Layaali Twice-Born's page

It's been a pleasure to game with all of you! Thanks for the memories! And especially, thanks for gaming with these two chipper gnomes.

Min Bot:

Min hurries after Rab-rab, more than a little worried. "What? We just escaped that place!"

Layaali is dealt 5 damage and Razif heals 5 damage since her life link's still active on him.

Layaali prays to Vildeis, using her last burst of divine energy to heal her companions (and exclude the belker)

Channel Energy: Healing Allies: 3d6 ⇒ (4, 5, 4) = 13 Layaali's up to 36 hp now

Layaali shares what she knows of the creature attacking Drael! see appropriate spoiler!

Worried over Drael's failure to appear, Layaali shifts back and forth from foot to foot... She clenches her fists. "Don't follow me." Then she hurries back into the tunnel in hopes that she can find Drael, prayer to Vildeis on her lips.

She's heading back in to use her last channel energy on him (if he needs), and drag him out of there, (if he needs).

Knowledge Planes: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24

With a moment's respite, Layaali turns her attention to figuring out what the strange creature is...

Layaali hurries out of the caves, but Min still falls a few feet short.

Double move from Layaali and Min, but Min's another move action shy of escaping. He'll be out next turn.

Layaali and the gnomes continue to race down the tunnels.

We're all double moves.

Layaali and the gnomes keep running!

"Hurry!" Layaali shouts, urging Min faster.

The gnomes hurry as fast as their little legs will carry them!

Double moves from Layaali, Min, and Rab-rab

Sharing a post for ease today.

Rab-rab and Min run away from the creature as fast as their (admittedly little) legs can carry them!

"Hurry up, Min!" Rab-rab shrieks.

"I'm hurrying, I'm hurrying!" Min pants back.

Meanwhile, Layaali has no spells left to protect herself from the oddly invasive creature that just tried to fly into her lungs.

"Run!" she gasps to the others, then flees despite the danger, knowing it's likely the creature could hurt her during her retreat.

Gnomes are double moving, and Layaali's moving as much as she can while remaining behind the gnomes (also a double move).

They're having trouble getting online.

Rab-rab races away from the incoming monster, with Min trailing behind her. (Rab-rab double moves and Min goes as close as he can after her).

With all the others on their way out, Layaali finally moves to follow them, remaining last in line.

MIN-BOT:

"Ack! Wait for us!"

Min hurries after the others (being sure to wait for Rab-rab).

Double move.

Layaali takes 20 damage and everyone who took fire damage heals 5 damage (Min, Rab-rab, Razif, and Yantuk).

Layaali hurries toward her companions and releases a burst of healing prayers.

Channel to heal, hits all allies: 3d6 ⇒ (4, 4, 4) = 12 Min, Razif, Rab-rab, and Yantuk should all be back up to full HP, Layaali's at 28 HP. Not sure what Drael's currently at.

"What is it?" she asks Drael, unable to see far enough to glimpse any threat.

Correct! Layaali's lifelink with Drael is severed completely until she sets it up again. No autoheal for Drael!

Also, the shield of faith spells she cast on Min, Razif, and Yantuk are likely expired by now.

"We should be happy they refused," Layaali remarks. "Fighting the salamanders alone was enough..."

She lets Razif keep the map then moves further away from the lava's edge to await Drael's return.

Yes, Layaali takes 10 damage, bringing her down to 21 and Drael and Rab-rab heal 5 HP. Heat damage brings her down to 15 HP.

And yes, Yantuk was given the potion of fly, but he hasn't drank it yet, so we have the potion still.

Layaali gathers everyone close then prays, releasing a wave of healing energy.

Channel Energy to heal everyone: 3d6 ⇒ (4, 2, 4) = 10
Channel Energy to heal everyone: 3d6 ⇒ (6, 3, 2) = 11
Layaali's at 36 HP now.

Still wounded, but less concerned, Layaali fans herself. "Yes, let's hurry."

Yup, Layaali's now down to 31 and Rab-rab's up to 30.

Layaali takes a step back, toward Rab-rab, and casts a healing spell on her.

Healing Rab-rab: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6 (Layaali's out of spells and Rab-rab's up to 36 HP.

Yes, taking the 10, which brings Layaali down to 25 HP.

Unable to position herself to reach Rab-rab, Layaali releases a burst of healing light, being sure to avoid her foes.

Channel Energy, hit alls her friends and ignoring the salamanders.
Channel Energy: 3d6 ⇒ (5, 4, 2) = 11

Layaali's at 36 HP, Rab-rab's up to 25 HP, and I think everybody else should be at Max HP.

Layaali, I'll assume that you absorb 5 pts of Drael's damage on your turn.

I sure do! Reducing her to 28/44 total.

Layaali takes a careful five-foot-step back and casts a healing spell on herself. She doesn't provoke for this cure spell

Healing: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

She's at 35/44

"Enough!" Layaali exclaims. "Your tyrannical hold over your kindred is at an end; so too your bargains with the Carrion King!" Layaali reaches out a hand and seizes onto the salamander that just threw her javelin with her magic. She clenches her fist, and the salamander's bones rattle around inside her flesh, then pull her forward towards Drael.

Casting boneshaker.
Damage: 5d6 ⇒ (4, 3, 1, 1, 1) = 10 Plus they're pulled 5 ft. closer to Layaali. (I didn't move their token). DC 16 Fortitude save halves the damage and negates the movement.

Oh, yeah, nice damage, Layaali.

Yes, life link remains active. Layaali takes the 12 damage and everyone else is fine for now.

Layaali moves over a bit, careful not to get too close to the lava, and calls out, "Helloooooo? Is anyone here?"

Then she heals her own wounds while she waits for their enemies to make themselves known.

Cure Light Wounds on Layaali: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7 She's at 39/44 now.

Just realized Drael's post above mine. Sorry, we must have been posting at the same time. Sure, take the invisibility Drael. Does Yantuk want the fly potion, then? If not, Min will take it.

Layaali accepts the potions and offers them to Drael and Yantuk, assuming they would do the most good for those who needed to get closest to their foes.
Invisibility for Yantuk and fly for Drael maybe? She's just guessing. Layaali and the gnomes don't need them.

At mention of the scroll of Kakishon, Layaali turns to Min with a raised eyebrow.

Layaali takes a moment to pray to Vildeis, healing her companion's wounds before they move on.

Channe to heall: 3d6 ⇒ (3, 6, 2) = 11
Channe to heall: 3d6 ⇒ (6, 6, 1) = 13
I think after that I'm the only one left wounded?

Cure Light on Layaali: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11
And Layaali's fully healed now.

"There's only the leaders left, yes? How far are they?"

Min mentioned he had a potion to drink before the final fight. Noting it here so he remembers to drink it beforehand.

Sure do! Layaali takes the 5 and goes down to 14 HP.

Completely ignoring the threat posed by the nearby salamanders, she casts a healing spell on herself, knowing that healing herself ensured her companions' wounds would continue to heal.

Cure Moderate Wounds: 2d8 + 5 ⇒ (2, 8) + 5 = 15

She's now at 29/44 HP. She doesn't provoke for casting this spell.

Are your Hit Points accurate, Drael? If so, you heal 5 HP again, putting you at 52/54 HP, and I lose 5 HP, putting me at 24/44 HP.

Layaali intones the words to a prayer and casts a spell, causing a ball of light to engulf the salamanders and leaving her companions unharmed.

Burst of Radiance. Drawn area on the map (hits red, green, and aqua salamander, but not pink; no friends are harmed). Creatures in the area are blinded for 1d4 ⇒ 3 rounds, or dazzled for that time if they succeed at a DC 16 Reflex save.
Evil Creatures also take: 5d4 ⇒ (3, 2, 2, 3, 1) = 11

Sure is!

Layaali hisses in pain as burns spread across her torso. Layaali takes 5 damage and Drael heals 5 damage. "Hurry," she says to the gnomes as she rushes down the tunnel. "They'll be weak to your magic, Min!"

Double move.

Attempting my knowledge (planes) check to learn about the creature now, so I can get the info for my turn.

Knowledge (planes): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20

No worries over last round, but a 10-ft.radius burst is measured from a grid intersection. Yes, I can definitely place it without hitting allies or the salamander pal. Double checked page 215 of the Core Rulebook to confirm (page 214 for relevant text and page 215 for relevant image). I'll draw a picture this time to show where she's aiming.

Layaali casts her arms out again, sending another burst of radiance at the salamanders in the centre of the room—and being a little more careful not to hit their so-called salamander ally in the area of her dazzling holy light.

Creatures in the area are blinded for 1d4 ⇒ 4 rounds, or dazzled for that time if they succeed at a DC 16 Reflex save.
Evil Creatures also take: 5d4 ⇒ (4, 4, 2, 4, 2) = 16

Layaali grants the +2 deflection bonus to Min then, rather than Drael.

Layaali grits her teeth as a deep puncture wound opens in her shoulder, while Drael's wounds begin to heal. Layaali takes 5 damage and Drael heals 5 damage.

She casts her arms out, praying to Vildeis to scour evil from existence. A burst of brilliant light appears around the enemy salamanders.

Casting burst of radiance so it targets the three enemy salamanders but misses her companions and Lesaar. Creatures in the area are blinded for 1d4 ⇒ 4 rounds, or dazzled for that time if they succeed at a DC 16 Reflex save.
Evil Creatures also take: 5d4 ⇒ (4, 1, 3, 1, 4) = 13 damage.

Before Lesaar leads them into combat, Layaali casts shield of faith on Drael, Razif, and Yantuk, you each get a +2 deflection bonus to AC for 5 minutes. If any of you have a decent deflection bonus already, let me know and I'll switch the target to someone else.

When Lesaar starts shouting, Layaali narrows her eyes at him. "Don't do that again."

Rab-rab and Min are sick but they'll be on today to buff/comment before the fight.

Layaali helps Rab-rab and Yantuk out to the fresh air and tends them for a while, hoping to help the little gnome clear her airways. While there's little she can truly do to help, she does use the time to speak with the others candidly.

"Just our luck; on the way to usurp a tyrant we find another tyrant." she sighs. "It's an inconvenience, but perhaps a blessing, too. Vildeis desires all evil banished from this world. How handy to have this evil fall into our laps and save us a trip." She smiles gently, then holds out her hands in prayer. "Praise be to the Cardinal Martyr for showing me the path."

She looks at the others. "Have we any preparations to make before heading back into the caves to visit this 'Kitil' and 'Thratnias'?"

Layaali reaches out a hand to each of her allies, and offers them a blessing. "I pray for the courage to be as brave and selfless as Vildeis. Bless our bond."

Layaali uses life link on all of her friends. Each round at the start of Layaali's turn, if the any of you are wounded for 5 or more hit points below your maximum hit points, you heal 5 hit points and Layaali takes 5 hit points of damage.

Her blessings complete, she turns to the caves. "Ready?"

Botting Min.

Spellcraft (Oil 1): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10
Spellcraft (Oil 2): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14
Spellcraft (Oil 3): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27
Spellcraft (Ring): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12

I did not improve his rolls much. lol He would share what he learns with Yantuk.

Did he mean pass as in "no thanks" or pass as in "go ahead and enter"? I read it as "no way". If so, Layaali continues with the post below. If he's letting us head in, ignore the post below.

Layaali plucks the ioun stone orbiting her head from the air and holds it up. "Then I offer this in exchange for safe passage through your realm to that of the Carrion King. It's magic. That's bound to improve the taste." She's offering her cracked dusty rose prism ioun stone.

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14
Knowledge Planes: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11

"Show you our worth? A beings worth is not measured in goods, treasures, and gems, but in our actions and our skills. I am Layaali, Twice-Dead and Thrice-Born, Templar of the North Wind, and servant of The Cardinal Martyr Vildeis. I wield divine power and can heal many wounds and afflictions. Does anyone here require the aid of a healer? I would use my magic to aid them."

After a moment she adds, "I am also a skilled orator. I could share a story with you and your people. Or, if you prefer, compose a story about you or your people and share it far and wide. Celebrate your people's history through story. Let me show you worth, not with wealth, but words and wisdom."

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (7) + 14 = 21
Perform Oratory: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30

Before bed, Layaali expends the last of her powerful prayers to restore their vigor and heal their wounds.

Lesser Restoration (Drael): 1d4 ⇒ 4
Lesser Restoration (Layaali): 1d4 ⇒ 4
Channel to heal everyone: 3d6 ⇒ (6, 3, 3) = 12

Does anyone need more healing or a lesser restoration before bed? I had some channels left but only one more lesser restoration.

Come dawn, Layaali rises and performs her daily prayers. "It will return. It is best if we take another path on the return journey. I have not the power to put its soul to rest for good."

Layaali prays again, surrounding the edimmu in another blinding blast of light.

Burst of Radiance, aiming to catch only the edimmu in the area and none of her companions. It's blinded for 1d4 ⇒ 2 rounds, or dazzled if it passes a DC 16 Reflex save. If it's evil it also takes the damage below, regardless of the result of the save.
Damage: 5d4 ⇒ (4, 3, 1, 1, 1) = 10

Three ones again?!

Layaali's brow creases in surprise to see the edimmu unharmed by her prayers, but she doesn't let it slow her down. Noting the creature's positioning she dashes a few feet to the side and casts out her arms, the words of her prayers inaudible over the wind. A brilliant flash of light surrounds the edimmu, leaving her companions unharmed.

Burst of Radiance, aiming to catch only the edimmu in the area and none of her companions. It's blinded for 1d4 ⇒ 2 rounds, or dazzled if it passes a DC 16 Reflex save. If it's evil it also takes the damage below, regardless of the result of the save.
Damage: 5d4 ⇒ (4, 4, 1, 1, 1) = 11

Layaali takes a quick five-foot step back and shouts, though her voice is mostly lost over the wind, "VILDEIS, BANISH THIS EVIL!"

A burst of holy light surges from Layaali, and slams into the edimmu. Channel energy to harm undead.

Positive Damage: 3d6 ⇒ (1, 2, 5) = 8
The edimmu gets a DC 16 Will save for half damage.

Botting Min:

Min scrambles to his feet with a shriek. "Ack! Not again!"

Not wanting to blind his friends this time, he scowls. Min's eyes turn black as he makes strange hissing words. "Skerhar hesesh nahaaa!" A beam of holy light shoots from his eyeballs at the undead!

Ranged Touch: 1d20 + 6 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 1 - 4 = 4 (penalty is for shooting into melee)
Positive Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Layaali nimbly steps back and to the side (five-foot step) and shakes Yantuk awake. Then she turns on the edimmu and brandishes her holy symbol of Vildeis. "Come then, spirit! I am Layaali, Twice-Dead and Thrice-Born! I am the Templar of the North Wind! In the Cardinal Martyr's name I would purge your evil from this world."

"Get up!" Layaali exclaims, shaking Rab-rab awake.

If she can, she'll also shake Yantuk awake.

No worries. I'll just use magic.

Layaali activates her halo immediately upon waking, casting a brilliant light from a nimbus around her head. Then she stands and looks for the creature. "Where is it?"

Perception (max distance of vision 60 feet): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16

I thought I lost the last of my ability damage last time we slept? If not, no worries, I'll just cast lesser restoration after this fight. Also, apologies to Razif, I didn't realize you'd taken ability damage again.

Layaali nods. "Ominous."

"We should make camp. While we could press on, it would be perilous; perhaps too much for those of us who can't see in the dark." She eyes the gnomes and Razif, then nods. "Yes. And it would be best not to face the gnolls while exhausted."

"This place is cursed," Layaali mutters as she awakens. "With foul memories that seep into my dreams. Vildeis, gird my heart from this evil."

Layaali sits to begin her morning prayers.

Rab-rab and Min say they'll go last watch together. And Layaali would like first watch.

Layaali tries to squirm and shimmy her way through....

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (20) + 0 = 20

Layaali eyes the tiny hole in disbelief. As soon as the gnomes scurry through she lays on the ground and shimmies through, trying to slip her frail body through the tiny hole. As the stone digs into her body, she prays, "Vildeis, grant me your blessing..."

Using Empyreal focus for a +2 to this roll.
Acrobatics: 1d20 + 0 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 0 + 2 = 8
...As expected!