True, but between the Aspis and several Oni, I'd say there's a decent chance of enemies that are south of neutral, and I've got the spell slots to spare. Resist Energy is also on the table, but there's no good way to know which variety we'd need.
Amina will cast the requested spells on the snake.
The fiend's encouragement does little to comfort Amina about moving into such a confined space. She takes a moment to prepare some warding spells and drink a potion, rising a few inches above the ground. She offers an identical potion to Lasraleen.
"If we run into any sudden drops, or need to return upward quickly, you'll find this useful. Couple it with your daylight, and you play the role of one of Sarenrae's angels quite well.
Potion of Fly. If you don't want it, somebody should take it. I'll have it as spell known after this scenario.
Amina will cast mage armor, shield, and protection from evil. Mage armor and Prot evil are available to anyone who wants one.
"Praise the Dawnflower!" Amina calls out as Lasraleen banishes the darkness and Lem accelarates their actions, before doing her part to banish the fiend, whirling her blade around in rapid succession.
Amina will do her part in shouldering the casket, which isn't much of a burden for her. She rushes to join the others in fighting the Oni, hoping to clear a path for Lem to get to the gong.
Taking on the hunched pose of the crone feels strange, but Amina does her best to fill her assigned role.
Making no attempt to disguise her voice, she still tries to play along, casting a spell as she calls out Your duplicity ends now! Let the false ones be revealed!" A cascade of gold flakes coat the actors playing the General, Bandit, and Warrior.
Glitterdust DC 15 vs white, yellow, and green.
She also retrieves her wand of cure light wounds, holding it by the top, as if it were an extremely short cane.
Unable to maneuver well in the cramped space, Amina targets the closest attacker with rays of fire. Perhaps because she's still groggy, the only ray likely to hit is extremely weak.
Unbothered by the stench, Amina reads a scroll of see invisibility so that she can be aware of any hidden dangers or sneaky competitors trying to infiltrate the team. She'll do whatever is required to help operate the pump.
"Where are they, Alvin? I can reveal them if you tell me whee to aim."
If Alvin can indicate the position of one of the creatures, Amina will target it with Glitterdust. DC 15 vs Blindness
Once the outline of a creature is visible, she'll try to identify it, but the distraction of the glittery colors makes it hard for her to discern what the creature is.
Knowledge:1d20 ⇒ 2That's a 10 if it's Arcana, 6 if Local, Nature, Planes, or Religion, so nope.
Godfrey, looks like you might have rolled damage wrong there...
Amina takes advantage of her fellow Sarenite's distraction to hopefully be more accurate this time, as she arcs her blade around with unnatural grace thanks to Alvin.
Amina sprints forward to join Hugsy in combat with the creature. As she does so, her blade glistens with magical energy. Arcane Strike, which I always forget
Amina's prep would include Mage Armor from a wand. Anyone who might benefit from it (I'm thinking particularly of Riddywipple and Hugsy) can take a charge as well.
Not quite sure where the enemy is. If I can take a five foot step and full attack, please use all the rolls below. Otherwise, just the first as I'll move.
Amina rushes to the halfling's defense, doing her best to occupy the samurai.
Amina scans the field, too distracted by the chaos to notice any of the tiny gems.
Perc:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
If she has time before the party leaves, she'll try to identify a group that's trying to get more gems by force, and hit them with a glitterdust spell, aiming to simultaneously halt their offense and make their search harder.
"That sounds reasonable, newcomer. Perhaps Godfrey, yourself, and I should act as a group. The truth is often simplest, and we are a team of Sarenites interested in the competition, after all. I'm not sure how to disguise the others."
A tall Mwangi woman strides towards the others, coming from the direction of the stone heads of Baphory's Walk. Dressed in white robes embroidered with golden sunbursts and dragons, she walks with a clattering noise, as various weapons, potions, and gear jostle each other when she moves. A holy symbol of Sarenrae hangs around her neck.
"It is a pleasure to meet you all." before continuing, she turns to Riddywipple, switching languages,
Draconic:
"Especially you, esteemed cousin."
Before continuing, " I am Amina Tuncay, servant of Sarenrae and the Society. I'm afraid I haven't met any of you yet. The Society has sent me to a wide range of places, especially in Garund and Varisia, so it makes sense that we haven't crossed paths yet."
While any buffs are appreciated, helping out my AC is possibly the most helpful. It starts out pretty poor but when I'm fully buffed
I don't have a ton of buffs to share in return, but I can throw resist energy on people if it becomes useful. I can hit anyone invisible with glitter dust.
Someone can borrow one of my potions if fly. I'll get access to the spell itself soon.
I'm not bad as a blaster caster, unless they're immune to fire. Then I'm just a lady with a big sword.
Primarily a note for the GM: I have Step Up and will use it as long as it doesn't move me into a flank or other obvious danger.
Sorry I didn't seem to see this thread earlier. Much like Godfrey, Amina is definitely a completely normal Paladin of Sarenrae. Who grows claws and throws around fireballs. I might need to update gear (and definitely need to update boons), but am otherwise good to go.
Edit: Full disclosure to the GM, my standard playthrough of this was tier 10-11, so there may be some encounters I am already familiar with. Still haven't actually read through or run the special, though.
Desperate to stop the spellcaster before more damage can be caused, Amina risks the retribution of one of the orcs to continue shooting beams of fire at the witch.
Concentration:1d20 + 15 ⇒ (1) + 15 = 16 Crap. Pretty sure I haven't used my reroll. If someone knows I'm mistaken please let me know.
Posting from phone: Do any other pillars look unstable? If so, Amina will try to steady the nearest. +7 Strength, not sure offhand which buffs might work with that. If not, Amina will target the Witch. If she can hit him with a fireball and not damage columns, that's first choice. Scorching ray otherwise. And will smite him for good measure. I can include dice rolls later, or GM or someone else is welcome to roll on my behalf.
I assumed the Engineering check I couldn't make dealt with how to save the columns. If it's a Strength based thing, I can work on it on my next turn. Most of the orcs don't seem to be a threat, and we've probably put a sizable dent in the big guy. Amina also carries a scroll of Spider Climb in case that comes in handy.
Yikes! Since I really can't decide, I'm going to leave it in the hands of the dice gods. 1=Temple, 2=Hellknights
1d2 ⇒ 1
After weighing the arguments from both sides, Amina ultimately decides to follow the recommendation of Theodore, the party member she knows best, and put loyalty to the Decemvirate first.
This season has been good at providing some seriously tough choices in scenarios!
Amina remains silent for most of the discussion, weighing arguments, before weighing in.
I'm one of those who's already played this in Standard, so ideally people going in fresh will decide. My IC thoughts in spoilers below. My OOC thoughts are more in line with Theodore's.
Amina's Comments:
"While I may have some significant ideological disagreements with the Hellknights, I must agree that driving the chaotic fiends out of this region is of utmost importance. If the Abyss is allowed to gain a foothold here, we risk losing much more than just one temple, as our colleagues in the Nerosyan Lodge can attest."
My IC vote is the Hellknights, OOC vote would be the Temple.
Amina moves towards the front of the group to prepare for the eventual charge, before joining in the magical assault with two rays of fire, directed at the closer badder-looking orc.
Scorching Ray 1:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11He's flat footed, so maybe? Ray 2:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18
Any check for the critters the Hellknights are facing? And where is that happening relative to our combat?
Taking advantage of the moments before the creature swoops, Amina raises a hand, launching bolts of fire from her first two fingers, both aimed for the central head.
Ranged Touch1:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25 Ranged Confirm:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25I think it's fair to say that confirms. Ranged Touch 2:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7And that this misses.
