Maffei’s constant blur? That would be a 20% miss on each attack. If all three attacks hit, am I dying or just unconcious? She would have fallen unconscious as soon as her non-lethal = her lHP remaining, but I am not sure of the timing lethal vs non-lethal.

Stabilize, DC 10: 1d20 + 4 - 3 ⇒ (3) + 4 - 3 = 4

I did not account for Sir Falcon's DR. I did state in my last post that Maffei and Tanssi's concealment is being ignored on purpose. But she is no longer dying due to Irlana's lifelink.

Irlana's blade gets the grioth in the side but doesn't take her down. But more significantly, she is able to shift the balance of the universe and causes Sir Falcon's strike to hit the monster in the neck perfectly. The creature is cleanly decapitated with one stroke and its massive body falls to the ground with a crash.

Maffei -66, -9 non lethal, dying
Tanssi -20, -2 non-lethal
Irlana -4
Sir Falcon -21, -2 non lethal

The grioth has a Large sized breastplate and a Medium sized magic voidglass falchion.

Irlana sees the monster fall and starts to move forward. When she feels the harm transfer from the others to her she remembers and stops the life link. She considers telling the others to be certain the monster is dead, but then sees the head. No need. "Gather around. Like before. Channel healing to spread it."

Using Tribal Cooperation for Passing Grace, then channeling
Total healing needed: 66 + 9 + 20 + 2 + 4 + 21 + 2 = 124

Channel Energy: 3d6 ⇒ (3, 5, 5) = 13 * 4 = 52 healed
Channel Energy: 3d6 ⇒ (4, 6, 6) = 16 * 4 = 64 healed
Healing Hex on Maffei: 2d8 + 5 ⇒ (7, 2) + 5 = 14

Irlana and Sir Falcon don't have any ranks in Spellcraft.

Irlana gathers the party together and heals everyone's wounds. Everyone is able to collect themselves and start to look around the chamber. But then Maffei and Andwise hear the sound of something moving to the southwest of their position. They are able to alert the rest of their party members as the figure of a woman appears in the doorway in the corner of the room. She has a flail in one of her gloved hands and the other is balled into a tight fist. She is crouching and it appears that she was trying to get the jump on the party.

I believe everyone is healed. Rounds/level effects like spiritual weapon have expired, but any spells with a minute/level or longer duration would still be in affect.

Round 1
Irlana
Sir Falcon
Maffei
Mysterious Woman
Andwise
Tanssi

Irlana sees the intruder and re-activates the life link on Sir Falcon. "Spread out and don't let her by."

Sir Falcon raises his sword and commands it to burst in to flames again. He strides toward the woman watching to see what she does.

"Who are you? We killed the monster. Don't make us kill you."

Maffei draws her blades and levels them at the woman.

Readied attack, for hostile action

The woman's eyes narrow as she sees the dead body on the floor, but she doesn't bother to say a word. Instead, she begins to slowly swing the flail around while with the other hand she reaches down to her belt, pulls out a tiny vial and calmly drinks it.

Round 1
Irlana
Sir Falcon -ll
Maffei
Mysterious Woman
Andwise
Tanssi

Round 2
Irlana
Sir Falcon -ll
Maffei
Mysterious Woman
Andwise
Tanssi

The woman also walks backwards through the door she came from, moving out of the party's line of sight.

Seeing the woman back out of sight Irlana urges the party forward. "She might have some way to sound an alarm. Stop her!"

She uses a wand to bast Bless on the party.

Sir Falcon follows the lady, ready to fight if needed. "Stop. I will attack if you force me to." If he catches up to her he does attack.

"bast" ? I meant cast Bless for Irlana....

Sir Falcon moves up to the woman and tries to strike at her. He has to strike around the corner but he is confident in his ability to strike her. Surprisingly, his blade fails to connect with her.

Sir Falcon is able to reach the woman, but she does have cover because he has to strike around the corner.

I'm botting Andwise, Tanssi and Maffei to keep things moving.

Andwise and Tanssi follow after Sir Falcon in pursuing the woman. Maffei also decides to stride right behind the knight.

The woman chuckles as she retreats further down the hallway. Then she reaches into her belt pouch again and tosses a vial at Sir Falcon.

Who does also benefit from cover for being around the corner.

Bomb!: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23
Cold Damage: 4d6 + 4 ⇒ (5, 6, 2, 2) + 4 = 19

The bomb hits Sir Falcon in the shoulder and a cloud of freezing gas covers him. Tanssi and Maffei also get caught in the blast, but the shae rogue is unaffected by the blast.

Sir Falcon needs to make a DC 17 Fortitude save to avoid being staggered on his next turn. Tanssi can make a DC 17 Reflex save to take half the splash damage. Tanssi gets a +2 bonus to their save due to having relative cover.

Round 2
Irlana -5
Sir Falcon -14, life link, Fort Save needed
Maffei
Mysterious Woman
Andwise
Tanssi -4 or -8, Reflex save needed

Round 3
Irlana -5
Sir Falcon -14, life link, Fort Save needed
Maffei
Mysterious Woman
Andwise
Tanssi -4 or -8, Reflex save needed

Irlana moves up closer to the team and connects a life link to Maffei.

Using Resolve-Resolute to roll twice and take best....
Fort Save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24
Fort Save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23

He charges into the combat, challenging this obviously dangerous foe!

Attack with Flaming burst Katana: 1d20 + 5 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 5 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 29 Additional +2 if charge counts?
damage if that hits?: 1d8 + 4 + 1 + 1d6 + 2 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 1 + (5) + 2 + 5 = 18

Andwise slips down the hall, trying to leave as much room for other people as he can. He reaches out and a burst of color and light fills the space behind the mysterious woman Glitterdust, DC 17 Will or be blinded

Tanssi floats past his companion and settles in behind Falcon. Elongating their neck, the catlike shadow attempts to bite and trip the woman in front of them. Bite, 10ft reach

Bite, PA: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25 Damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11 + trip
Trip: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

Sir Falcon shrugs off the chilling effect of the woman's bomb and moves in for the kill. His blade finds its way past her armor and what feels like an invisible force field into soft flesh.

No charge bonus because he had to go around a corner but it does hit and also threatens on an 18. Falcon can roll to confirm.

Will Save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19

The alchemist manages to close her eyes as the glitter dust descends on her and avoids getting blinded.

Unfortunately Tanssi is attacking through cover due to Sir Falcon filling up the hallway and fails to land a hit.

You are missing the +1 from Bless, but I think that's the only buff up right now and it's still not enough when cover is factored in.

Maffei can also act. And Tanssi needs to make a Reflex save to see if they take only half damage from the bombs splash

Round 2
Irlana -5
Sir Falcon -14, life link, Fort Save needed
Maffei
Mysterious Woman
Andwise
Tanssi -4 or -8, Reflex save needed

Round 3
Irlana -5
Sir Falcon -14, life link, Fort Save needed
Maffei, life link
Mysterious Woman - 18???
Andwise
Tanssi -4 or -8, Reflex save needed

I'll give a little more time for that crit confirm roll and to see if Maffei wants to act before the alchemist gets to act again.

Sorry forgot the crit!

Confirm Crit?: 1d20 + 5 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 5 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 28
damage?: 1d8 + 4 + 1 + 1d6 + 2 + 5 + 1d10 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 1 + (1) + 2 + 5 + (1) = 22
+4 is Str 2-handed, d6 is flaming, d10 is flaming burst extra, +2 is weapon specialization, +5 is the challenge.

Challenge gives him DR2/-

Maffei moves up to the corner, but is unable to really approach the retreating woman. She draws her hands apart, forming a dark energy in her palm that stretch into black shards before streaking off down the hallway.

Lesser Shadow Evocation, Magic Missle

CL 6: 3d4 + 4 ⇒ (3, 2, 2) + 4 = 11

Will Save, DC 19 to reduce damage by 80%

Reflex: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

Did I need to roll another Fort save?

Fort Save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20

Sir Falcon: DR unfortunately doesn't help against elemental damage. The d6 from flaming doesn't get multiplied on a critical hit; but the weapon does get the extra d10 for flaming burst. Sorry, I forgot to take the Fort save off the tracker; but I will use that roll for the next save.

Sir Falcon's strike is true and it slices deep into her. She lets out a howl of rage at being hurt. She is apparently quite tough though and still has a lot of fight left in her.

Its not going to matter this time, but Maffei's CL is 4 and the DC is 17.

Maffei lets loose a pair of shadowy magic missiles, but both bolts harmlessly strike some kind of invisible shield in front of her. The woman grins and says, "Really? That's all you've got? How did a pack of amateurs like you manage to defeat Goladryth?"

The woman then takes another five foot step back and lobs another frost bomb at Sir Falcon. Its another direct hit! Once again though Sir Falcon shows to be too tough to be staggered by the freezing explosion. Andwise and Tanssi also find themselves caught up in the blast.

Bomb: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28
Cold damage: 4d6 + 4 ⇒ (3, 4, 4, 2) + 4 = 17

Round 3 - Bless
Irlana -10
Sir Falcon -26, life link
Maffei, life link
The Alchemist - 39, glittery, challenged
Andwise -Reflex needed, -8 or -4
Tanssi Reflex needed, -12 or -8

Round 4 - Bless
Irlana -15
Sir Falcon -21, life link
Maffei, life link
The Alchemist - 39, glittery, challenged
Andwise - Reflex needed, -8 or -4
Tanssi Reflex needed, -12 or -8

Holding until Flacon can go and then respond afterwards