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Anything we want to do to prepare for taking on the rakshasas? I was thinking we might ask Oaca to come with us to the interrogation chamber, to help us get it ready for another visitor. Then when we've got him alone, we strike? I think there's three other rakshasas throughout the manor, and there might be other surprises too. And of course the fallen paladins in the basement if we want to put them to rest. I didn't see anything in the treasures from the tea shop that seemed like it would be immediately useful for Henrika, and we probably don't have enough time to craft or buy specific things we want, so we might have to put off our new purchases until afterward.

Didn't the sisters say they had the diviner's loot in the back room? Did I miss it in your summary?

EDIT: Sorry, I just reread the thread; they just had her body.

Henrika, embroiled in combat, whispers to Trevor through her spell. "Xallis, beneath me. Boils and pustules."

I think we can all see into the cafe over the counter to the south.

Round 6

Henrika casts about for the closest enemy and sees Xallis is in dire peril. She transfers her hypnotic stare to Magilla and moves to protect Xallis, standing over him and slashing at the hag with her longsword.

Swift action hypnotic stare, move action into the cafe, standard action attack.

Attack Magilla (Koriana's blade), heroism, Power Attack, sickened: 1d20 + 19 + 2 - 3 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 19 + 2 - 3 - 2 = 35
Damage (+4 slashing), Power Attack, sickened: 1d8 + 13 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (5) + 13 + 9 - 2 = 25
Critical confirm: 1d20 + 19 + 2 - 3 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 19 + 2 - 3 - 2 = 20
Critical damage (+4 slashing), Power Attack, sickened: 1d8 + 13 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 13 + 9 - 2 = 21
Painful stare: 3d6 + 7 ⇒ (6, 1, 1) + 7 = 15

I’m traveling, so I can’t see or edit the map, but I think I remember Henrika can 5’ step to attack Magilla.

Henrika steps out of the cloud of smoke, eyes watering and coughing. She feints the hag again, and swings twice with her sword.

Bluff to feint, heroism, trait: 1d20 + 27 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 27 + 2 + 3 = 50
Attack Magilla, fatigued, flanking, heroism, Power Attack, sickened: 1d20 + 19 - 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 - 2 ⇒ (16) + 19 - 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 - 2 = 33
Damage, fatigued, Power Attack, sickened: 1d8 + 13 - 1 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 13 - 1 + 9 - 2 = 21
Painful stare: 3d6 + 7 ⇒ (3, 1, 3) + 7 = 14
Bonus Attack Magilla, fatigued, flanking, heroism, Power Attack, sickened: 1d20 + 19 - 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 19 - 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 - 2 = 25
Damage, fatigued, Power Attack, sickened: 1d8 + 13 - 1 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 13 - 1 + 9 - 2 = 23
Painful stare: 3d6 + 7 ⇒ (1, 3, 1) + 7 = 12

As an immediate action, Henrika casts burst of adrenaline, increasing her Fortitude save by 2 for the roll and fatiguing herself for 1 round. I don't think immediate and swift action spells provoke attacks of opportunity.

Henrika concentrates on defeating the hag skewered between herself and Icabhod. She feints again, swinging her sword in a lazy arc and changing suddenly to two sharp thrusts.

Bluff to feint, heroism, trait: 1d20 + 27 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 27 + 2 + 3 = 49

Attack vs Illumia (Koriana's blade), flanking, heroism, Power Attack: 1d20 + 19 + 2 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (5) + 19 + 2 + 2 - 3 = 25
Damage (+4 slashing), Power Attack: 1d8 + 13 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 13 + 9 = 28
Painful stare: 3d6 + 7 ⇒ (6, 6, 1) + 7 = 20

Bonus attack (Sudden Strike) vs Illumia (Koriana's blade), flanking, heroism, Power Attack: 1d20 + 14 + 2 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (3) + 14 + 2 + 2 - 3 = 18
Damage (+4 slashing), Power Attack: 1d8 + 13 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 13 + 9 = 29
Painful stare: 3d6 + 7 ⇒ (2, 6, 1) + 7 = 16

I believe Icabhod is flanking with Henrika, though it doesn't look like he needs the +2. :) If he hits, Henrika will use her painful stare to add 7 damage to his attack. (I'm assuming her second attack didn't hit, so she has another use of painful stare to activate.)

Henrika shakes her head in disapproval of such a wild, chaotic battle. "Estella has moved away into the cloud," she whispers. She turns to stare at the hag that has flown up to attack her, and almost absent-mindedly feints at her with her sword.

She moves her hypnotic stare to Illumia.

Bluff to feint, heroism, trait: 1d20 + 27 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 27 + 2 + 3 = 44

She returns with two two-handed swings designed to cut deeply into the hag's body.

Attack Illumia (Koriana's blade), heroism, Power Attack: 1d20 + 19 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (9) + 19 + 2 - 3 = 27
Damage (+4 slashing), Power Attack: 1d8 + 13 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 13 + 9 = 25
Painful stare: 3d6 + 7 ⇒ (4, 1, 3) + 7 = 15

Bonus (Surprise Strike) attack Illumia (Koriana's blade), heroism, Power Attack: 1d20 + 14 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (3) + 14 + 2 - 3 = 16
Damage (+4 slashing), Power Attack: 1d8 + 13 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 13 + 9 = 27
Painful stare: 3d6 + 7 ⇒ (2, 3, 1) + 7 = 13

Henrika then steps off of the counter, causing her body to shimmer for her enemy.

Henrika gnashes her teeth. "Estella has shifted her form, and I do not believe I can affect her any longer," she whispers to the rest of the party. She turns to glare at the hag flying behind her and rushes towards it, leaping onto the counter and slashing with her sword. "Also, an invisible gigantic flaming horse has flown through the wall to the center of the shop, and it is similarly ghostly."

Henrika places Magilla under her hypnotic stare as a swift action, moves (activating her shimmering body), and attacks as a standard action.

Acrobatics, heroism: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (4) + 16 = 20

Attack Magilla (Koriana's blade), heroism, Power Attack: 1d20 + 19 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (11) + 19 + 2 - 3 = 29
Damage (+4 slashing), Power Attack: 1d8 + 13 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 13 + 9 = 23
Painful stare: 3d6 + 7 ⇒ (5, 2, 4) + 7 = 18

Hero point reroll of Fort check, heroism, vs poison: 1d20 + 10 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 10 + 2 + 1 = 21

Henrika's AC and hp improved with the belt of physical perfection upgrade, just FYI.

Round 1

Henrika reasons that the hags likely have access to potent magic, and that the best way for her to combat it would be to try to keep them within her reach in the narrow confines of the room, though this would allow them to flank her. Accordingly, she glares at Estella and steps forward into the space between them. She raises her sword menacingly to inspire the hag to flinch, then slices backward and forward in two quick strokes.

Swift action hypnotic gaze, five-foot step (activating shimmering body), move action feint, standard action attack, free action Swift Strike.

Bluff to feint, heroism, trait: 1d20 + 27 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 27 + 2 + 3 = 36

Attack vs Estella (Koriana's blade), heroism, Power Attack: 1d20 + 19 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (20) + 19 + 2 - 3 = 38
Damage (+4 slashing), Power Attack: 1d8 + 13 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 13 + 9 = 30
Painful stare: 3d6 + 7 ⇒ (6, 4, 3) + 7 = 20
Intimidate to demoralize (Cornugon Smash), heroism: 1d20 + 26 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 26 + 2 = 41
Critical confirmation: 1d20 + 19 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (7) + 19 + 2 - 3 = 25
Additional damage (+4 slashing), Power Attack: 1d8 + 13 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 13 + 9 = 24

Bonus attack (Surprise Strike) vs Estella (Koriana's blade), heroism, Power Attack: 1d20 + 14 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (18) + 14 + 2 - 3 = 31
Damage (+4 slashing), Power Attack: 1d8 + 13 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 13 + 9 = 26
Painful stare: 3d6 + 7 ⇒ (1, 6, 2) + 7 = 16
Intimidate to demoralize (Cornugon Smash), heroism: 1d20 + 26 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 26 + 2 = 45

As she attacks, she activates her Fearsome Guise trick, targeting Illumia. She briefly appears to be the hags' other sister Magilla attacking them and leering.
Intimidate to demoralize (Fearsome Guise), heroism: 1d20 + 26 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 26 + 2 = 45

If we are going in with the intention of fighting the hags, Tychus will pre-buff with Divine Favour, Heightened Awareness and Protection from Evil.

Yeah, I think the gloves are off from this point forward. :)

However, for future reference, if you adventure while an item is being upgraded and isn't finished yet, I'm going to say it can't be worn/used until the upgrade is complete.

Fair enough! I'll keep that in mind, and update Henrika's sheet to reflect the change.

Not even Henrika can hide the shock and disgust that these statements from the sisters provoke. Rather than trying to cozy up to them further or dissembling to get close enough to strike by surprise as she did with Sister Dismaal, she draws her sword and shouts a challenge. "Loathsome creatures, all of your ugly business in this world is hereby concluded."

I moved Henrika to the doorway to the back room where we are presumably talking. Before we enter the shop, she will implant her Fearsome Guise trick in herself. I don't think the party needs additional disguises, so I will save the tricks. Assuming Xallis casts heroism on her again, to boost her important Disguise check. She also cast false life, freedom of movement, glibness, heightened awareness, Hermean potential (expended with the Disguise checks), message, remove fear, and see invisibility.

False life temporary hp: 1d10 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12

24,000 gp is enough for Henrika to upgrade her belt of physical perfection to +4, assuming Xallis is willing to do the crafting. That's probably better for us than improving her headband.

Would Xallis be willing to upgrade Henrika's headband of alluring charisma +4 to a +6 version? That would cost 10,000 gp, and might help us with these last few encounters where she has to maintain our disguises. Though I admit the disguises might not be necessary any more...

Aegis might be good for Icabhod-- doesn't look like he's wearing anything in the neck slot.

Henrika could wear the ring of acid resistance.

For the Zimar Tea Party assault, I guess we'll enter in disguised as usual to get a sense of the field and hear the hags' report. Catching spellcasters by surprise is always preferable, right? Maybe we could bring a big chest of gold and say that it's a bonus, and then jump them as we award it to them.

I’m fine with Trevor getting the cloak. Henrika will read the manual. While golden adamantine armor is nice, it is indeed suspicious-looking. But maybe Jack doesn’t care if it looks like he robbed the Abadarian Antipaladin? I guess we should keep it for now and consider when we are getting ready to storm the castle. When we face the rakshasas, Henrika will use the spear. After, she is going to stick with her longsword and of course Jack favors his falchion, so the scimitar was just to help bolster Henrika’s disguise. I’m fine with selling!

Thanks for managing all this, GM!

Henrika quietly listens to the others. "I must say, it is tasks like these that make me value the time we spend together in hiding, where we can be ourselves and remind each other who we really are, truly. I am thankful I am on this mission with a group of like-minded friends and patriots, focused on doing right by Taldor and Eutropia both."

Happy holiday to all who celebrate it!

Henrika nods to Xallis. "I think so, Sir Xallis. We must inform them about Sister Dismaal's attempt to frame us, and also of Maxillar Pythareus's 'youthful indiscretion' and the subsequent cover-up." She rubs her temples and closes her eyes for several seconds. "So much espionage and double-crossing, it is enough to make me forget who I am. I shall be glad when the board is clear and we can once and for all confront our enemies as ourselves."

I suggest we task the tailor we hire to make the cloak of resistance +4. Anything else we should purchase before we take on the night hags at the tea shop?

Henrika nods, and again implants her Milon disguise for the trip back through the manor. She doesn't linger with the rakshasas, anxious to get the loot back to their base without many questions. She knows they will soon have to deal with the other evil agents working for them, and would like time to rest.

How long until our next confrontation? Do we have enough time to sell stuff and maybe hire a tailor to start embroidering a nice cloak for us?

Henrika glares at Squelch and throws her hair back. "Yes, very wise. Well, I am willing to let bygones be bygones, but I would prefer that our actions here do not become generally known before we have a chance to tie up some loose ends. If you will agree not to report to anyone or anything about what happened here for at least thirty days, I will allow you to live, and furthermore you may have the corpses that remain. If you break your promise, I will hunt you down and kill you, agreement or no agreement. Do you understand?"

Bluff, glibness, heroism: 1d20 + 28 + 20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 28 + 20 + 2 = 68

Henrika places the remaining devotee under her hypnotic stare and steps closer. She holds her sword high and performs a quick flurry of cuts on the air, carrying all sorts of promises about what could be in the former monk's immediate future.

Intimidate to demoralize (Dazzling Display), heroism: 1d20 + 26 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 26 + 2 = 48

In a careful, measured voice, she says: "I am sure you can deduce that your mistress's experiment has fully ended with her inglorious death. Perhaps you now regret your choices, and might think that you have been misled by poor teachers. It is not too late to alter your philosophy, however! If you beg us for mercy and help us raze this evil monastery that is the source of so much of your pain, you may still survive to do some good in the world. What do you say, initiate?"

Henrika stares daggers at the newest devotee before her, and swings her sword past their back to force them to jump out of the way. Then she strikes twice, putting all of her strength behind both slashes.

Hypnotic stare on red devotee, feint red devotee, attack red devotee, Surprise Strike red devotee.

Bluff to feint, heroism, trait: 1d20 + 27 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 27 + 2 + 3 = 37
Attack vs red devotee (Koriana's blade), defending (Henrika, Trevor), heroism, Power Attack: 1d20 + 18 - 1 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (13) + 18 - 1 + 2 - 3 = 29
Damage (+4 slashing), defending, Power Attack: 1d8 + 11 - 1 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 11 - 1 + 9 = 23
Painful stare: 3d6 + 7 ⇒ (4, 5, 1) + 7 = 17
Intimidate to demoralize (Cornugon Smash), heroism: 1d20 + 26 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 26 + 2 = 46

Bonus attack (Surprise Strike) vs red devotee (Koriana's blade), defending (Henrika, Trevor), heroism, Power Attack: 1d20 + 13 - 1 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (16) + 13 - 1 + 2 - 3 = 27
Damage (+4 slashing), defending, Power Attack: 1d8 + 11 - 1 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 11 - 1 + 9 = 24
Painful stare: 3d6 + 7 ⇒ (5, 6, 4) + 7 = 22
Intimidate to demoralize (Cornugon Smash), heroism: 1d20 + 26 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 26 + 2 = 29

She steps beside Icabhod to provide a flank to the bralani azata (activating her shimmering body).

Congratulations! That's awesome!!

Round 7

Henrika stares at the monk between herself and Icabhod, wordlessly cursing them with her hypnotic gaze. She dislikes fighting in silence, but she can think of nothing to say to these zealots that might make any of them flee. She gestures with her blade as if inviting the monk to go, but it is only a feint and she returns another pair of strikes as soon as her opponent flinches.

Bluff to feint, flanking, heroism, trait: 1d20 + 27 + 2 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 27 + 2 + 2 + 3 = 45
Attack vs yellow (Koriana's blade), defending (Henrika, Trevor), heroism, Power Attack: 1d20 + 18 - 1 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (16) + 18 - 1 + 2 - 3 = 32
Damage (+4 slashing), defending, Power Attack: 1d8 + 11 - 1 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 11 - 1 + 9 = 25
Painful stare: 3d6 + 7 ⇒ (5, 6, 4) + 7 = 22

Bonus attack (Sudden Strike) vs yellow (Koriana's blade), defending (Henrika, Trevor), flanking, heroism, Power Attack: 1d20 + 13 - 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (12) + 13 - 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 = 25
Damage (+4 slashing), defending, Power Attack: 1d8 + 11 - 1 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 11 - 1 + 9 = 24
Painful stare: 3d6 + 7 ⇒ (5, 3, 1) + 7 = 16

If her opponent falls, she steps away towards the entrance.

That's amazing! It would be cool to see the whole party standing together sometime, or maybe swapped in for the iconics on one or two of the big frontspieces of the adventure book.

As far as I can tell, the forums haven't changed at all (well, except for the header which is now wider and thus wraps even less elegantly). It took down the forums for an entire week, too, which may be a death sentence for many games that were struggling to keep everyone engaged. :(

As an immediate action, Henrika calls up another Mesmeric Mirror trick in response to yellow devotee's attack.
Mirror image (1=Henrika): 1d4 ⇒ 2

Henrika grits her teeth as the monks attempt to surround her, and her image explodes into a collection of reflections. She feints toward her original target, and then appears to swing towards the newer combatant as she stabs behind her with her sword.
Bluff to feint (vs purple), heroism, trait: 1d20 + 27 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 27 + 2 + 3 = 37
Attack vs purple (Koriana's blade), defending (Henrika, Trevor), heroism, Power Attack: 1d20 + 18 - 1 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (15) + 18 - 1 + 2 - 3 = 31
Damage (+4 slashing), defending, Power Attack: 1d8 + 11 - 1 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 11 - 1 + 9 = 23
Painful stare: 3d6 + 7 ⇒ (2, 6, 1) + 7 = 16
Intimidate to demoralize (vs purple, from Cornugon Smash), heroism: 1d20 + 26 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 26 + 2 = 39

Pressing her advantage, she spins and swings her sword again at her off-balance opponent.
Bonus attack (Surprise Strike) vs purple (Koriana's blade), defending (Henrika, Trevor), heroism, Power Attack: 1d20 + 13 - 1 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (12) + 13 - 1 + 2 - 3 = 23
Damage (+4 slashing), defending, Power Attack: 1d8 + 11 - 1 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 11 - 1 + 9 = 20
Painful stare: 3d6 + 7 ⇒ (2, 1, 3) + 7 = 13
Intimidate to demoralize (vs purple, from Cornugon Smash), heroism: 1d20 + 26 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 26 + 2 = 38

If that finishes off the purple monk, Henrika steps around the yellow monk to put her back to the wall. She can't put yellow under her hypnotic stare because she used up her swift action as an immediate action last round, so she won't have shimmering body active this round.

Huzzah!

Henrika feints the entothrope that is under her hypnotic gaze, barely slashing at him with her blade.
Bluff to feint, heroism, trait: 1d20 + 27 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 27 + 2 + 3 = 42

She then performs a pair of cross-chest swipes, doing her best to defend Trevor from the enemies that surround him.
Attack vs yellow entothrope (Koriana's blade), defending, heroism, Power Attack: 1d20 + 18 - 1 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (9) + 18 - 1 + 2 - 3 = 25
Damage (+4 slashing), defending, Power Attack: 1d8 + 11 - 1 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 11 - 1 + 9 = 27
Painful stare: 3d6 + 7 ⇒ (5, 6, 2) + 7 = 20

She returns with a surprise strike when the creature is caught off-balance.
Attack vs yellow entothrope (Koriana's blade), defending, heroism, Power Attack: 1d20 + 13 - 1 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (19) + 13 - 1 + 2 - 3 = 30
Damage (+4 slashing), defending, Power Attack: 1d8 + 11 - 1 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 11 - 1 + 9 = 21
Painful stare: 3d6 + 7 ⇒ (4, 6, 2) + 7 = 19
Critical confirmation?: 1d20 + 13 - 1 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (8) + 13 - 1 + 2 - 3 = 19
Critical damage (+4 slashing), defending, Power Attack: 1d8 + 11 - 1 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 11 - 1 + 9 = 23

If her opponent falls, she transfers her hypnotic stare to the next foe. Then she steps next to her enemy, triggering her shimmering body.

Seeing reinforcements arrive, Henrika holds her sword aloft and flicks Sister Dismaal's blood from it. "This room is a death sentence for those who wallow in sin," she cries out.

She uses Dazzling Display as a full round action, intimidating all enemies within a 30' radius.
Intimidate, heroism: 1d20 + 26 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 26 + 2 = 39

She places the (yellow) monk that moved up to oppose her under her hypnotic stare.

Henrika feints the closest monk and swings her sword at the opening.

Bluff to feint, heroism, trait: 1d20 + 27 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 27 + 2 + 3 = 34
Attack vs gray (Koriana's blade), defending (Trevor), heroism, inspire courage, Power Attack: 1d20 + 18 - 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (11) + 18 - 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 = 29
Damage (+4 slashing), defending, inspire courage, Power Attack: 1d8 + 11 - 1 + 2 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 11 - 1 + 2 + 9 = 22

Since her Fearsome Guise trick is no longer implanted, Henrika uses her Reflexive Trick feat to activate Mesmeric Mirror as an immediate action, in response to the entothrope attacking her. This conjures three mirror images (though one is destroyed by the near miss, leaving her with two.)
Mesmeric Mirror image on hit, 1=Henrika: 1d4 ⇒ 1

Henrika bows ironically. "Exactly. You see, students, the flaw in Sister Dismaal's thinking: her discipline, while commendable, is undermined by her selfish desires. Her wants have become needs, and they have blinded her. Evil is not a reward; it is an attempt to repudiate the many benefits of society by those whom society has exiled."

As she talks, she moves forward and gestures with the point of her sword. She swings twice as she talks, almost lazily missing Dismaal as she attempts to guide her opponent's reactions.

Bluff to feint, heroism, trait: 1d20 + 27 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 27 + 2 + 3 = 43

"Ultimately, her indulgences were her greatest weakness." Henrika lunges at Sister Dismaal, driving her sword point at her heart and briefly interposing the blade between her opponents and Trevor.

She instructs Koriana's blade to defend herself and Trevor.

Attack vs Dismaal (Koriana's blade), defending (Trevor), heroism, inspire courage, Power Attack: 1d20 + 18 - 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (15) + 18 - 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 = 33
Damage (+4 slashing), inspire courage, Power Attack: 1d8 + 11 + 2 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 11 + 2 + 9 = 27
Painful stare: 3d6 + 7 ⇒ (1, 4, 4) + 7 = 16
Free demoralize (Cornugon Smash), heroism: 1d20 + 26 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 26 + 2 = 29

Bonus (Surprise Strike) attack vs Dismaal (Koriana's blade), defending (Trevor), heroism, inspire courage, Power Attack: 1d20 + 13 - 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (5) + 13 - 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 = 18
Damage (+4 slashing), inspire courage, Power Attack: 1d8 + 11 + 2 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 11 + 2 + 9 = 30
Painful stare: 3d6 + 7 ⇒ (1, 1, 5) + 7 = 14
Free demoralize (Cornugon Smash), heroism: 1d20 + 26 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 26 + 2 = 36

Since we were planning to attack, I'm assuming we are allowed to have pre-buffed with spells that don't have visible effects and could have been cast in the sewers outside, at least minutes/level? I'll assume that as before Henrika had cast glibness and Xallis had cast heroism on her, so that her disguise was solid. Henrika would also cast false life, freedom of movement, heightened awareness, Hermean potential (but I'll assume that's gone after her handwaved Disguise and Bluff checks), message, remove fear, and see invisibility.

Temporary hit points (false life): 1d10 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16

Surprise round

Concentrating as Sister Dismaal approaches, Henrika casts confusion on all of the enemies in the room. (Surprise! I think she can get everyone without catching herself or Icabhod, since Icabhod won't have teleported yet. Also, Icabhod might be able to tell who is confused and adjust his target accordingly? The Will save DC is 17, and Dismaal has a -3 from hypnotic stare.)

Round 1

Then Henrika swings her blade in an arc reminiscent of an executioner's axe, aiming for Sister Dismaal's neck. Of course she lifts it at the last moment to throw off her opponent's balance.

Henrika feints Sister Dismaal.
Bluff to feint, heroism, trait: 1d20 + 27 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 27 + 2 + 3 = 33

Henrika suddenly brings the sword straight down, putting all of her strength behind it as she chops at Dismaal's shoulder.

Attack vs Sister Dismaal (Koriana's blade), heroism, Power Attack: 1d20 + 18 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (12) + 18 + 2 - 3 = 29
Damage (+4 weapon, slashing), Power Attack: 1d8 + 11 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 11 + 9 = 24
Painful stare: 3d6 + 7 ⇒ (4, 3, 5) + 7 = 19
Free Demoralize vs Sister Dismaal (Cornugon Smash), heroism: 1d20 + 26 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 26 + 2 = 33

As she attacks, Henrika triggers her Fearsome Guise trick, causing herself to briefly transform into a terrifying monster as her disguise is dismissed.

Free Demoralize vs Sister Dismaal (Fearsome Guise), heroism: 1d20 + 26 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 26 + 2 = 33

Following her successful feint, Henrika drives her sword forward, attempting to skewer Sister Dismaal.

Bonus (Surprise Strike) attack vs Sister Dismaal (Koriana's blade), heroism, Power Attack: 1d20 + 13 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (8) + 13 + 2 - 3 = 20
Damage (+4 weapon, slashing), Power Attack: 1d8 + 11 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 11 + 9 = 25
Painful stare: 3d6 + 7 ⇒ (4, 4, 2) + 7 = 17
Free Demoralize vs Sister Dismaal (Cornugon Smash), heroism: 1d20 + 26 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 26 + 2 = 32

Finally, Henrika steps forward and to the left, her momentum from her vicious attack causing her to momentarily blur and shift (activating her 20% concealment vs Dismaal from shimmering body).

A lot of Henrika's turn clinches on her feint check, so I'll use a precious, precious hero point to reroll that 1. :)
Bluff to feint, heroism, trait: 1d20 + 27 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 27 + 2 + 3 = 35
Goodness! The dice roller really chewed up all these rolls tonight! Hopefully that 3 is enough. :)

Looks like the forums aren't going down today after all!

Forums are supposed to go down for a few days in a couple of hours. See you all on the other side!

Henrika nods to Trevor and gestures magnanimously to Sister Dismaal before fixing the elf with her hypnotic stare. "Well, the demonstration is for them, though I suppose you may also benefit, in a manner of speaking."

Henrika attacks!

I don’t expect she will catch Sister Dismaal by surprise, but maybe the other monks won’t be expecting it?

Henrika magically whispers back to Icabhod, "I agree with your suggestion and I suspect we have similar ideas about the naga, but perhaps we should wait until we are on our way out so not to tip our hand early?"

Henrika looks over Iovinus's equipment, and nods with satisfaction. "Such a well-armored target must have been difficult for your followers to harm. And now, I believe it is time for you to receive your reward." She draws her scimitar. "Come, stand here before me. I have a ceremonial demonstration for you that I would like your favored devotees to see, a promise of what awaits them if they study your lessons well."

We should ask about the female peer that he assaulted? Maybe she could help testify on our behalf or something?

Good idea!

I can’t think of another question, so I guess that’s it. :)

"If you were Tae Amalon in life, tell us now how you came to be in this place," Henrika says commandingly.

Since there are five of us, maybe each of us should ask one question? I can start with the basics so everyone else gets to ask more interesting things.

Henrika regards the ghostly paladin with a flat glare. "My plans for the fall of Taldor and the end of the Stavians continue briskly, I assure you. Patience! What are a few months more in pursuit of your noble aims? Opposition to my favored candidate for the crown has dwindled to insignificance, and his wits are addled with age and blinded with ambition. As soon as we win the country, he will suffer a terrible accident. As thanks for your service, how would you like it if I brought him here for you to show your displeasure firsthand? Trust me to fulfill our arrangement and I will allow you to remove the head of the former Empire of Taldor."

She nods sagely, as if the spirit's requests are reasonable, and continues. "I did not bring the scimitar with me for this errand, but I agree that you deserve a sign of our mutual respect. I will fetch it and bring it to you after we return. Are we in accord?"

What does Henrika know about antipaladins?
Knowledge (local): 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (17) + 17 = 34

Henrika meets with the group to share information once they have finished their preparations. "I discovered that Iovinus, the person the Seven Sins monks plan to assassinate, is a follower of Abadar and the founder of the Vault and Chain. However, he is devoutly evil-- the blessings he receives from the Master of the First Vault are those of a selfish tyrant. He wields disease, fear, and the power of devils in service of his own wicked desires. Knowing this, I have no objections to allowing Sister Dismaal and her disciples to complete their task. But in deference to your patron deity, Tychus, I will defer to you if you have qualms about us murdering a fellow Abadarian."

She considers. "If we are to stop the monks, we will need to return to the sewers and visit them again. I would prefer not to do this, since Sister Dismaal was already suspicious of my disguise, and she may have taken steps to confirm my identity the next time we meet. I certainly don't want to go alone! But to make sure they succeeded, or to instruct them to 'call it off', we must go back. Of course, it could also be that as a group we would rather not allow them to continue their debauched studies here in Zimar, and thus a return trip would be also to destroy them once and for all. What do you think, friends?"

"As for the other two targets, I am concerned. I could not find out very much about their desires and motivations. They do seem to be dedicated to supporting Pythareus, and so I believe that if we do not allow our evil agents to kill them we will still have to face them eventually. I doubt offering them clemency should they change their allegiance would succeed unless we had already defeated them in battle. Baron Roderus seems to be well-versed in both battle and magic-- very similar to Bartleby in that respect, Sir Xallis-- and Dame Avenna is an accomplished wizard of the school of Divination. If we must bring down the High Strategos by assaulting Abadar's Pillar, our task will be much easier without them aiding their leader. We might be able to consider them casualties of war, never mind the distasteful methods we use."

Henrika is embarrassed when Gulreesh rumbles her disguise, and she is still obsessing about it when the party leaves. "He must have smelt me," she mutters. "Truthfully, I would have been glad to throw off that loathsome identity for a short period of time, though I was so blindsided by his casual dismissal that I quite lost my wits. Fortunately none of you were off-balance, my friends. I did not want to say anything in front of Gulreesh, but based on Jeroth's letter I suspect that the tip of the incriminating dagger is 'guarded by the Sarenites' beneath Waterhill Manor-- those undead paladin spirits we saw as we passed through to the sewers. Likely we will have to fight them to retrieve their treasure, unless I can convince them to relinquish it to Jeroth. They did seem to defer to me, but I do not know how strong their obedience to the rakshasa truly is. We should prepare for the worst case."

She frowns into the middle distance, thinking carefully about how to proceed. "I must try to learn more about these servants of Pythareus that we intend to see removed by Jeroth's agents. While I do not like arranging for the murders of our fellow men, if they are creatures in the service of evil-- like Joneius, for example-- I will not lose much sleep over it. Pythareus is our political enemy, but I am not sure if what he is doing here in Zimar is actually evil. The fact that he was supported by Jareth is a black mark against him, and that may count against his servants, but it is not too late to stop the plans we have set in motion if we should discover that one of them is an innocent pawn."

Pursuant to this, she sets 10 of her agents to finding out everything they can about Baron Astor, Dame Avenna, and Chief Enumerator Iovinus.

Gather Information (Charm), 10 agents: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19

She also sends another team to try and rescue the agents that never reported back after investigating the Sweet Dreams Tea Shop.

Recover Agents (Heroism), 10 agents (DC 10): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25

I feel like we should definitely use the persona phase to reduce our suspicion, but I must admit I'm really curious about these people we're having assassinated. I've been sort of going along with it because it seems like it fits our goals, but I have to think Henrika would at least want to know something about them before she has them killed. Is there an easy way to find out more about our three targets? Can we make Knowledge rolls or something like that?

We've also got to go rendevous with Gannaius as soon as we get back from the monastery. We probably should have done that before we went to meet Gulreesh, but I forgot. We might have lost him. :/

Oh, here's my level up info.

Henrika level 11
• 9 hp
• BAB +8 (this means Power Attack now does -3/+9 damage)
• 11 skill points (including 1 in Disguise for the class skill bonus!)
• +1 3rd-level spell slot, +1 4th-level spell slot
• 1st-level spell known: burst of insight; 4th-level spell known: greater invisibility
• Cornugon Smash feat
• dazzling feint: Sloppy Defense (+2 circumstance attack bonus on feint)
• shimmering body (if she moves, target of her hypnotic stare treats her as if under the blur spell)

Falchion Jack level 9
• 9 hp
• BAB +9
• +1 Reflex/+1 Will
• 6 skill points
• Critical Focus feat
• speedy tricks (can make a dirty trick maneuver in place of an attack)

Henrika tries to remember what they know about Gulreesh from Jeroth's letter. Jeroth believed he had the means to "topple" Pythareus once his path to the crown is secure, she thinks. Part of his plan involved something "the Sarenites" keep under guard-- perhaps that refers to the spirits we saw beneath the manor house-- and the "killing blow" held by the King of Filth. My task, then, is to convince Gulreesh to give to Jeroth whatever this weapon might be. As Jeroth, I must pretend I know what it is and that I am aware of whatever arrangements Gulreesh and Jeroth had made in the past.

"My plans for Maxillar Pythareus have reached the point where I find myself in need of your services, O Lord of Filth. I believe you know what it is I seek." She pauses to see if the Otyugh King acknowledges this, then continues. "How can I see that our business is concluded beneficially for both of us? I am afraid that time is pressing and I can delay no longer."

Bluff, glibness: 1d20 + 26 + 20 ⇒ (18) + 26 + 20 = 64