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Name: Sard Osaam, the Realgar Sage
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Race: Ifrit
Class: Sorcerer 11

Description: A dashing copper-skinned man, Sard's hair and beard are the vivid red-orange of flickering flame--fitting for one with fire in his blood. He keeps himself dressed in the finest garments, always in the height of Osiriani fashion, and has an ego to match his sense of style.

Chronicle looks good, thanks GM!

Yeah, you did well, especially faced with the challenging situation of a player dropping out mid-campaign. That last battle was a rough one to run PbP, with a lot of things to keep track of and decide,

Sard bows to Sinuhotep, a victorious, if weary, smirk on his face. "Sounds good to me. Can you live with that for now, Ali?"

At the scorpion's words, the smirk becomes a grin. "Well, that's more like it!" He lifts up a sleeve to inspect a section of his forearm. "Yeah, I think a scorpion would look pretty great, right about there." (Unless a part member objects) Sard unties the scorpions.

Fair enough. Sard averts his eyes from the div's gaze.

avert, high is good for me: 1d100 ⇒ 100

Then tries to escape from the whirlwind's grip.

Reflex, haste, whirlwind: 1d20 + 10 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (14) + 10 + 1 - 2 = 23

Finally free, he flies out of the whirlwind, away from Surma and up high enough to be more than 50ft above those on the ground. He spins around to fire two rays of burning fire at the whirlwind (using a 3rd level slot, since I'm out of 2nd level slots).

Scorching ray 1: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19
fire damage: 4d6 ⇒ (4, 6, 6, 3) = 19

Scorching ray 2: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
fire damage: 4d6 ⇒ (4, 2, 5, 4) = 15

Do I need to make a check vs. the gaze? It seems to depend on where I am in the whirlwind. If I'm even halfway up, then I'm outside of 30ft from her.

Got it, thanks.

Reflex save, haste: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 10 + 1 = 17 D'oh.

Unable to escape the whirlwind, Sard concentrates and opens another pit below the div. DC 21 Reflex save to avoid falling in the 40ft pit, and another with a +2 bonus if she ends her turn next to one of them.

Concentration, DC 17: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (2) + 18 = 20

If it comes up again, I'm fine with a fireball. I have some decent natural resist fire.

Sard averts his eyes from the div.
50% chance to avoid, high good for me: 1d100 ⇒ 20
Fort save: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24

Before I post my action, I have two questions: (1)Does it take an action to make the reflex save to try and escape the whirlwind? (2)Is the div still on the column, or did she somehow follow Shel to the floor? She seems to be off the column on the map right now.

I don't think I have any boons or abilities that will allow me to negate getting pulled into the whirlwind, and I already used my reroll.

You're also one of only a few that can actually hit that Div, who seems to have a ton of defenses against spellcasters. If we nuke you, we're screwed.

Sard pulls out a tiny golden shovel and waves it around. Suddenly, a 40ft deep pit opens up beneath the div! Casting create pit. DC 21 Reflex save to avoid falling in.

Fort save: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19

Sard averts his eyes from the div's terrible gaze.

I would have renewed the spell on Ali, if that's alright.

So an AoNA would be good.

(Assuming Enora shares how tapped-out she is) "Here, use this if you've exhausted your innate power. It's doesn't do a ton of damage, but it's better than nothing." Sard hands Enora a wand of magic missile with 47 charges remaining.

Well, you can save one of those 2nd-level slots. False Life is a personal range spell.

Tafhat, I don't know the Sajan build very well. Would you benefit from mage armor?

Sard will renew fly for himself and will add see invisibility.

Knowledge (Planes): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22

"Ali, regardless of what you think of Sinuhotep, surely you can agree that this Surma should be destroyed? Let us deal with that first, and then seek the council of those wiser than ourselves, such as Tahonikepsu, in deciding how to proceed. I understand that you feel you cannot ally with one such as Sinuhotep. Fine, but we are faced with two beings in this case. One, standing before us, is motivated by something other than evil and destruction. The other, Surma, is a being of pure evil, with no other intent. Let us destroy her."

"The wisdom within your jewel is far too valuable to waste. I for one will be glad to help you." Sard is firmly in favor of helping.

Sard shoots a look at Enora. Has she no subtlety?

"Your choices are not ours to judge. We have come to find you, on behalf of Tehonikepsu and Amenopheus, the current leaders of the revived sage order. They wish to reunite the sage jewels, and to that end we have journeyed to learn of your fate and that of your jewel."

"No, that they did not; we've come of our own accord," he replies in Osiriani. "I'm Sard; what's your name?"

diplomacy, if needed: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (12) + 16 = 28

Unless Ali has some other method they'd rather use:

Sard touches Ali and mutters an incantation, renewing Ali's flying ability.

Sard flies up into position to support Shel.

I think I'm the only one cursed, and it's not a big deal (just a penalty to perception and initiative, I think). I can try those potions, though they have a very low chance of working.

He hands some of the 7 potions out to those injured, saying "These will cure your wounds." He keeps the three potions to himself, saying "I may need these, if no one else needs them more." Are those potions of remove curse minimum caster level [CL 5]? If so, they seem unlikely to work, considering the check I failed on. I think I failed my check on a 21, and a minimum caster level remove curse means rolling 1d20+5. Worth a shot, but seems like a bit of a tease given that curse's DC.

Sard casts detect magic and tries to identify the items.

Spellcraft (7 potions - DC 20): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22 One check for all 7, or 7 checks?
Spellcraft (3 potions - DC 20): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27 One check for all 3, or 3 checks?
Spellcraft (Wand 1 - DC 24): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23
Spellcraft (Wand 2 - DC 22): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26
Spellcraft (Wand 3 - DC 18): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 21
Spellcraft (Wand 4 - DC 25): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15
Spellcraft (Wand 5 - DC 16): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24
Spellcraft (Jar of Ointment - DC 20): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23

Sard identifies everything except wands #1 and #4, and shares what he learns with the others (everyone can read those spoilers).

I have no hard deadline for Sard. That said, I'm happy to go at a faster pace to finish earlier, if others do.

Sard flies forward, still hugging the ceiling, and waves his hands as he mutters an incantation. Two crackling balls of electricity spring into existence and fly forward toward his foe(s). Flying 30ft and casting ball lightning, creating two globes of electricity. If blue is still standing, he'll direct one ball at each foe. If, however, blue is down after Chasik's strike, then both will fly toward green.

Ball 1, electricity damage vs. green: 3d6 ⇒ (3, 5, 4) = 12 DC 23 Reflex negates.
Ball 2, electricity damage vs. blue if still up, otherwise vs. green: 3d6 ⇒ (4, 1, 5) = 10 DC 23 Reflex negates.

Wow, the RNG does not want us to survive this encounter.

Hoping to free up Chasik to take out blue by felling the damaged red, Sard launches a volley of magic missiles at the wounded ghul, then retreats to a (hopefully) safer distance.

magic missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
magic missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
magic missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
magic missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
magic missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Unfortunately no. The vulnerability lasted until the end of my next turn (the one I just took).

Sard loops around (moving at least 30ft) and ends up nearer the two vulnerable enemies. Since they so rudely moved out of fireball formation, he instead fires a ray of fire at each of them. Scorching ray, one beam at each vulnerable ghul. Neither should have cover from here, I believe, and Sard has Precise Shot so no melee penalty.

Ranged touch attack vs. Yellow (vulnerable), pbs: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 1 = 9
damage, pbs: 4d6 + 1 ⇒ (1, 4, 4, 6) + 1 = 16

Ranged touch attack vs. Red (vulnerable), pbs: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 7 + 1 = 10
damage, pbs: 4d6 + 1 ⇒ (3, 3, 4, 5) + 1 = 16

Oof. Thanks, RNG.

Given that I just hit them all with a burst of fire, giving some vulnerability for the next round, you might wait to move into that position until after I act.

Sard loops around (making sure to fly at least 30ft), ending up in a position where the only creatures within 20ft of him are enemies farther away from the enemies. He begins to laugh as the glow in his eyes intensifies until he emits a powerful wave of fire centered on the ground that engulfs the three creatures. I think I hit all three smoke creatures in my 20ft radius blast without hitting any allies where I am right now, considering Enora's elevation.
EDIT: misread the power. I can center it up to 60ft from me, so I will place it on the ground in a position where it will hit all three enemies without hitting any allies, which should be possible given Enora's elevation.

fire damage: 9d6 ⇒ (1, 5, 2, 3, 1, 2, 4, 1, 5) = 24 DC 23 Reflex for half.

Elemental (fire) 9th level bloodline power. Anyone that fails their save gains vulnerability to fire until the end of my next turn.

Knowledge (arcana): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16 Resistances or immunities or weaknesses, if that's worth anything.

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Sard flies quickly away and fires bolts of force back at the statue. Move action fly > half speed, standard to cast magic missile

CL check vs. SR (if needed), spell penetration: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18

magic missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
magic missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
magic missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
magic missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
magic missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Strength: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (17) - 1 = 16

Sard smirks as he weaves a spell (fly, obviously), then swoops up and grabs the torc. "My, but I am majestic, soaring through the air like this."

"Sajan, would you rather I simply fly up and retrieve it?"

Examining what we found:
Knowledge (Arcana): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24

Cataloging shelf 1:
Disguise, both languages: 1d20 + 10 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 10 + 5 = 24

Hey, I'm trying to play up Sard's curse of vanity, but if it gets to be too annoying, let me know and I'll dial it back.

"Hey, can one of you strong folk put shelf 4 together for me? I'd love to get my beautiful hands on some of those arcane texts, but I couldn't bear the thought of marring my perfect fingers moving those heavy tablets another inch."

Sard joins Shel as she studies shelf 6, trying to keep his eyes from wandering to the nearest reflective surface.

Linguistics, speaks both languages: 1d20 + 4 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 5 = 10

Sard eyes shelf 5 longingly, then looks at the heavy stones that need to be moved and decides better. Instead, he casts comprehend languages on himself to understand the Terran bits and tries to finish cataloging shelf 3. The allure of the mirror is too much, though, and he's not able to make much headway on his own.

Linguistics, understands both languages: 1d20 + 4 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 5 = 11

"Hm? Oh, I suppose, though it's much less fun without my big beautiful muscles."

strength: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (1) - 1 = 0 Welp. This laughable result aside, Sard is miscast in this role. Now that I don't have enlarge on my side, I'm going to switch to cataloging/researching next round.

Sard, tearing himself away from examining his enlarged form in the mirror, tries to finish dragging the pieces over to shelf 6, then shrinks back down to normal. He lets out a wistful sigh as there is suddenly less of him to love.

Strength vs. shelf 6, enlarged: 1d20 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (18) - 1 + 1 = 18

"Oh please, allow me." Keeping careful watch of his reflection, Sard suddenly grows to nearly 10ft tall! "After all, the only thing more beautiful than me, is more me!" (using his 1/day efreeti magic racial ability to cast enlarge person on himself, even though he doesn't normally count as a 'person' for such things. The effect lasts for 9 minutes, so should work for at least the first 5-minute chunk, if not the second one as well).

strength, enlarged: 1d20 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (17) - 1 + 1 = 17 Assisting Chasik on whatever shelf he's working on.

Can we go directly to cataloging on a shelf, or do we need to move things first?

A rather vain man at the best of times, the vision in the mirror has thoroughly captivated Sard's attention. He manages to tear himself away from the lovely vision to help his allies look around, but he's distracted, taking every opportunity to sneak a glance back to the mirror.

Will save: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
shirt reroll, 4 GM stars: 1d20 + 9 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 9 + 4 = 21

Spellcraft on statue: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22
Spellcraft on mirror 1: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14
Spellcraft on mirror 2: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20
Spellcraft on mirror 3: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19
Spellcraft on mirror 4: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27
Spellcraft on mirror 5: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22
Spellcraft on mirror 6: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27