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Satisfied that his power had been responsible for Unity's defeat, Marduk grunts in satisfaction. "Well struck Rose of Taldor."

Stackranking:
1: Aggression
2: Instinct
3: Intuition
4: Guile
5: Ingenuity
6: Creativity
7: Psyche
8: Logic
9: Ego
10: Compassion
11: Inhibitor
12: Discipline
12: Entropy
14: Cruelty

Yup. Thanks for GMing Upaynao (how do you pronounce this?)

And great game guys. I look forward to crossing paths with all of you again in the future.

This looks to be working well enough.

Trusting the Rose's blade, Marduk continues to channel arcane might into her.

Touch of Rage. +9 morale bonus to attack, damage, and will saves for a round. Use #3/9.

Marduk hits the swordswoman with another surge of primal might.

Touch of Rage. +9 morale bonus to attack, damage, and will saves for a round.

Apologies for the delay guys.

Marduk lumbers toward the melee. Spotting Miranda already engaged with the goddess, he grants the Rose of Taldor a mote of his boundless might.

Touch of Rage. +9 morale bonus to attack, damage, and will saves for a round.

With the other angel having fled, Marduk closes to hack at the one being mangled by the tiger.

Primary (no magic, power attack): 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (8) + 16 = 24
Damage: 2d4 + 27 ⇒ (3, 2) + 27 = 32

Having felt out the range of the angel's aura, Marduk moves to its edge and draws his barbed whip. A verse of power grants the mighty orc a flash of foresight. "Enough tricks! Let's see how you fare with only your strength and bare hands."

Move into range. Cast quickened true strike. Disarm. The whip itself is not enchanted so there shouldn't be any reductions.

Disarm: 1d20 + 20 + 2 + 20 ⇒ (5) + 20 + 2 + 20 = 47

Beginning to feel the weight of his injuries, Marduk shapes his boundless arcane might into a makeshift healing spell for himself and his nearby allies.

Burning a limited wish for a cure light wounds, mass. This should hit Marduk, Miranda, and Nalshene.

CLW: 1d8 + 16 ⇒ (8) + 16 = 24

Marduk retaliates and then draws the angel back toward the other half of the party.

Primary (no magic, power attack): 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (10) + 16 = 26
Damage: 2d4 + 27 ⇒ (1, 4) + 27 = 32

Moving which provokes. What do we know about the thing fighting Miranda? Does it have an AMF up? I’d like to toss a quickened spell its way.

The sirocco is still up but it looks like nobody is in it.

It’s worth mentioning that DR is supernatural and thus suppressed by anti magic field.

Ah, I thought the AMZ was only on one of them.

In that case, Marduk will swing once and then move to break up the full attacks. This will provoke of course. Ignore the iterative and haste attacks and take -8 off the attack and -11 off the damage of the primary due to losing haste, GMW, arcane strike, and my enhancement bonus to strength.

Oh, I didn't realize I was in the AMZ too. Where is it on the map?

Marduk's AC is 23 at the moment so that's one hit.

Marduk chuckles as the angel attacks him. "I am here to kill a god, whelp. Your strength is nothing before mine."

The huge orc strikes back with a vengeance.

Primary (haste, power attack, arcane strike): 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (15) + 24 = 39
Damage: 2d4 + 38 ⇒ (2, 2) + 38 = 42

Iterative: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (2) + 19 = 21
Damage: 2d4 + 38 ⇒ (2, 2) + 38 = 42

Haste Attack: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (4) + 24 = 28
Damage: 2d4 + 38 ⇒ (2, 4) + 38 = 44

The pillar of heat continues to pummel the dragon within it.

Fire Damage: 4d6 + 15 + 15 ⇒ (5, 3, 4, 3) + 15 + 15 = 45

The linnorm is exhausted now.

I think the devil needs to save against getting knocked to the ground but he's immune to the damage/fatigue.

Marduk rounds the corner to finally find a beast worthy of his strength.

Alongside an arcane verse, he raises one hand high and then clenches it into a huge fist. The big orc's will takes form in the shape of a pillar of shimmering air that descends on the dragon from some unseen source overhead. Where the air touches flesh it burns with the intensity of the harshest desert sun.

Move. Cast sirocco.

SR if necessary: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (12) + 17 = 29

Fire Damage: 4d6 + 15 + 15 ⇒ (1, 5, 5, 1) + 15 + 15 = 42

If it takes any damage it's fatigued. If it takes the damage against next round it'll be exhausted.

If it's on the ground it needs to make a DC 15 fly check or be knocked to the ground. If it's already on the ground it needs to make a DC 22 fort save or be knocked prone.

Unceremoniously, Marduk beheads the helpless creature at his feet.

Coup de gras.

CDG: 4d4 + 22 + 4 + 9 + 22 + 4 + 9 ⇒ (3, 4, 2, 4) + 22 + 4 + 9 + 22 + 4 + 9 = 83

Marduk conjures a spell that sends a surge of strength through the party's ranks and then advances on the helpless creatures.

Haste on everyone but Agata and Nalshene.

Unless someone has a special request, Marduk will be reapplying the same buffs at the same times.

Marduk gives a roar of triumph as the fires of battle die down and the hammering of his pounding heart begin to slow. "A glorious battle."

Hearing Ophelia's warning, the hulking seeker is visibly unimpressed. "We have destroyed her Avatar. We have destroyed whatever remains of her divine will."

A rest would be good but do we run the risk of allowing Unity more time to rally her remaining forces? Also, are we clear on where we need to go for a final confrontation?

Reflex: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (3) + 15 = 18
Fortune: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (20) + 15 = 35

Largely by luck, Marduk manages to avoid most of the dangerous blast. He follows after the divine construct with a singular destructive purpose.

Primary (haste, heroism, arcane strike, power of giants): 1d20 + 24 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (13) + 24 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 = 39
Damage: 2d6 + 22 + 4 + 4 + 9 ⇒ (3, 1) + 22 + 4 + 4 + 9 = 43

Iterative: 1d20 + 19 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (16) + 19 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 = 37
Damage: 2d6 + 22 + 4 + 4 + 9 ⇒ (6, 3) + 22 + 4 + 4 + 9 = 48

Haste Attack: 1d20 + 24 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (4) + 24 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 = 30
Damage: 2d6 + 22 + 4 + 4 + 9 ⇒ (6, 1) + 22 + 4 + 4 + 9 = 46

Marduk's AC is 22 with current buffs. If there's bodyguards being applied I'll adjust the damage.

Marduk continues smashing at the divine construct.

Primary (haste, heroism, arcane strike, power of giants): 1d20 + 24 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (17) + 24 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 = 43
Primary reroll?: 1d20 + 24 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (7) + 24 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 = 33
Damage: 2d6 + 22 + 4 + 4 + 9 ⇒ (1, 2) + 22 + 4 + 4 + 9 = 42

Iterative: 1d20 + 19 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (7) + 19 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 = 28
Damage: 2d6 + 22 + 4 + 4 + 9 ⇒ (3, 5) + 22 + 4 + 4 + 9 = 47

Haste Attack: 1d20 + 24 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (17) + 24 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 = 43
Damage: 2d6 + 22 + 4 + 4 + 9 ⇒ (5, 5) + 22 + 4 + 4 + 9 = 49

Is it clear if we're hitting or not? Are we going up against beefy DR? I'm not sure what the narrative is describing so it's hard to respond accordingly.

Marduk joins Miranda and the tiger in battling the artificial diety. His enormous blade becomes a blur of deadly cleaving blows.

Primary (haste, heroism, power of giants): 1d20 + 24 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (17) + 24 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 = 43
Damage: 2d6 + 22 + 4 + 9 ⇒ (1, 1) + 22 + 4 + 9 = 37

Iterative: 1d20 + 19 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (1) + 19 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 = 22
Damage: 2d6 + 22 + 4 + 9 ⇒ (3, 2) + 22 + 4 + 9 = 40

Haste Attack: 1d20 + 24 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (16) + 24 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 = 42
Damage: 2d6 + 22 + 4 + 9 ⇒ (3, 6) + 22 + 4 + 9 = 44

Let's try this again:

AC 41 for 46 damage, AC 28 for 43 damage, and AC 30 for 42 damage.

Bah! I forgot about the fortune hex.

Primary reroll: 1d20 + 24 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (15) + 24 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 = 41

Iterative reroll: 1d20 + 19 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (3) + 19 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 = 24

Haste Attack reroll: 1d20 + 24 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (19) + 24 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 = 45

Confirming: 1d20 + 24 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (9) + 24 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 = 35
Reroll Confirming: 1d20 + 24 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (12) + 24 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 = 38
Extra Crit Damage: 2d6 + 22 + 4 + 9 ⇒ (3, 6) + 22 + 4 + 9 = 44

So that would be: AC 41 for 46 damage, AC 28 for 43 damage, and AC 45 (threat) for 42 damage with a confirm roll of AC 38 for another 44 damage.

Sorry about that. We’ll assume that last round Marduk moved and hit Miranda with touch of rage. That would an extra +8 morale bonus to attack and damage rolls and will saves.

This round:

Marduk is silently thrilled by the martial prowess demonstrated by the deadly robot. This would be a worthy test of his strength!

But first the chaff had to fall. With a bellowing roar, Marduk hacks at the lesser machine. Hitting red.

Primary (haste, heroism, power of giants): 1d20 + 24 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (10) + 24 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 = 36
Damage: 2d6 + 22 + 4 + 9 ⇒ (6, 5) + 22 + 4 + 9 = 46

Iterative: 1d20 + 19 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (7) + 19 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 = 28
Damage: 2d6 + 22 + 4 + 9 ⇒ (6, 2) + 22 + 4 + 9 = 43

Haste Attack: 1d20 + 24 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (4) + 24 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 = 30
Damage: 2d6 + 22 + 4 + 9 ⇒ (6, 1) + 22 + 4 + 9 = 42

Suddenly freed, Marduk lumbers forward. With an arcane verse, he sends a surge of strength through the muscles of himself and his companions.

Move. Quickened Haste. Activate Power of Giants. It looks like I can hit Marduk, Miranda, and the kitty with haste.

Reflex: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (10) + 15 = 25
Fort: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (2) + 22 = 24

The musclebound Marduk is too slow to evade the explosive blast of purple energy and finds himself trapped in a bubble of pure force.

Waiting on confirmation that Agata's disintegrate can destroy the resilient sphere.

Sure, let's do it.

Was there any kind of indication of what kind of immunity met Marduk's burning arc? Was it magic immunity? Spell resistance? Fire immunity?

I suppose I should just roll my reflex save now and we'll figure out of the spell finished later.

Reflex: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (16) + 15 = 31

Sorry. I didn't preroll stuff because the interrupting spell would vary depending on the target triggering the ready. In the interest of keeping things simple we'll assume it's burning arc.

Burning Arc vs triggering enemy (reflex 18 for half): 10d6 + 26 ⇒ (1, 3, 5, 1, 3, 3, 5, 6, 4, 6) + 26 = 63

I'm not sure which one triggered the ready. If there are other enemies within 15 feet, they'll get tagged with the secondary effects.

Burning Arc vs 2nd Target (reflex 18): 5d6 + 16 ⇒ (1, 1, 3, 1, 3) + 16 = 25

Burning Arc vs 3rd Target (reflex 16): 2d6 + 10 ⇒ (2, 6) + 10 = 18

Marduk charges into the chamber and gathers the fiery rage within his heart to his fingertips.

Readying to disrupt again.

Marduk laughs darkly as he follows alongside the others. "It's about time I kill a god."

Yeah, the barkskins are from Marduk. If they were extended they'd last 5 hours which means we'd have another 3 hours or so on them.

The only active enemy at this point is the dragon, right?

Marduk lumbers closer, prepared to crush the efforts of any more spellcasters.

Move. Ready to disrupt of the dragon tries anything.

Trusting the crone's warning, Marduk puts aside his enormous blade to bring his fiery wrath to bear on the gargoyle supplicants.

Stepping back. Intensified Fireball hitting blue and red gargoyles. Quickened Burning arc hitting the same targets.

Fireball (reflex 19 for half): 15d6 + 36 ⇒ (1, 6, 1, 3, 5, 1, 1, 5, 1, 1, 5, 3, 3, 4, 4) + 36 = 80

Burning Arc vs Red (reflex 18): 10d6 + 26 ⇒ (2, 6, 1, 1, 1, 1, 5, 1, 3, 5) + 26 = 52

Burning Arc vs Blue (reflex 16): 5d6 + 16 ⇒ (3, 3, 6, 3, 6) + 16 = 37

Trusting his companions to deal with the dragon, Marduk brings his blade to bear on the next gargoyle. Blue.

Primary (haste, heroism): 1d20 + 24 + 1 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (5) + 24 + 1 + 2 - 3 = 29
Damage: 2d4 + 22 + 9 + 4 ⇒ (1, 2) + 22 + 9 + 4 = 38
Blur?: 1d100 ⇒ 51 Hit

Iterative: 1d20 + 24 + 1 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (16) + 24 + 1 + 2 - 3 = 40
Damage: 2d4 + 22 + 9 + 4 ⇒ (2, 4) + 22 + 9 + 4 = 41
Blur?: 1d100 ⇒ 95 Hit

Haste Attack: 1d20 + 24 + 1 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (16) + 24 + 1 + 2 - 3 = 40
Damage: 2d4 + 22 + 9 + 4 ⇒ (1, 1) + 22 + 9 + 4 = 37
Blur?: 1d100 ⇒ 66 Hit

These site outages have been rough. Sorry. =/

Marduk hacks at the gargoyles with brutal blows. Starting with green.

Primary (haste, heroism): 1d20 + 24 + 1 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (17) + 24 + 1 + 2 - 3 = 41
Damage: 2d4 + 22 + 9 + 4 ⇒ (2, 4) + 22 + 9 + 4 = 41
Blur?: 1d100 ⇒ 53 Hit

Iterative: 1d20 + 24 + 1 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (5) + 24 + 1 + 2 - 3 = 29
Damage: 2d4 + 22 + 9 + 4 ⇒ (3, 1) + 22 + 9 + 4 = 39
Blur?: 1d100 ⇒ 88 Hit

Haste Attack: 1d20 + 24 + 1 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (9) + 24 + 1 + 2 - 3 = 33
Damage: 2d4 + 22 + 9 + 4 ⇒ (2, 1) + 22 + 9 + 4 = 38
Blur?: 1d100 ⇒ 78 Hit

Will: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (5) + 17 = 22

Despite the disorienting effect of the dragon's aura, Marduk turns his attention on the gargoyles bearing down on him. "You first!" he roars in defiance.

Attacking green.

Primary (haste, heroism): 1d20 + 24 + 1 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (3) + 24 + 1 + 2 - 3 = 27
Damage: 2d4 + 22 + 9 ⇒ (4, 2) + 22 + 9 = 37
Blur?: 1d100 ⇒ 11 Miss

Iterative: 1d20 + 24 + 1 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (3) + 24 + 1 + 2 - 3 = 27
Damage: 2d4 + 22 + 9 ⇒ (3, 3) + 22 + 9 = 37
Blur?: 1d100 ⇒ 12 Miss

Haste Attack: 1d20 + 24 + 1 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (14) + 24 + 1 + 2 - 3 = 38
Damage: 2d4 + 22 + 9 ⇒ (1, 3) + 22 + 9 = 35
Blur?: 1d100 ⇒ 71 Potential Hit

Assuming we haven't learned that these guys are immune to fire, he'll follow with a quickened burning arc.

Burning Arc vs Green (reflex 18 for half): 10d6 + 26 ⇒ (1, 6, 1, 3, 5, 3, 1, 6, 5, 4) + 26 = 61
Burning Arc vs Red (reflex 16 for half): 5d6 + 16 ⇒ (5, 6, 6, 4, 4) + 16 = 41

Marduk will cast the same spells from the previous day. I'll get my profile updated tomorrow morning.

Marduk grunts in agreement but otherwise follows in silence.

Just checking in. Don't really have anything to add right now.

Marduk burned a good chunk of his high level slots but he’s got plenty of face-beating power left for the day.

Is everyone spent? Resting at this point seems like a bad idea.

”We have heard worse from more dangerous foes”, Marduk growls in reply to the captured gargoyles’ threats. ”Make yourself useful or you’ll get worse than your kin. Your false god has no power among our ranks.”

Intimidate: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (15) + 16 = 31

Ready!

I don't even know if these remaining gargoyles can cast spells but Marduk will continue to ready.

I doubt it's going to come up at this point but I'm going to stay the course!

Marduk remains prepared to overpower the spellcasting efforts of the opposing force.

Ready!

Marduk moves to a more central location and prepares another fireball.

Readying to interrupt spellcasting again.

Readied Fireball (reflex 19 for half): 10d6 + 26 ⇒ (2, 6, 3, 1, 1, 2, 2, 5, 2, 5) + 26 = 55

Marduk continues his strategy of disrupting the gargoyles' feeble magics with his own.

Readying to interrupt spellcasting again.

Readied Fireball (reflex 19 for half): 10d6 + 26 ⇒ (1, 1, 4, 6, 6, 5, 4, 1, 1, 6) + 26 = 61

If Marduk has reason to believe he can catch the spellcaster around the corner with a fireball, he'll toss it.

Will vs Unholy Blight: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (18) + 17 = 35

Marduk watches the gargoyles closely and preps another fiery spell.

Readying to interrupt spellcasting again.

Readied Fireball (reflex 19 for half): 10d6 + 26 ⇒ (2, 5, 1, 3, 1, 4, 2, 5, 2, 2) + 26 = 53