Shouts Eriths Echo.
F+@# me I am going to get super nuked. Says Erith.
Next attack has advantage
"Reasonable idea Erith."
Thip moves away from the dhampir. At this rate, he was going to run out of bolts.
Eliora growled as Acererak tried to get away. Like a coiled snake ready to strike, her muscles tensed before launching herself into the air to grab his ankle. Her hand clasped his bony ankle with an iron grip and then she swung her sword upwards in an arc empowering it with divine energy.
F!*# F%** F%$! I dont want to be hit with that spehre again
Erith pretends to cower, but stays within 10 feet of the sphere and 30 feet of her echo (and nobody else I hope)
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Anorak looses his concentration on the ongoing Fly spell. The bronze smiles meekly. He then decides to try to get within 60' of the old dry and dustbuster looking antique.
He then casts Sunbeam at the dusty dried prune-looking, but prune lovers get mad at that comparison, so we don't use it officially, asshat.
Starting to make me upset.
From over Eliora's head, Acererak grimaced as Erith took everything he dished out, and remained standing. As arrows continued to pepper the lich, he again shielded himself. Thip, however, was getting the hang of his opponent, and three of them pierced the skeletal wizard.
Angry, but not yet afraid, the lich rolled guano and sulfer between his palms again, he muttered, "I'll burn you out like fleas, one by one, if I must." He threw the roaring ball of fire at Thrip, hoping to end the archer for good. The wash of heat blew his robes around, and singed Eliora's hair.
Erith's echo unleased a devastating attack, three of her blows carving deep chunks from the withered body. To add insult to injury, she insulted him while she injured him. Acererak's eyelights flickered in recognition. "I thought I recognized that voice. Say goodbye to your vessel, Roegan Joe." He sent another fireball whistling in the opposite direction, directly at the Echo Knight.
Mike's spiritual hammer slid harmlessly off Acererak's head, but her holy bolt slammed straight into his chest, radiance burning flesh and cloth alike.
Acererak almost paid back her excellent aim with yet another fireball - his ire was up and he was greatly enjoying the rapid-fire fireballs. However, he wanted to get rid of the Balor-lover first.
He then felt a hand close around his ankle. Kicking ineffectually at the paladin, he was unable to dislodge her. Fortunately for the lich, she was unable to aim well while dangling, and her sword swing went wild.
It was then that Anorak sent a beam of pure sunlight blazing through the chamber. Unable to dodge with the half-orc hanging from his leg, he took it full on, and it burned away at the already charred area that Mike had just burned.
The lich responded instinctively to being blinded. He knew the next few seconds could go very badly for him. He wasn't quite ready to give up - revenge could still be had - but it would cost him.
Acererak wished for maddening darkness.
The entire room was plunged in complete and utter darkness. A horrible cacophony of shrieks, gibbering, and insane laughter filled the chamber, seeming to come from all sides at once. It tore at the mind, damaging the sanity of all who heard it.
Blinded, flying out over the lava, he knew he would be unable to shake off the paladin's iron grip. However, he didn't need to. Sinking down, all he had to do was dip her into the lava.
If I understand the rules correctly, truesight sees through magical darkness.
"Oh no! I'm firing blindly at the voices!" Thip says unconvincingly.
Thip flies directly above Acererak. Then he unleashes a final barrage of bolts. There was a reason he had burned through the lich's legendary resistances. It was in preparation for this moment.
[ooc]I hope this works...cinematic, and we get to avenge the fallen member! Maybe we'll get enough XP to res?
YESSSSSSSSSS
As if temporarily benefitting from Roeganjoes fire resistance, Erith takes suprisingly limited degrees of damage.
Erith takes 38 points of damage, with 30 of these being taken up by her temp hp barrier, putting her to 20.
nope
there go the freshly reaquired temp hp i guess.
Doubt that would hit.
Erith, focus, think of the last time you took psychic damage, think of how you will take such pleaseant damage again, all you need to do is win! Speaks a telepathic, melodic and concerned sounding voice to Erith.
Well Vivi, you once said that when I fall, you will be there to catch me? Serious Succubus Promise yes?
Oh, Ohhhhhhhhhhh The voice answers to her as she lays out her plan.
Mike tries to rid the area of the supernatural darkness.
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What, is this not all totally clear?
Acererak cast Maddening Darkness and started to float out to the lava and Eliora let go and dropped back to the balcony.
Thrip is trying to fire and push Acererak down into the lava, unless he changed his mind about that, but I don't see any reason why that wouldn't still work.
Erith missed an AoO, but I don't think I have an action from her yet.
Mike tried to dispel magic and failed.
Eliora - waiting for her turn.
Anorak - succeeded on his Concentration check, but firing into the dark. He needs to roll a d100, and will hit Acererak on 51-100.
I was waiting on his concentration rolls to maintain darkness after Thips barrage.
Erith moves her echo to where she heard the sounds of the lich being hit, and noted that these got closer and closer towards the Lava.
She then swung wildly at the Lich from above.
Bonus action, unleash incarnation
If he makes concentration, 1 attack hits, bonus attakc probably too but he can block it via shield.
If he fails, Eriths attack first 5 attack rolls are 1 (miss) 17/18/20/17 (which all hit, one via crit) for a crapton of damage.
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Eliora reluctantly lets go of her quarry when it became evident that she couldn't weigh him down and he was heading back over the lava. She punctuates her displeasure with a roar of frustration.
She then takes a few cleansing breaths and forces herself to focus on her goddess and channels her divine power through her body to disperse a piece of it into the others.
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Annoyed that the paladin had let go before he could get her out over the lava, Acererak at least was no longer hindered by her weight. Before he could get his bearings, however, Thip flew overhead and unleashed hell. Even with his magical shield, the lich could not prevent all the arrows from finding their target, and somehow this time he found himself being driven away by the brutality of the attack.
Nope
Yep
Nope
Yep
In the darkness, they heard a scream of fury, then the sizzle of something burning in the lava. "You may think you've won, but I have time on my side. Your grandchildren shall feel the wrath of my reven...."
The sounds faded away, and the maddening darkness lifted. A few scraps of cloth finished burning in the lava, and the chamber was silent once more.
*Golf clap*
And seriously don't build something over a lava pit unless you absolutely need to. Rookie archvillian mistake.
Shouts booming voice out of Eriths Echo.
Suddenly, a incredibly attractive (even for a Succubus), regal looking, Succubus appears in front of Thip, holding a wand of Clarion Call in front of him.
Congratulations Sir Toothpick Slaughter! You have just made me even richer then I already was, and cost 3 demon lords a lot of money, but dont worry, Lady Nocticula also ran a sizeable profit betting on the mortal murder hoboes so you will likely be fine! How do you feel about this? And what is your actual name? Literally millions of watching Demons want to know! Where you aiming for Mr. Boneys arse on purpose? Because I could have sworn that all your final arrows hit just that spot!
Without waiting for his answer, she lets the wand telekinetically levitate in front of him, and suddenly teleports in front of Anorak.
That was a creative use of earth to mud! I for one will be rearranging some of my own doomsday devices! Also, I think I was dating your current mental co-host but I may misremember. What inspired you to this hilarious idea?
As another wand of Clarion Call telekinetically hovers in front of Anorak, she appears before Eliora.
Well Lady Paladin, while you may believe your contribution to have been limited, do not forget that you stopped the Lich from Yoinking Sir Toothpick slaughter and killing everyone, so great job! If you could undo one of your actions, which would it be?
Another wand of clarion call flies before Eliora as the Succubus reappears before Mikaela
Do you know that, technically speaking, we are now married on account of Lady Erith being one of my consorts? I look forward to deepening our acquaintance, I always had a soft spots for competent support characters, so you as well get the same deal that Sir Toothpick Slaughter got, although whoever messess with you gets a date with my 10-finger-of-death-special spell! Oh, and you must tell me more about the state of Neo-Las-Vegas, it sounds just like my type of place!
Finally, she appears before Erith, blows her a kiss, which for some reason fully heals her, opens a portal to the Abyss behind Erith and spartakicks a flabbergasted Erith through it. Saying Time for some more enjoyable psychic damage! before moving through it herself.
"I can't believe that worked..."
When Thip turns to the demon, there's a slightly panicked look on his face, until he remembers that Thip isn't his real name, and he'll probably be fine.
"Names Thip, I'm called that because that's the sound my crossbow makes, and I think it's a nice noise. And I'm planning on either going on honeymoon, or finding a divorce lawyer, or possibly both, depending on what everyone else wants."
As Thip hovers away from the wand of Clarion Call, he calls out to the others, "Anyone want a scroll of death ward?
Alyushinnyrra is a great destination for both Honeymoons and finding divorce lawyers, let me assure you this good Sir. Just be careful with signing things pretending to be autogramms.
As a projection of the regal Succubus reappears in front of him, cleary doing something with her tail that was not part of the projection.
Prudent of you to keep your name secret, you passed the first intelligence test! Thip hears the same melodic voice in his mind, as well as Erith making happy noises in the background.
I do happen to be an information broker of some small repute, and you now qualify for the relatively big boy leagues in terms of interesting adventurer assignments. I will contact you via Erith-chan, once I am done fully expressing to her how glad I am of her victory. Given your marital status you are of course welcome to join in, the portal is still open :). the voice continues speaking in Thips head.