"That's it! I've had enough!"
Yujin stands up and casts a killing spell against the rune. If it still lives, she draws her weapon and stabs it, driving her blade through the rune and into the floor.
Janna gulps at Yujin hitting the floor, and tries to focus enough to bring up a shield before zooming over to help.
◆ Cast Shield
◆ Fly
◆ Battle Medicine DC 30 Yujin
Ajoran marches right past the librarian, shooting her a side-glance with one of the multiple eyes peeking from the battle damage in his clothing. "Stand. Down."
◆ Stride
◆ Demoralize vs Niesha
Then, once in position, he strikes at that last bothersome rune!
◆ Strike
Now standing and with his feet firmly under him, Suryo moves to help gang up on the final (?) rune. They are so hard to see when they click to surfaces but he has a good feeling about this.
You apply one of the following debilitations, which lasts until the end of your next turn.
Debilitation The target takes a –10-foot status penalty to its Speeds.
Debilitation The target becomes enfeebled 1.
Your opportunistic attacks are particularly detrimental. When you use Debilitating Strike, you can apply two debilitations simultaneously; removing one removes both.
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You channel your zeal through a sacred weapon, bringing a foe closer to their demise. Strike a target with the required weapon. On a success, the target becomes doomed 1 or increases the value of their doomed condition by 1 (most living creatures die when they’ve reached doomed 4). Creatures doomed in this way take a status penalty to their saving throws against divine spells equal to their doomed value.
A creature that would become doomed 4 by this Strike can attempt a Will saving throw against your class DC to avoid increasing the value of their doomed condition. When this occurs, this ability gains the incapacitation trait.
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Cast execute on Yellow (70 void, basic fort DC 37)
Yujin calls down columns of flames upon the rune and the mezlan. Yujin casts whirling flames.
Basic Reflex DC 37
"I hope none of those books were important. But you have no one to blame but yourself, librarian."
Janna moves over and patches up Yujin.
Ajoran scares Niesha then attacks Yellow!
Yellow then retaliates with a 5th-rank blood vendetta!
Failure
Suryo moves forward and stabs into the rune! And the rune falls into a pile of amorphous blood.
Yujin jumps up and summons a pillar of fire on Niesha!
Niesha notices that all of the living runes have been destroyed, so she slinks back down into the grating and disappears into the drain pipes.
Suryo frantically looks around for more of them, taking a lap through the bookshelves just to be sure. When he gets to the end, he finally sheaths his blades.
He walked back over to the drain, wondering if she can hear them through it.
It's still possible to talk! he shouts down it.
Yujin breathes heavily. "A rest is in order. This room has shown us that we cannot underestimate the defenses in this library. I would prefer not to leave a loose end with the mezlan still roaming around, but it appears we have no choice."
As Suryo searches through the chaotic maze, he finds several magical scrolls!
Bone flense
Crimson breath
Mark of blood
Mantis’s grasp
Sawtooth terrain
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After completing the gauntlet of the trials of Achaekek, the group once again finds themselves traveling down the 300-foot hallway toward the front desk of the Sarzari. As they get closer, they find the librarian Niesha manning the front desk yet again. As she notices them, though, she silently glares and slinks down beneath the desk, retreating once more into the drainage pipes.
As the group starts to make their way toward the chaotic half of the library, Suryo and Janna stop the other two and motion to Listen.
Very faintly, the assassins hear muttering and rustling coming from the opposite half of the Sarzari—the orderly western half of the library.
Curious, the group stealthily moves over to that part of the library and finds something that they didn’t see the first time around: four Red Mantis assassins, seated at the tables and seeming to be researching various tomes. One of these assassins, however, looks particularly different: a dwarf with blood-red skin who certainly seems more focused on strength than dexterity.
These are clearly some of Saviya’s co-conspirators, and they likely won’t go down without a fight. Jakalyn’s favored have the element of surprise, and they will certainly use it!
Round 1
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Yujin
Suryo
Dronuk <Red> (+15)
Red Mantis Conspirator <Yellow>
Red Mantis Conspirator <Green>
Red Mantis Conspirator <Blue>
Janna
Ajoran
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With his prey marked , Suryo picks up his heals and walks on the balls of his two feet, not quite tip-toeing. He seems to recede to shadow as he goes. Then he disappears completely.
You’re always sneaking unless you choose to be seen, even when there’s nowhere to hide. You can Hide and Sneak even without cover or being concealed. When you employ an exploration tactic other than Avoiding Notice, you also gain the benefits of Avoiding Notice unless you choose not to.
You can move your full Speed when you Sneak. You can use Swift Sneak while Burrowing, Climbing, Flying, or Swimming instead of Striding if you have the corresponding movement type.
Yujin stalks in the same direction as Suryo but doesn't bother with stealth. She calls out, "Good day, conspirators. The vernai have tasked us with bringing in you and your master...alive or dead. I know what you'll choose, so let's skip the pleasantries."
Yujin casts whirling flames and sets the room ablaze.
"Blaze! You know what to do!"
Yujin activates her kindled tome reaction to inflict 2d6 persistent fire damage.
◆Stride
◆◆Whirling Flames
↻Kindled Tome
Yujin rushes into the room and sets the conspirators ablaze!
The conspirators are all scorched by Yujin’s flames, and Dronuk—the red-skinned dwarf—smiles maliciously. ”Well, boys, seems things just got more entertaining!” Dronuk adjusts his belt, which causes it to glow with magical power! He then Strides and pulls out one of his sawtooth sabers.
Each of the other conspirators pulls out a sawtooth saber and Casts a Spell, causing the sabers to glow with crimson light.
For Blue, however, Suryo is right there to attempt to disrupt it!
Round 1 —> 2
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Yujin
Suryo {Hunt Prey: Blue; Invisible: Round 1 of 10}
Dronuk <Red> (-28) {Fast Healing 15: Round 0 of 5; 2d6 persistent fire}
Red Mantis Conspirator <Yellow> (-16)
Red Mantis Conspirator <Green> (-16)
Red Mantis Conspirator <Blue> (-37) {2d6 persistent fire}
Janna
Ajoran {Exploiting ???}
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◆ Exploit Vulnerability vs Red
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"Let's preserve the library when possible." says the assassin as he moves into position. While the dwarf is his focus, Ajoran casts a bolstering spell and moves to support his ally.
◆ Stride
Seeing how the enemy was not protected from fire, Yujin takes full advantage and explodes the back of the room with a powerful fireball.
Basic Reflex DC 37
"Are you having fun yet? I am."
◆◆Cast Fireball (Level 8)
◆Stride
"Let's preserve the library when possible."
◆◆Cast Fireball (Level 8)
Janna strides toward the other assassins, marking her steps with her staff. Concentrating, she pulls at the threads of their thoughts, slowing them down.
◆ Stride
◆◆ Cast Rank 6 Slow on everyone
Suryo begins to carve at his prey.
You apply one of the following debilitations, which lasts until the end of your next turn.
Debilitation The target takes a –10-foot status penalty to its Speeds.
Debilitation The target becomes enfeebled 1.
Your opportunistic attacks are particularly detrimental. When you use Debilitating Strike, you can apply two debilitations simultaneously; removing one removes both.
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You channel your zeal through a sacred weapon, bringing a foe closer to their demise. Strike a target with the required weapon. On a success, the target becomes doomed 1 or increases the value of their doomed condition by 1 (most living creatures die when they’ve reached doomed 4). Creatures doomed in this way take a status penalty to their saving throws against divine spells equal to their doomed value.
A creature that would become doomed 4 by this Strike can attempt a Will saving throw against your class DC to avoid increasing the value of their doomed condition. When this occurs, this ability gains the incapacitation trait.
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Janna moves forward and attempts to slow all of the conspirators!
Ajoran increases his combat abilities and moves up onto a nearby table!
Yujin unleashes a fireball!
Suryo attacks Blue!
Dronuk cracks his neck as he avoids the magical onslaughts coming his way. He points his saber at Ajoran and shouts ”I’ll gut you, blasphemer!”
Dronuk then Casts a Spell as spectral mantis claws erupt from nearby surfaces to grab at Jakalyn’s favored!
Success
Success
Success --> Critical Success (Rogue Reflexes)
Success
Yellow points their sawtooth saber at Yujin and casts Achaekek’s clutch!
Success --> Critical Success (Walls of Will)
Green attempts to Tumble Through Janna’s space!
They leapfrog directly over Janna and attack Yujin!
plus 1d6 persistent bleed
Suddenly, Yujin’s bones begin to erupt in painful spurs!
Failure
Blue then Steps and likewise attacks Yujin!
plus 1d6 persistent bleed
And they likewise cause Erupting Spurs to emerge from the wound!
Failure
Round 2 —> 3
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Yujin (-120) {1d6 persistent bleed}
Suryo {Hunt Prey: Blue; Invisible: Round 2 of 10}
Dronuk <Red> (-21) {Fast Healing 15: Round 1 of 5; 2d6 persistent fire}
Red Mantis Conspirator <Yellow> (-47) {slowed 1: Round 1 of 10}
Red Mantis Conspirator <Green> (-173) {slowed 1: Round 1 of 10}
Red Mantis Conspirator <Blue> (-108) {2d6 persistent fire; slowed 1: Round 1 of 10}
Janna (-12)
Ajoran (-12) {frightened 1; Exploiting Dronuk; Heroism +2}
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The dwarf's words rattle Ajoran more than he'd like to admit. In response, he decides to meet fear with fear. He allows his mask to slip, and in turn, he allows his beautiful face to slip. Each of the other Vernai catch a glimpse of the aasimar's accursed flesh fullly unraveled: a visage spiraling and expanding, a whirlpool of eyes pouring endlessly into a writhing kaleidoscope of flesh. In each of these glances, a fall to madness is condensed into a fleeting moment.
An unearthly screech emits from what could be mistaken for Ajoran's throat.
Still vanished from sight, Suryo thrusts his rapier at his current target.
You apply one of the following debilitations, which lasts until the end of your next turn.
Debilitation The target takes a –10-foot status penalty to its Speeds.
Debilitation The target becomes enfeebled 1.
Your opportunistic attacks are particularly detrimental. When you use Debilitating Strike, you can apply two debilitations simultaneously; removing one removes both.
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He comes to terms with the fact that their similarly-trained adversaries may be their hardest challenge yet.
You channel your zeal through a sacred weapon, bringing a foe closer to their demise. Strike a target with the required weapon. On a success, the target becomes doomed 1 or increases the value of their doomed condition by 1 (most living creatures die when they’ve reached doomed 4). Creatures doomed in this way take a status penalty to their saving throws against divine spells equal to their doomed value.
A creature that would become doomed 4 by this Strike can attempt a Will saving throw against your class DC to avoid increasing the value of their doomed condition. When this occurs, this ability gains the incapacitation trait.
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After another swing that feels sloppier than what he was trained for, he pauses and holds his breath for the next swing of his sawtooth sabre...
And I forgot that Yujin would probably use the Achaekek-moderate-boon-blood-vendetta on the first one to attack her.
Yujin steps into the corner then holds her hands outstretched before her. She casts vampiric exsanguination (Level 8). Her enemies' blood streams like ribbons through the air from their open wounds towards Yujin. Yujin absorbs the blood and rejuvenates herself.
Basic Fort DC 37
◆Stride
◆◆Vampiric Exsanguination (Level 8)
Janna Unleashes her Psyche, Strides, then casts an amped imaginary weapon
And Suryo then lashes out!
Ajoran unleashes an ungodly screech!
Yujin unleashes a wave of void energy on Yellow and Dronuk!
Suryo attacks Blue!
Dronuk, perhaps a bit too trigger-happy from Ajoran’s frightening display, Casts a Spell as a slew of mantis claws erupt from nearby surfaces to attack anything and everything!
Failure --> Critical Failure (Nat 1)
Failure
Critical Success
Success
A set of familiar, gelatinous appendages squirm up from the drain beneath Dronuk’s feet as they wrap around his ankles and forcibly push him away from the drain. The librarian Niesha then emerges from the drain and throws a globule at Yujin!
Yellow Strides onto the nearby table then throws a shuriken at Ajoran!
Round 3 —> 4
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Yujin (-120; +42) {1d6 persistent bleed; -15 feet to Speeds: Round 0 of 10}
Suryo {Invisible: Round 3 of 10}
Dronuk <Red> (-71) {Fast Healing 15: Round 2 of 5; 2d6 persistent fire}
Niesha <White> {doomed 1 & penalty vs divine spells}
Red Mantis Conspirator <Yellow> (-157) {slowed 1: Round 2 of 10}
Janna (-35) {3d6 persistent bleed; -10 feet to Speed until Magic healing or Medicine; Unleashed Psyche: Round 1 of 2}
Ajoran (-76) {6d6 persistent bleed; Exploiting Dronuk; -15 feet to Speed until Magic healing or Medicine; Heroism +2}
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Janna floats over the table, blood streaming out of her. She giggles at the copious explosions of blood on both sides, and closes her eyes as she throws back her head and laughs!
◆ Fly
◆ Cast Vampiric Exanguination (H +2)
"Did you just...slime me?" Yujin holds her arms out in disgust. She pulls a globule off her body and throws it to the ground.
She casts cauterize wounds.
◆Remove Globule (1 of 3)
◆◆Cauterize Wounds
She's back! Perhaps she doesn't know I'm here...
Hoping for a complete surprise effect, Suryo moves in on Niesha.
You apply one of the following debilitations, which lasts until the end of your next turn.
Debilitation The target takes a –10-foot status penalty to its Speeds.
Debilitation The target becomes enfeebled 1.
Your opportunistic attacks are particularly detrimental. When you use Debilitating Strike, you can apply two debilitations simultaneously; removing one removes both.
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Hello. And be doomed!
You channel your zeal through a sacred weapon, bringing a foe closer to their demise. Strike a target with the required weapon. On a success, the target becomes doomed 1 or increases the value of their doomed condition by 1 (most living creatures die when they’ve reached doomed 4). Creatures doomed in this way take a status penalty to their saving throws against divine spells equal to their doomed value.
A creature that would become doomed 4 by this Strike can attempt a Will saving throw against your class DC to avoid increasing the value of their doomed condition. When this occurs, this ability gains the incapacitation trait.
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"Her. Again." says Ajoran with a tired sigh. "It's rude to give an assassin an audience, you know."
Ajoran allows the flames to burn his wounds shut, hardly flinching from the pain as is already deformed body collects a new burn scar.
The abomination marches through the room past one of his enemies, drawing his mirror to cast his own reflection and attack his chosen prey.
◆ Stride
◆ Mirror's Reflection
◆ Strike
Janna moves forward and unleashes a wave of void energy!
Ajoran moves forward and reflects himself.
Yujin causes the wounds on people to cauterize.
As she stays within the area of the mantis claws, though, they continue to slash out at her!
plus 3d6 persistent bleed
Success
Suryo moves forward and attacks Niesha!
Dronuk smiles as Ajoran moves closer. The dwarf Nephilim cracks his neck as he Quick Draws out a second sawtooth saber and attacks at Ajoran with in a disturbing flurry!
plus 1d6 2d6 persistent bleed
With that major hit, Ajoran retaliates with an 8th-rank blood vendetta from Achaekek!
Success
plus 1d6 persistent bleed
plus 1d6 persistent bleed
And Ajoran falls unconscious!
Niesha growls in frustration and morphs her hands into sawtooth sabers as she swipes at Suryo’s space!
Yellow pulls out two more shuriken and throw them at Janna!
Round 5
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Janna (-35; +24) {-10 feet to Speed until Magic healing or Medicine; stupefied 1: Round 0 of 2} [5’ above ground]
Yujin (-120; +27) {1d6 persistent bleed (DC 10); -15 feet to Speeds: Round 1 of 10}
Suryo (-80) {Invisible: Round 4 of 10}
Ajoran (-216) {unconscious; dying 1; prone; Exploiting Dronuk; 2d6 persistent bleed; -15 feet to Speed until Magic healing or Medicine; Heroism +2}
Dronuk <Red> (-159) {Fast Healing 15: Round 3 of 5; 4d6 persistent bleed; 2d6 persistent fire}
Niesha <White> (-52) {doomed 2 & penalty vs divine spells}
Red Mantis Conspirator <Yellow> (-225) {slowed 1: Round 3 of 10}
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Yujin waves a hand in Ajoran's direction sending healing energy his way. Then she pulls another globule of slime off her body.
Casts heal (2 action, level 6) on Ajoran.
◆◆Heal (Level 6)
◆Remove Globule (2 of 3)
Janna floats over to the injured Ajoran. With her head pounding she dare not try a spell, so she reaches for a vial at her belt and gently puts it to his lips.
◆ Fly
◆ Interact to Draw Elixir of Life (prepared this morning)
◆ Administer to Ajoran