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Tessai moves up alongside Aeron and smites the demon.

Smite Evil on demon.

Radiance PA: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (8) + 22 = 30
Damage, bypasses DR: 1d8 + 25 ⇒ (3) + 25 = 28

Tess wants to take out the hag, but she'll be happy to kill a demon too.

Tessai nods at Tzad. "I do not know what may be lurking in the web, but I know a hag is a dangerous opponent. We should neutralize it."

I need to apologize to the other players here. I've been overseas every other week for work since July. I was hoping to be able to keep up with the game but didn't even have the energy to check my personal email for the past few months. That part phase of the project is done now and I am back to a normal schedule again starting this week.

I don't know about the spiderweb tower, but the hag is toward the east.

Will save: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (2) + 15 = 17 Sonova...
Fort save: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (19) + 14 = 33

Tessai freezes in place, held in thrall by the demon's magic.

Tessai charges forward, Radiance raised high. "Die, demon!"

Smite Evil on Nabasu, move to melee, attack.

Fort save: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 28
Radiance Smite PA: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (1) + 22 = 23
Damage: 1d8 + 15 ⇒ (6) + 15 = 21

Tessai leaps forward to attack as well.

Radiance atk 1: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (13) + 18 = 31
Damage 1: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10
Radiance atk 2: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 28
Damage 2: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17

Sorry, guys, work was too much for me. I should be back to normal now.

Fort: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 28
Init: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22

Tessai grunts as one bodak hits her but returns the blow with a flurry of her own.

Radiance atk 1: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (18) + 18 = 36
Damage atk 1: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12
Radiance atk 2: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17
Damage atk 2: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11

Sorry, work has been a mess the past week.

Fort save: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 28

Tessai whips Radiance at the first bodak to attack her.

Radiance atk 1: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (2) + 18 = 20
Damage atk 1: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17
Radiance atk 3: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (10) + 13 = 23
Damage atk 2: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13

Let's go lay some crusaders to rest.

"Is there a way to put these souls to rest permanently?" Tessai looks at Tzad.

Fire Damage: 6d6 ⇒ (4, 5, 5, 4, 2, 2) = 22
Ref save, DC 18: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (6) + 15 = 21 11 Fire damage - 5 Fire resistance = 6 damage

Tessai puts out her hand to touch the skeleton with her blessed touch.

Touch attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14 Ugh.
Lay on Hands, offensive: 4d6 ⇒ (6, 2, 4, 2) = 14

Init: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Tessai dashes forward to cut at the rope, hoping to destroy whatever enchantment animated it.

Radiance: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (18) + 18 = 36
Damage: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16

Kn:Religion on hanged priest to ID undead: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

Tessai nods. "Hold a moment. There is a fair chance the priest's spirit lingers."

Tessai points at the hole the woman had been aiming at. "What was coming out of that hole, do you remember?"

Right, I didn't mean join in on the Diplo check, I meant jump in on the fighting.

28 doesn't get past her CMD, but a just above average roll for him would. Anybody else want to get in on this?

Tessai knocks away the ghost's sword with her new shield and she pauses before attacking again. "Grandfather? I... never met you. Is this how we must spend our one meeting?"

She parries the ghost's next attack and responds in kind. "You will find us worthy, grandfather. I pray Pharasma judges you kindly."

Attack 1: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (9) + 24 = 33
Damage: 1d8 + 17 ⇒ (1) + 17 = 18
Attack 2: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (20) + 19 = 39
Damage: 1d8 + 17 ⇒ (8) + 17 = 25

Crit confirm: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (9) + 19 = 28

Init: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20

Retributive Reach means he drew an AoO to close with her.

RR AoO: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (15) + 18 = 33
Damage: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11

She'll burn a MP to use Sudden Block, attack doesn't hit AC 32. Ghost Dad has to roll his attack again and take the lower roll. 6/7 uses remaining. She gets another attack against him.

Sudden Block: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (19) + 18 = 37
Damage: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

Confused but acting on instinct, Tessai strikes out with Radiance at the ghost as it surges toward her. She parries on instinct, hand moving faster than her mind could comprehend what exactly was happening, and cuts at the ghost's head.

"You will find me worthy, Father!" She glances over at Tzadkiel in response to his question. "He can't be the only unquiet soul here. Show him we are capable of laying them to rest!"

Turning back to her father, her eyes burn with holy power and Radiance's cool light turns to eye-searing flames. "I will lay you to rest, Father!"

She'll go ahead and use Smite Evil, just for good measure. AC 36 now.

Attack 1: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (15) + 24 = 39
Damage: 1d8 + 17 ⇒ (7) + 17 = 24
Attack 1: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (11) + 19 = 30
Damage: 1d8 + 17 ⇒ (8) + 17 = 25

Will check to disbelieve Illusion?: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (6) + 15 = 21 Meh

Tessai looks more critically at the ghost as it walks away and shakes her head. "My father died a long time ago. I was very young. But yes, I think so."

Tessai frowns at first but after a moment simply stares. "That's my father." She spurs her horse northward without a moment's hesitation.

Or at least I think so, per DM note.

We do spend some time in the keep before we go out. Tzad spent a week fixing the cursed forge. Should be more than enough time to attune a Ring of Sustenance.

That doesn't do anything to help any mounts we might have, though.

Tessai nods. "That reminds me I need to find a good bow."

Tessai shakes her head. "It's expensive, but I've heard ghost salt will let a normal sword cut down a ghost like any flesh and blood creature. We can ask around."

Tessai shakes her head. "I am sure there are soldiers here who can answer your questions, though, Orlando."

Tessai nods. "And if we could recover that bell and return it here to repair it could be a strong defense for this citadel."

Tessai nods. "The Inheritor often touches my dreams. I find I am too focused on the here and now during my waking hours. It is easier for Her to talk to me when I am asleep."

Tessai nods. "We have to keep them from producing this potion."

1d3 hound archons is a nice feature.

I keep forgetting Radiance is a longsword, so Tess is sword and board. She can get a Winged Shield for just a little more than Boots of Flying. That'll give her the mobility I want and a shield boost.

I'm thinking of getting Air Walk enchanted on Tess's armor. Assuming we have a friendly 7th level cleric or druid who isn't spending the week cleansing the forge, I think the cheapest I can get away with is 21,000 gp to make it a 50 charge item that can get recharged as necessary (7th lvl caster x 4th level spell x 750 gp).

Winged Boots would be cheaper (16k) but then she'd have to start investing in the Fly skill. Then again, she's not really using her skills for much right now.

Any other thoughts on getting a cheap way to get Tess to flying or otherwise un-melee-able bad guys?

There's nothing on the list Tess needs. She could use a Str/Con belt, depending on how much we can liquidate our loot into.

The Deathless armor enchantment could be useful for the melee PCs, too- basically Negative Energy DR 10 and 25% chance to ignore negative levels.

Tess has a little less than 25k, plus Radiance.

She needs a ranged weapon- there's a MW +2 Str Composite Longbow on the list that she could take, if Tzad is taking Othello's crossbow.

It was +2, so it's +3 now. Thanks, DM. I'll PM you about the cohort.

As the army moves into the citadel, Tessai makes a point of spending time with the soldiers, knights, clerics, and others to establish a rapport with them. This has been a great victory, and she shares the glory with the common troops as much as her companions. She wants to make sure they know and trust her, knowing that in the future she may have to send some of them to their deaths at the hands of the demonic horde.

Just fluff to establish her Leadership. DM, we still need to talk about a seneschal type NPC as a cohort. A crafter would be good, and a cleric, but you said Joran Vhane is too high level. Could you PM me some suggestions, please?

Also, could I get updated stats for Radiance, since you said it leveled up with the Banner?

Yeah, we should definitely use the Forge on the intelligent evil weapon.

I think we should post the Banner up on the Citadel to protect our new army from demons. Anybody want to carry it around instead?

Tessai finally frees herself from the 'pit' to find the demon destroyed and Othello dead. She angrily shakes her head. "I would damn the demon to Hell but it's already back in the Abyss." She turns to take the Banner down. "This thing better be worth the cost."

Will, DC 24: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (14) + 15 = 29
Ref, DC 24: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 28 So, half of 60% of half of 84 is... 12.6, so 13 dmg. She's fully healed after Tzad's double channel.

Concentrating on her own situation, Tessai misses Othello's death but doesn't miss the powerful cold attack. She shivers and glares up at the shadow demon. "I hate the cold. Demon, you'll be back in the Abyss in a few minutes!" Giving up on trying to climb out of the pit, she reaches into her pack to pull out the silver dragon scale to levitate herself out.

Move action to retrieve the scale, standard to use it. That's all her actions this round.

Tess is still trying to climb out of the pit. I just mentioned Dirge because she's packing it, not because I was ready to have her try to cast it.

I've just been reminded that she has a silver dragon scale that lets her levitate; she'll take that out and levitate out of the pit instead of trying to climb again.

Wait, is the shadow incorporeal? Now that I've seen the real casters take on its SR, Tessai doesn't have much of a shot beating it, but she did pack Ghostbane Dirge.

Tessai grits her teeth and tries to climb out of the pit again.

Climb: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

It was strange. Tessai knew the pit was an illusion- could see through to the clear floor on the other 'side'- but her body was telling her she needed to climb. So climb she did.

Climb check: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

Yeah, she can't beat that 40, so it connects. But what about the pit? She already disbelieved it, so does she think she's at the bottom of a 50' deep pit and needs to climb out or does she just see the outline of the illusory pit and can attack or something else?

Ref vs DC 14: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (9) + 15 = 24 Forgot the Ref bonus from Haste! Whew!

Was Tess's Nat-20 42 a miss or does the damage to the host just not matter?

Will vs Shadow Evoc: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (10) + 15 = 25
Will vs Shadow Conj: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (12) + 15 = 27
Ref vs 20% of Shadow Lightning Bolt: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 28 Takes 3 HP damage, if I did the math right.

Tessai grimaces as the shadow's icy touch passes straight through her armor but soldiers on and steps up to attack the shadow demon host again. "Your shadows mean nothing to the gaze of a true warrior, demon! Take your shades with you back to the Abyss!"

Radiance Mythic PA 1: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (12) + 21 = 33
Radiance damage 1: 1d8 + 27 ⇒ (5) + 27 = 32
Radiance Mythic PA Haste: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (4) + 21 = 25
Radiance damage Haste: 1d8 + 27 ⇒ (6) + 27 = 33
Radiance Mythic PA 2: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (5) + 16 = 21
Radiance damage 2: 1d8 + 21 ⇒ (5) + 21 = 26

I'm going to stick with attacking the host, as long as he pings as evil. If Ghostbane Dirge could drive a possessing entity out of a body I'd cast that, but all it does is force an incorporeal foe into a semi-corporeal form.

What are available races? Also, if the group decides to go with a Negative Energy route, I will definitely look at something else.

You could just make it a dhampir to get Negative Energy Affinity. Dhampir Undead Scourge Paladin is almost Blade. He's probably a Slayer, but close enough. :)

I'd be willing to give it a shot. I've got an old cleric necromancer I've played in a couple of games that could work here. Maybe if we could finagle it so the PCs are negative energy powered we could get around the healing spells problem.

Init: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13

Tessai raised Radiance high, gripping the sword in both hands as she prepared to charge through the illusory stinking cloud. "Back to the abyss with you, demon!"

Smite already declared on BBEG. She'll charge the square she last saw the guy in. If he's really tricky there's a pit in the floor and the illusory cloud is to distract from the illusion covering the hole.

Will save: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (6) + 15 = 21

Including Haste, AC is 26 this round due to charge, 32 against BBEG.

Smite/PA/Charge: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (20) + 22 = 42
Damage: 1d8 + 30 ⇒ (5) + 30 = 35

Crit confirm: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (20) + 22 = 42

I'd be willing to join another game, DM. Send me a link if you're still looking for new players. Maybe we could coordinate the new PCs so they know each other.

The room being dark shouldn't matter to Tess's darkvision. The fact that she has a crap Perecption might, but darkness not so much.