Essence of Evil

[Jahangir]

Spoiler:

Will saves = 34, 25, 31
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*Scarab of protection absorbs energy drain, negative energy, death effects (12 charges)

[Fragos Voxlauer]

Fragos advances on the pile of flesh. "No matter what it is, it certainly does not belong in a place like this."

[Lazaro]

Fragos you can make a knowledge (planes) check against the pile of flesh.

[Raizen]

For Lazaro

Spoiler:

Will the auras interfere with the casting of a shadowwalk spell?

Knowledge (arcana) 1d20+30=45, Spellcraft 1d20+30=43

[Lazaro]

Raizen wrote:

For Lazaro** spoiler omitted **

Raizen

Spoiler:

The aura won't affect the casting of the spell. It would affect you spellcraft checks if you suffered an AoO due to casting. But since you make all three saves you'll be fine.

[Raizen]

For Lazaro and Jahangir

Spoiler:

Retreat is the better part of valor. Don't you agree?

Casting Defensively 1d20+30=36

Assuming the Shadowwalk is cast successfully, Raizen grabs Jahangir and says, "We gotta go! We won't last long against these things!" Then they escape through the Shadow realm.

[Fragos Voxlauer]

Knowledge (the planes) 16+5=21. Fragos may be many things, but he's not much of a scholar...

[Lazaro]

Fragos

Spoiler:

After looking around a moment and studying the pile of quivering flesh, Fragos is sure that this thing is multitude of Manes. Not only that but they are, were the people of the church.

What Fragos knows of Manes:
Manes are the lowest of demonic life, the tranformed physical shell of a mortal's souls after it reaches the abyss. They are feeble in combat, but burst into clouds of acidic vapor when slain

What troubles the cleric most is that only the most vile, chaotic evil, are turned into manes.

[Lazaro]

Rhiann clings tight to the swordsage. "Why did this happen? Why would the gods let this happen?"

She stares deep into his eyes, "If it hadn't been for you, and your friends" and leans to kiss him

Tarlan

Spoiler:

Remember that sense motive I had you make. You missed the check by 3. SO you're flatfooted for this. I need you to make a Will save. It's a charm effect so you get a +2 to it.

This is the start of her surprise round. Using quicken suggetion she "suggests" that you go the Citadel north of town.

Depending on if you succeed the save the following happens and you can roll init.

4 tentacles 1d20+26=45, 44, 46 (Only 3 three hit, plus a Crit), plus three saves against poison; Crit confirmed;2 claws 1d20+24=42, 33; Damage 1d4+4=6 and 5, 1d6+2=7 and 8;Crit ]1d4+4=6*2=12. 38 damage total.

[Tarlan]

Will save (1d20+24=32)

[Lazaro]

Tarlan

Spoiler:

You pretty much blew the save out the water, heh. Go ahead and roll init and take damage as per the last post. The three saves against poison are pretty low as long as ya don't fumble you'll be fine.

As the group looks on at the pulsating mound of flesh, they here a sharp gasp from behind. AS they turn they see Tarlan lip to lip with the young cleric, but three tentacles have pierced his flesh.

The tentacles retract leaving the swordsage in pain.

"That was nice", Rhiann places a bloody hand on her lips.

"Do your other friends kiss as good as you"

[Fragos Voxlauer]

"Whoa! Demons!" Fragos gesticulates at the quivering mound of fles. "Step away from it; it will dissolve into acidic vapours. As for you..." He turns to the female demon. "BEGONE, and take your noisome minions with you!"

Casting Holy word. There's all sorts of blinding, deafening and killing effects associated with it, but the most important might be that all non-native outsiders in the area of effect are banished back to their home plane. They get a Will save (at a -4 penalty!) to avoid banishment. The baseline difficulty is DC 29.

[Lazaro]

"OH, OW, it burns...it burns. Very cute...trick priest. But even if I could be banished 'it' wouldn't allow it." She points up up to the ceiling.

She is blind and deaf at the moment. She failed her save, but the sigil keeps her from being banished. The same way it keeps people from summoning.

Initiatives

[Jahangir]

Raizen wrote:

For Lazaro and Jahangir** spoiler omitted **

Spoiler:

Eyeing the three bloated monstrosities Jahangir nods, "Agreed Raizen."

[Fragos Voxlauer]

Crap! I forgot about the inhibiting power of the sigil. Did anything happen to the mass of manes?

"Are you still here, demon? I guess I shall have to kill you the old-fashioned way, then." Fragos pounces on her.

Initiative 13+7=20.

[Lazaro]

Nothing from what you can tell.

[Kelgan the Strong]

"DIE, DEMON!", yells Kelgan as he charges at the feind.

Initiative: 1d20+3=15
Activating Mighty Rage, charging, 10 point power attack, AC 29 1d20+28=40, 1d12+29=40, 3d6=11, 5 of which is cold.

[Lazaro]

Raizen, Jahangir

Spoiler:

Any where specific you're headed with this spell?

[Lazaro]

Paging Kutho, your party is waiting for you in the lobby :)

[Raizen]

For Lazaro and Jahangir

Spoiler:

I guess we want to head the church where the others are. Can't be worse than with those 3 cysts.

[Lazaro]

Raizen, Jahangir

Spoiler:

Raizen and Jahangir step out of the coiling shadowstuff. In the distance, though hard to see due to multitutde of torches, to the west the see a great wall being seized.

Jahangir and Raizen look about at the puzzeled and angry faces of hundreds, thousands of corrupted and noncorrupted beings.

Raizen wrote:

Can't be worse than with those 3 cysts

Raizen...WHY...Why did you say that! Your shadowwalk spell has you appear 1d10x100 feet=10,000 feet in a random direction (East) from your destination :(....

I'll come back to you guys after I finish with the other group.

[Jahangir]

Raizen

Spoiler:

Looking over the rampaging hordes, "This day keeps getting better"

[Raizen]

For Jahangir

Spoiler:

I'm getting a headache.

[Kutho Axefist]

Kutho gives a loud"KIAI" shout as he slashes at the demonic female

initiative 1d20+8=27,attacks(+5 axiomatic flaming,kifocus kama) 1d20+27=30, 1d20+27=29, 1d20+27=42, 1d20+22=36, 1d20+17=20

1d6+12=17, 1d6=5(fire), 2d6=9(lawful), 1d6+12=17, 1d6=2(fire), 2d6=10(lawful), 1d6+12=18, 1d6=5(fire), 2d6=11(lawful), 1d6+12=14, 1d6=1, 2d6=6, 1d6+12=18, 1d6=3(fire), 2d6=7(lawful)

[Tarlan]

Init (1d20+11=24)

[Tarlan]

Fort Saves (1d20+28=37, 1d20+28=31, 1d20+28=31)

[Lazaro]

Init:
Kutho
Rhiann
Tarlan
Fragos
Kelgan

Kutho makes his move against the demonic being. As he moves forward he tentacles lash forward.

'Rhiann' gets an AoO since she has reach. 1d20+26=41; Damage 1d4+4=8.

Kutho's stikes hit home (4 attacks hit), but het skin seems to resist some of the damage. And her demonic heritage seems to keep her safe from the flames.

[Lazaro]

"I'm sorry my love, but I have to leave. This kind is battle that I cannot win" Taking a step back she brushes Tarlan and Kuthos cheeks with her tenacles.

"Maybe next time" With that she vanishes from sight.

Kelgan

Spoiler:

As she left see used her quickened suggestion on you. Make a Will save. If you fail her command via telepath is this.

"Remove all you armor and weapons, and go to the Citadel in High Quarter"

As Rhiann departs the sound of heavy footsteps come from a door located by one of the Boccob statues. From the door burst a highly panicked Giorge.

"You guys do not want to go in there!" As he says this he slams the door closed, but is met with some resistance.

[Kelgan the Strong]

Will: 1d20+16=33

[Lazaro]

Well that combat didn't go the way she planned. Even though with her DR, Kutho layed into pretty hard.

Kelgan heres Rhiann voice breifly in his mind, but easily ignores her wishes.

[Lazaro]

Yesh *looks at his last post* I should really try to wake up before I post.

Spoiler:

That combat bit the big one. I really thought she may have lasted longer, but that feel apart quick. I never thought (sorry about my doubts) Kutho would wind up hitting her so many times. And even with her DR he dropped her almost to half hp. Thank goodness for her cowardly streak, and the fact that teleport was prepared. Heck she even beat the 20% mishap due to the sigil.

Anyway looks like the show goes on, and Giorge has brought friends!

[Kutho Axefist]

I got lucky..but it proved that taking an axiomatic weapon was a good idea...pity I couldnt have fitted holy in there as well though..it might have killed her then

Same initiatives??

[Lazaro]

Though out of init at the moment just keep the ones rolled

[Lazaro]

Giorge strains against the door, trying his best to keep who or whatever is at bay.

Meanwhile as the others divide their attention between Giorge and the now missing Rhiann, the young girl makes her way into the church and toward the flesh pile.

[Fragos Voxlauer]

"What's behind the door, Giorge? What's the... Um, excuse me, miss." Fragos steps between the newcomer and the pile of manes. "Stay away from those."

[Lazaro]

With a flick of her wrist, and without even looking, the girl puts a cut in Fragos' hand.

"You hurt her...Why'd you hurt her...She was going to fix everything...Love me"

Fragos

Spoiler:

Attack 1d20=20, confirmed aswell;Damage 1d4+1=10, plus Fragos needs to make a Fortitude save, DC 29

Fragos looks on in shock as the girl slices his hand and tries to push pass him to the flesh pile. His hand drips with a strange green liquid.

Fragos

Spoiler:

Just moving the game and story along. You can take an AoO or any other action to find out what's going on.

[Lazaro]

"Personally, I have no clue what they are. These things just aren't up my alley" A small, bloated, gray claw breaks threw the door by his head.

"If you wouldn't mind though...could use a hand...or a pew and altar. Whatever you can spare really"

[Fragos Voxlauer]

Fortitude 4+29=33. Did she claw me, or was that a dagger or something similar?

"One second, Giorge." Fragos looks down on the green goo dripping from his cut hand. "You really shouldn't have done that, whatever you are." He lashes out with his sword.

Attack roll 13+28-4(subdual damage)=AC 41, damage 15+10=25 subdual+4 fire. My sword is cold iron if that makes any difference.

[Lazaro]

The young girl scream as the fire engulfs her.

As she falls to the floor, the razor slips from her grasp and slids near the pile of flesh. It's hard to tell if the girl is breathing.

Sorry just noticed that I left that out. it was a flip razor that got you.

New from AKC (Abyssal Fried Chicken), pile-o-mane. In either orginal or extra crispy!

[Kutho Axefist]

Kutho hefts up a heavy pew focussing his inner strength to help him move it and drags it towards the door that Giorge is blocking

[Lazaro]

Kelgan, Fragos

Spoiler:

I need a sense motive check

Giorge breathes a sigh of relief. As he stands he bats the grey claw away.

"Gah, this just gets better and better. Many thanks there Kutho" he bats a curious glance at the others.

"So, ah, what's up with the girl?"

[Kelgan the Strong]

Kelgan shrugs noncommittedly.

Sense Motive: 1d20+1=6

[Fragos Voxlauer]

Lazaro:

Spoiler:

Sense motive 14+36=50.

"She stabbed me with some sort of poisoned blade, so I knocked her out. She's probably the plaything of the demon that just split. No need to kill her. At least not yet. Now what was that in the other room?"

[Lazaro]

Fragos I also need one more Fortitude save. Make this and you'll be fine. If not you'll need to try again.

[Fragos Voxlauer]

Fort 11+29=40.

[Lazaro]

Fragos

Spoiler:

You notice the pile hasn't moved or made a sound in sometime. The color has changed, turning a granite-like color.

You and the pile-o-manes get to act in a surprise round. After that we'll go back to initiatives rolled for the first demon

[Lazaro]

With there attention still divided, the flesh pile erupts in a spray of crimson mist and gore. A serpentine head strikes from the flesh mound, followed quickly by a crimson claw.

The hits land rather softly on the Blade of Ragnarok

Serpent 1d20+25=44; Claw 1d20+27=45; Thanks to your DR, Kelgan only takes 3 points of damage, but you will need to make three successful (1 save a round) Fortitude saves against poison.

Out of the mass steps a crimson skinned fiend. It stands well over 12 feet tall, with clawed hands, and the head of a leering demonic hyena. A snake protrudes from the side of it's neck.

"Hmph, seems I find worthy quarry"

We'll be keeping the inits rolled for the last combat.

Init:
Molydeus
Kutho
Tarlan
Fragos
Kelgan
Giorge

[Lazaro]

Quick layout of the room. The main hall is 100ft by 45ft. The northern part has three statues of Bocobb surrounding a glowing blue pool. Other than the bodies scattered about it's pretty easy to move about. This places seems more a place of research than a place of worship.

Tarlan is pretty much by himself. Being a good 60ft from the action. Kutho and Giorge are at the east side blocking the door from what's trying to break threw. Giorge and Kelgan have front row seats though.

Raizen, Jahangir I'll come back to ya soon

[Kelgan the Strong]

A savage grin spreads across Kelgan's face. "And I finally have a worthy opponent."

Fort.: 1d20+24=42