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Spell resistance applies if the spell is targeted at the creature. Some individually targeted spells can be directed at several creatures simultaneously. In such cases, a creature’s spell resistance applies only to the portion of the spell actually targeted at that creature. If several different resistant creatures are subjected to such a spell, each checks its spell resistance separately.
Selja sees that Ivar is paralyzed with fear, but has a solution! She hurries forward, then prays. "Fight on, brother. Don't be afraid!"
Selja has Remove Paralysis and will use it. If I had known the fear effect = paralysis, I'd have memorized more, and probably also pre-cast Remove Fear for the bonus to save!
Selja decides there was no better time to act. She prays to Shelyn for speed in battle.
Selja nods. "I have seen the visions of what was done by these serpentfolk, now undead. We're here to fight, not bargain!"
Yeah, going deeper would be longer term, we probably wouldn't do it immediately. And at that point, Selja would probably exit stage right as I wind down my PbPs. You all have a lot of flexibility on what to do--this campaign is pretty sandboxy.
Gotta go with Moira here. Fight the mummy, and if we all die, find new life as skeletal champions!
As soon as Selja hears the "invitation" from Lord Soma she casts some spells in preparation for battle. Magic Circle Against Evil on herself. (Decided to hang onto this one, but the benefits extend to a 10' radius.)
The Spartoi are definitely a risky move. Open to other ideas. Remove Fear sounds like a really good idea, though! I think the Magic Circle Against Evil helps mitigate the problem--because they are summoned creatures, the spartoi shouldn't be able to enter the circle. I can cast it on Zeetri to make sure the spartoi can't mob our caster, though I think we could all hide within the circle to be protected. So basically, I think we may as well go for it.
Having our Spartoi turn on us seems risky. But if I drop Magic Circle Against Evil, the Spartoi can't enter that circle, right? Maybe that's a way to mitigate the risk? GM WotW--Would you object if I revise one of my spells? I want to memorize a second Remove Fear instead of Weapons Against Evil.
As they wind their way through the halls and through the westward path, Selja gives a warning. "There's a hallway with some skeleton guards, only some o' which we dealt with. We could try to trick 'em again with some illusion magic."
Selja shrugs. "Hard to know for sure, but I think we were gettin' pretty close when a spirit warned us about what Lord Soma really was."
Selja is grateful as the surprisingly durable spider is finally killed by Ivar. "Glad its poison didn't get ta ya, Moira." She takes out her wand to heal some surface wounds, and also to recover health as she allows her cloak to drain some of her life force.
She also gets Ivar ready to fight on the frontlines! With a bit of magic, his skin hardens.
Selja takes a step up, going for the last bug! ;
Sorry I haven't posted in forever. I hope to up the pace going forward.
Happy holidays to all!
As her fearsome new allies strike fiercely at the spider foes, Selja goes after one of the nasty arachnids once more! ;
Selja sighs. "Yeah, the owlbear needs salt. And a lot more besides." She was rather disappointed with her work. "But maybe we'll get a bit o' the owlbear's strength by eating it. That's what my orc tribe would've believed, anyway." She considers the battle ahead. "There's real evil down in the temple. Would be good to cleanse it. Maybe even reclaim it in Shelyn's name."
Selja starts a fire, figuring to try cooking some of the meat.
Turns out owlbear's trickier to cook than she realized!
"Go fer it--I think we'll take a rest when we get there."
"Wish these owlbears weren't so aggressive!" Selja moves with Moira, getting ready to fight once the owlbear suddenly returned out of the magical pit.
Hi folks. Sorry for the delay. I've come to the conclusion that I want to wind down my PbP games. I've done PbPs for a long time and enjoyed them, but I've been struggling with checking in regularly. I want to put down Lord Some of the Pale, and then Selja will retire. Sorry for the impact on this game.
Selja frowns at the thought of indefinite detention. "Could we bail her out? At least let her live like a normal person in town while she's waitin' for trial? Seems awful if she's gotta stay stuck in a jail when this case could just go away."
FYI, Selja has a CLW wand she brought with her at character creation with 31 charges left. Added 3 holy water to my inventory!
Selja also purchases some Holy Water and silver dust, preparing for a Consecration ritual to bring Lord Soma to his final rest. "Oh, about a day if we take the direct route," mentions Selja. "Which is through the woods, but we'll just be backtracking the way we already came."
Here's a proposed spell loadout for fighting a mummy lord. The last spell at each level is a Domain spell that's pretty limited in terms of options. 3rd (DC17): Magic Circle Against Evil, Prayer, Protection from Energy
Selja bows in gratitude as Nilos loans the scrolls to her. "Thanks for trustin' me--trustin' us, on this mission. By Shelyn's grace, we'll be back soon with good news, and we can share stories over a nice meal." As she leaves, Selja gives Nilos a less formal and much warmer hug. And just like that, it was time to continue on, a bit of shopping to be done. Lots of coin would return to the town soon--at least because of the cost of the scrolls. Selja keeps her peace.
Agree we have time to deal with the long-slumbering undead. Zeetri and Turante may want to share spell knowledge. Someone with a good ranged attack should take the Bead of Force. That would be not-Selja. @GM--do we know anything about spells a mummy lord might use, for the Ring of Counterspells?
"And you're charming as always, Nilos," responds Selja, blushing. Even as a worshipper of Shelyn, Selja still struggled to see herself as beautiful, even as others complemented her. "I'm glad ya sent me to go with these folk. They've a knack for rootin' out trouble. But we've lost a few folk. Liamae has new duties now. And can ya believe that Fenchurch was arrested?" Selja frowns at her loyal companion's situation. "Thank Shelyn, we've also gotten some new help. Ivar, Zeetri--this is Nilos Genser, head priest o' the Shrine of the Seven Roses." Selja gestures toward Ivar and Zeetri to introduce themselves. "We're needin' some help ta put ta rest a powerful mummy lord--a long slumberin' evil that we should put down for good. By Shelyn's blessin' we'll restore the place, but the miracles we need are more than my meager faith can manage." Selja explains the situation and the needed magics. "I know this might be beyond what even the two of us could do, but I'm hopin' you've got some magics tucked away for a time like this."
I hate dealing with loot accounting so I am in favor of buying scrolls and getting back to the action! That said, if for example Moira prefers to deal with the mathy stuff, Selja is happy to figure out something to buy for herself.
Here's the Loot Table. There's a Corrosive Scimitar and Ominous Heavy Mace, both of which I forgot about.
The only thing that Zeetri really wants is a wand of Daze. I love the idea of casting a fireball that locks everyone down for a round. The lesser one is 7,500 I believe. He'll just use whatever else we find, as you say. The Lesser Metamagic Rod of Dazing costs 14,000, but is craftable for 7,000 if you can swing the Craft Rod feat. To Ivar's point about using found weapons, we've actually been finding specific weapons with magic properties that stack with ABP--I forget if we've been accounting for those. Selja wants to use her glaive while Turante wants to use her Dueling Sword, so it's a bit tricky to use these finds.
For what it's worth, Zeetri can carry around a longspear and get AOOs against enemies that approach him for 1d8 damage. Not saying it's optimal, but it could randomly help.
Not wanting to disturb the temple in the evening (and perhaps having had one too many drinks), Selja decides to spend the evening recovering from their long travels. In the morning, she performs her daily devotion to Shelyn by painting a watercolor of the sun rising over the tavern, a songbird admiring the scene.
It's certainly pretty, if a bit formulaic. As she comes down the stairs, she offers the piece to the bartender. "Please take this, with Shelyn's blessin'." She finds Moira and Ivar downstairs. "We'll be needin' a lot o clerical magic to deal with the mummy. Come with me to meet Nilos, who leads the local temple o' Shelyn. Even he might not be powerful 'nough ta do it himself, but he might know where we could find it."
Seems like we'll need to deduct the cost of some expensive scrolls from our wealth. Will see if we can negotiate a discount.
"Moira's got a way with dead things," interjects Selja at Ivar's raised eyebrow. Then she takes another long drink from her mug. "Er, not sure I said that quite right." After getting to know her new companions for a bit, Selja tries to find out who in town might be able to supply the clerical help they're looking for. . Or maybe she just stumbles around the room for a bit, having had too much to drink.
The half-orc looks between Ivar and Zeetri. "Well, fire's not bad, but acid is better if you can manage that. To really finish the job, we'll be needin' to Consecrate, Hallow, and Dispel Evil from the remains. Most o' that's beyond what I could hope for now--we'll be lookin' for a powerful cleric, or powerful scrolls from a cleric." "Thanks for the drink!" says Selja, as the pint arrives. She holds it up. "Cheers to new friends and new adventures?"
A tall half-orc woman comes through the door, adorned with an amalgam of human and orcish tattoos, most prominently a rainbow songbird above her decolletage that is readily recognizable as the holy symbol of Shelyn. She sets a heavy-looking breastplate along a wall, followed by the glaive strapped across her back. "Sorry I'm late, it's hard to get out of this thing," she complains. She's surprised to find her companions with some new company--a powerful Ulfen and a colorful Varisian. "Will you boys buy me a round too?" she asks playfully in a resonant alto. "We sure are needing it." She glances at Turante and Moira, trying to read the table.
I had forgotten about Automatic Bonsu Progression! Moira's plan sounds fine to me.
After a long journey back to Behlaim, Selja is not prepared for the sudden change that's come over the company. "There's gotta be a mistake, Baroness!"
Woohoo, Level 5! +7 HP
Hello and welcome! @Mahuffma--either of those characters would be a great add for our party.
"Oh, I can handle this. Growin' up around orcs means you gotta learn this sort o' thing." And so before even letting someone else get a word in edgewise, she begins leading the way through the woods.
Selja spends the evening painting a scene of starlight filtering through the ruins.
"Ready ta go? Let's hope we find the help we need in Belhaim! I think we oughta take the most direct route west--shouldn't be that hard." She channels health into her protective cloak (storing 10HP in cloak), then heals herself.
I don’t know about Liamae. I like finishing the task for the Marquis. It feels like the main plot line for now.
So--is it time to consider recruitment? And we have at least a few different campaign goals to consider:
Selja nods. "We'll take a break here, then, figure out what we're gonna do next."
Selja is thankful to have escaped. She calls for Shelyn to restore health to the party.
"Thaena--there are lots o' undead downstairs. Undead serpentfolk actually. Have you ever heard of someone called Lord Soma the Pale? It seems he was once an evil serpentfolk priest, and is now a Mummy Lord! We're not ready for it yet, but we'll be back once we get some help." |
