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Take a break and come back recharged and looking forward to a game.
Once the group is ready to move in and attack Ilithial will call down Z'dim, who he can see, and Extended Haste everyone before casting Improved Invisibility on himself.
Spells on: Overland Flight 9 hours Greater False Life 9 hours Communal Resist Energy - Fire Extended 180 minutes divided by the number of PCs Bear's Endurance - 9 minutes Cat's Grace - 9 minutes mirror image - 9 minutes See Invisibility - 90 minutes mage armor - 9 hours protection from evil shield -extended 18 minutes Haste- Extended 0 18 rounds Improved Invisibility - 9 rounds
Ilithial bows to the group and motions them forward.
When the group is ready Ilithil casts his usual buffs plus invisibility. When the group is ready he advances and stops within 50' and casts Charm Monster Then speaking in giant he and the familiar on his shouldger greets their potential new friend. Greetings friend. I have come a long way to find you. You are needed there over that far hill. He points. [b] It is important that hurry to get there so you must go now. I will stay here by the entrance while you go.[/dice]
Spells on: overland flight Greater False Life communal resist energy -Fire Bear's Endurance - extended Cat's Grace invisibility mirror image See Invisibility mage armor protection from evil shield -extended
Once the scouts report in Ilitiial notes I could possibly charm the Athach but am not prepared to do so today. We need intel on who and what is in the Abbey. Seven nightmares implies 7 riders capable enough to command the loyalty, or at least fear from such creatures. Thoughts?
I'll send Shimmer with you. Let her hide in your robes.
Ah man, hate to see you go Ahmose. We were a good team. :(
I too am here and ready to move forward.
Yes. Both ilithial and his familiar Shimmer are CG. Shimmer, a Lyrakien has constant detect evil and detect magic. So she know you are evil, and just as bad, suspects you are lawful. :)
Ilithial stands to honor the visitor. Lady Cha'Chen, it is a pleasure to meet you. I am Ilithial the Red. I will let others of our group introduce themselves. We are on an important mission but have been diverted by the discovery of a lich and its plans for a powerful artifact. Seeing no reason for secrecy Ilithial outlines their initial mission and that they have learned about the lich and its plans.
Ilithial, aware he did little to the strange creature with such high spell resistance ponders this as he walks. I hardly did more than blow off its armor. I guess that helped but I need to work on how to punch through such tough SR. Perhaps a rod of Piercing/ Yes, I think so.
Never easy to end a relationship, but if its never gonna mature into something you want, the sooner you end it the better.
Ilithial blasts with fire. Great flaming rays burst from his hand striking at the creature.
These forums are an interesting place to seek guidance but I'll bite and send you a PM. I guess I risk the chance that you did not wish advise but only to vent and share. If so, please ignore said advise. :)
Ditto. I know what I want to do in round 3 but I do not think we are there yet. I've used a lot of power in two attacks and then failed my SR checks. The only consolation is that I think I am blowing off that bone armor.
Who is up? I have lost track.
Ilihtial tries again before the thing is in melee with the party.
Ilithial takes off up into the air, rising 20' off the ground, his hand pulling a certain rod from his belt. and a small seed of fire flies from his hand to strike the creature. It blooms into an impressive burst of flames.
I am not sure it is undead my friends. It may be using the bones of others for armor. The wizard looks about for other threats and tries to recall what he knows of these creatures. He asks Jerald's The creature is well outside your forest. Do you mind if I use fire to help put it down?
Speaking for the group Ilithial says Well met Jeraldus and Niva. I am Ilithial. I and my group will do no harm here. We seek to learn more of evils we track and would speak with you. We are few and are torn about a lich who we killed and has retreated back to its phylactery and of other great evils that we would thwart if we are able.
Ilithial approaches the trees but stops outside of 60 feet and calls out in Silvan. Oh great guardians, I recognize you. I am Ilithial and am a friend of the woods and their treasurers. Speak with me and tell me of this place. Will those you guard come and speak with us? We hunt a great evil and wonder what you might know.
Be warned. Those trees in the front are Quickwoods. Living trees often used to guard important places to fey and druids. They are powerful melee combatants but more fearsome if their ability to absorb any spell that targets them directly and convert it into a fear aura. Perhaps we can talk to them?
This seems natural enough, just out of place.
Nonsense. Into the rope trick. IIlithial casts an extended Rope Trick spell lasting 18 hours. And we can see out of the extra-dimensional space too.
In the morning, after memorizing his spells Ilithial consults with Shimmer and then spends some time trying to learn more about the amulet of nether travel and the mirror.
Ilithial recasts an extended Mage Armor, an Overland Flight and a Greater False Life spell before indicating he is ready to go.
Ilithial is pleased to see the members of the other group and agrees to the plan. We should do nothing here that might end up helping the lich gain access to the sarcophagus.
I am away from home dealing with a hospitalized relative right now and its taking much more of my time than I expected. I have not forgotten this game and will post soon.
Hi all. I am back from my work trip and con. Pretty exhausted (very little sleep at cons for me) and catching up on everything. I hope to have a post up tomorrow with my Commune questions. I have a short trip this weekend too and will be gone Friday through Sunday afternoon. But then that's it for trips for a whil
Ilithial looks worried. I shall rest then, and start to study the amulet as I do not need as much sleep as a human wizard to regain my spells. But I do recommend we set a watch. Also, it occurs to me that, first if the lich needed to travel to some other location to learn the passwall spell or get a scroll of it we may have actually saved it some time by killing it. Imagine that were it reforms could be close to where it needs to go, or simply in a location where it can safely use teleportation. And second, if we tunnel to the sarcophagus and fail to breech it or secure its contents then we may be doing the lich a favor. Any thoughts on what to do based on that? After listening to the group's opining he will add I will ask Shimmer to commune with Desna on the matter and could use your help on what to ask. While I consider most gods somewhat fickle Shimmer does not share that opinion, at least not where Desna is concerned. So we shall consult the dreamer on this dilemma.
Prismatic Sphere:
Per the GG: the spells to bypass the wall (must be cast in order) are
Red 1st Cone of cold Orange 2nd Gust of wind Yellow 3rd Disintegrate Green 4th Passwall Blue 5th Magic missile Indigo 6th Daylight Violet 7th Dispel magic It seems on this wall the first 3 walls have been removed.
Ilithial considers the situation. I wonder if we could tunnel around the wall to access the tomb. I could summon some type of burying creature or even an earth elemental. I would risk resting a single day but we need to act after that, either dealing with the sarcophagus or leaving.
Ilithial recommends We must decide what to do. If we stay here even a single night we run the risk that the lich will reform and come to attack us. Of course without his magic items he will be weaker than before. We cannot easily bypass this prismatic wall to get to where I think his phylactery must be. There is a sarcophagus behind this door and logically that is where the lich's body would reform. And it is quite risky to use teleportation magic in this place. The amulet of nether travel is one way out. This long passage is the other. What shall we do?
I think its yours Duskage. A very cool item. And web just never stops being useful as its blocking terrain. The Headband of Vast Int that Ilithial is giving to the party seems to have Perception as the associated skill though I suspect our GM would be fine allowing a retraining of it. He has not mandated that the found one has any specific skills yet.
Excellent. Please record the Brooch Zoren. Ilithial will take the headband and the ring of Wizardry II and offer up his current headband to the party. I'll have to consult a computer I do not have immediate access to tell you what skill is granted from that headband. I like Ahmose's idea of him checking out both doors ethereal IF we think that the prismatic wall will not activate on an ethereal creature. He can check out the other door regardless. And I propose we rest in this room, in a rope trick, of course. Ilithial has a lot of new 2nd level slots to fill. :)
Well that is a nice item. And Ilithial would love to have it, preferring the Type II. Second level slots are nice and it seems there is never enough slots for them. But again, I'll wait to hear from Zoren before I claim this nice wizrard's ring in addition to the headband. As good as it is for Ilithial it might be better for the Magus. I am unsure if he runs out of spell slots to use spell combat with or not.
So, loot. Zoren has not weighed in on what he would like. As an arcane caster he could also use most things. So he Zoren needs to chime in before we completely decides who gets what. He and I can share access to the spellbook with no issue. Strangely, one of the more valuable items the Ring of Spell Knowledge is usable only to spontaneous casters, which none us are. Boots of levitation - Duskade Cloak of resistance +2 - Duskade expressed interest but already has one on his sheet. Is that one this one? I think Ahmose can use this too but he seemed uninterested. Headband of vast intelligence +4 As the pure arcane caster I am claiming this. Sorry Zoren. That does free up my +2 Headband though if someone wants to claim it. Zoren has one. ring of protection +2 - Some already gave one. This goes to a melee type unless they all have one If so Ilithial will gladly wear it Ring of Spell Knowledge type IV - See above. I fear this is a sell for cash item. Brooch of Shielding (81 points left) - Ilithial has no neck slot item and will gladly wear this if no one else thinks they need it more. Amulet of nether travel* Will explain that later. - As an artifact maybe we should consider this a party item. We need to learn what is required to operate it but I am fine with Duskade holding it for now. It require some class levels to activate it though. Note that Ilithial and maybe others have deathless armor that protects against the negative energy so its not that bade for him. Potions: - I think non casters should claim these. Split them up.
Scroll: Ilithial will take both of these. He will likely scribe Dominate Person since scrolls of Save or Suck spells are poor due to their sub-par saving throws.
Cloak of Arachnida - this is a cool item. Permanent spider climb, immunity to webs, cast Web once a day, and +2 on saves versus spider poison. Surely someone wants this. Wand of inflict serious wounds (38 charges) - who can use this? Three scrolls of gentle repose -Keep for the party in case someone goes down and we need to get the body back for a rez. Magic Mirror of life trapping -At 50 lbs this should fit into Ilithial's handly haversack. NOTE: There may well be prisoners inside this mirror. We should be able to eventually figure out the command words and free them if we want them freed. It can hold up to 15 creatures.
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