Reacting swiftly, Sajan concentrates his focus on the foe that first attacked him, striking firmly with his brass knuckles.
crit threat
crit confirm?
Edited for attack roll fix and crit possibility
Nuveril turns to deal with the undead attacker. "Keep moving!" she calls to anyone who can. "They are only delaying us!"
Grall
Nuveril
Linah
Khalid
Sajan
Zeladiel
Sajan's first flurry of blows take the creature in the left squarely in the face, the sheer power of the monk's blows driving its head backward until it is touching its spine. It drops inanimate.
The monk spins on his heel and the creature on the right fares little better collapsing under the sudden barrage.
Khalid's impediment does not effect his aim. He manages a powerful cut to the creature's arm, half severing it. The undead thing releases its grip, falling back into its niche.
Nuveril's attack is no less potent. She pounds her attacker with alternating hits from hammer and madu, finishing it with a brutal blow to the centre of its chest.
Noone else seems to notice but the second creature that Sajan felled and the creature struck by Khalid are not destroyed. Indeed they are not even completely immobile. Some dark magic is at work!
Kno religion as dm ninjaed me.
Tiger taught me about such undead! Use hammers and magic not swords, and keep a wary eye on them; he said they like to play dead!
With the benefit of Sajan's warning the group is not surprised when moments later the creature on Sajan's right and the one Khalid felled shake of their 'death' and continue to fight.
Nevertheless that knowledge does not completely insulate the group from the magical fear that sweeps over them in the wake of the creatures trick.
Grall fears nothing!
Knowledge (Religion):
Willpower Save, +2:
"Hmm, an interesting use of necromancy."
Zeladiel zaps Khalid's opponent with a force missile.
force missile damage:
Linah will
Sajan will
Nuveril will
Filled with purpose, none of the group succumb to the creature's fear.
Their ruse spoiled and their ambush in tatters the undead lash out at Sajan and Khalid from the ground but neither warrior has difficulty evading harm.
Slam vs Sajan (prone) miss
Slam vs Khalid (prone) miss
Khalid's attacker is readying itself for another lunge when Zeladiel's force missile takes it in the place where its nose used to be. It falls for the last time.
Round 1, initiative 6
Linah follows down the corridor lighting the way with her glowing scimitar. Her dream about the temple keeps playing again and again in her mind, demanding attention. She is consumed by the urge to find Xulthos and put an end to her/his/it's wretched existance.
When the shadows jump from the alcoves Linah is unprepared. Everything happens to fast, and her voice is caught in her throat and she's unable to warn her companions about their adversaries. Luckily enough, Sajan keeps his calm enough to inform the rest on what to expect next.
When Linah regains control she has already started to glow. When the creatures sprung from the darkness her had already reached out to her goddess, to her light. A gentle wave of energy lights up the corridor and sears the what flesh is still attached to their attackers. She can feel a hand on her shoulder, calming her and guideing her onward.
Yet again today, Linah's channel punishes your foes. The remaining undead creature literally falls apart, its skin and bone turning to dust. If any of the other remains in range had any spark of undeath within them they do not now.
The brief battle over, you move up to the left turn in the passage and take it. It continues for a short way until Grall can see it end in a large and elaborate stone door bearing a life-sized symbol of Sarenrae, or at least Her lower half. Where the symbol’s head should be is nothing but a blackened scorch mark. The door stands slightly ajar, no light comes from beyond.
It seems that you have reached the crypt's end.
Linah switches the light to her shield before sheathing her scimitar and placing her hand on Khalid's shoulder, undoing what harm the coffer corpses did.
She makes sure that no one else is hurt before she onces again draws her scimitar and follows down the corridor. The visions that exploded in her mind mere seconds ago are gone and so is the tention. Linah feels calmer, like the dawnflower is hovering around her, reclaming the temple with every step she takes.
She chants a short melodic prayer asking the for the dawnflowers protection before facing the evil that lurks beneath Kelmare.
Grall drinks his potion of enlarge just before he enters.
As he walks through he goes into rage, knowing his focused anger could help protect his mind from the evil that lies within.
Standing at the threshold of Xulthos's sanctum, Nuveril does not have the luxury of a long, centering ritual. Instead, she calls up in her mind the face the Gnome Halruun wore, frightened and weary, and the image of the piles upon piles of bones on the cathedral floor above. Revenge, she tells herself, and rest for my ancestors.
Zeladiel follows the others, still hanging from the ceiling.
Sajan drinks his newly acquired potion of Magic Fang on the way in.
Round -12
As prepared as you will ever be you begin moving into the room. Still walking on the roof, Zeladiel tosses his arrow into the room through the open door.
Sajan pushes on the door, revealing the room beyond. This large worked chamber is forty feet square and twenty feet high. Two rows of three marble columns flank the main walkway leading from east to west. A series of low, curved stairs at the opposite side of the room leads to a large concave recess in the western wall, with an elaborate throne perched at the top of the stairs.
Perched on the throne is a woman dressed in snowy white robes. She looks exactly like the great statue of Sarenrae outside, right down to the hairstyle, although no visage of the Dawnflower would ever bear such a cruel smile.
We meet at last. A pity our time together will be so short, at least for most of you. Ive felt your minds, this last few days.
I think you, the pet gnoll might be my favorite. So much anger. I had great fun with your friend. Tell me do you really think she is free of my touch? Or is she hiding back there in the dark with a knife. Ready to plunge into your back.
Or maybe the halfling! So very much to work with there. There were halflings here when I took this place. A few fought me but most were so enthusiastic by the end!
But enough conversation. Ive waited long enough for my freedom. AND NOW I SHALL HAVE IT!
Xulthos
Round 1
Initiative
Grall
Nuveril
Linah
Khalid
Sajan
Zeladiel
Xulthos
Ordered Initiative
Xulthos 24
Nuveril 23
Zeladiel 21
Sajan 20
Khalid 13
Grall 9
Linah 10
Effects
Protection from Evil (Nuveril, Zeladiel, Grall, Khalid, Linah)
Mage Armour (Zeladiel, Sajan)
Bull Strength (Grall, Sajan)
Cats Grace (Khalid)
Shield of Faith (Sajan)
Weapon of Awe (Khalid)
Divine Favor (Khalid)
Enlarge Person (Sajan, Grall)
Magic Fang (Sajan)
Bless
Xulthos moves quickly, so very quickly, surging forward. As it does the humanoid veil drops away revealing its true form, that of an immense, flying, insect-like fiend. Its two front arms end in huge claws beside a multi-eyed face with slavering mandibles. At the back of a chitinous thorax protrudes a long serpentine tail.
Its wings are nearly transparent and it moves with an almost hypnotic grace, its wings droning and light reflecting off its carapace in a dazzling display.
It flies straight as an arrow toward Sajan, hovering about fifteen foot of the ground. As it comes close the droning becomes unbearable. The sound washes over you, assaulting your ears, assaulting your minds, threatening your very sanity.
Your not exactly sure what the creature is but it appears to be some kind of daemon. It is resistant or immune to elemental attacks.
The creature is a glomeray although it appears to be a particularly powerful version. Aside from the above the creature has a number of illusionary and mind-effecting spell like powers.
Its drone should have a relatively limited range. Those moving outside the effect should be free from it at least while they maintain distance.
Unlike more powerful daemons it does not have spell resistance.
Drone has 50' range. Stopping it from using its wings might also cease the drone although that would be easier said than done (simply grappling it is unlikely to do so).
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Will Save:
Knowledge (Planes):
Will Save Pass
Willpower save, prot evil, elf:
Knowledge (Planes):
The droning keeps beating against Linah's eardrums, a horrific sound assailing her sanity but the cleric hears none of it. Her only focus is to bring an end to this monstrosity. To bring peace back to Kelmare.
Grall will save pass!
Its unclear whether the insectlike fiend has any way to gague the effect of its drone. It drops gracefully down to ground level, its wings still emitting the drone, and comes in hard and fast at Sajan, perhaps seeking to bottle you up in the passage.
Its mouth darts forward and snaps back, bringing a chunk of Sajan's thigh with it. I'd forgotten how good human can taste!
Bite hit poss crit!
hit
Nuveril comes barreling out from beneath the legs of Sajan and Grall, juking to the side at the last second to leave room for the enlarged people to follow her. "Try halfling," she dares Xulthos, "and see if you choke on it!"
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Zeladiel looks at the creature and recognises it from his studies. He recognises its extraplanar origins and remembers some of its hideous abilities. Its drone is magical Zeladiel remembers as it thrums in time with his heartbeat. The wings flitter in front of him. "Interesting. I wonder how they do that?" he thinks, mesmerised. He realises it too is magical. He shouts out to warn his companions.
"O'z dovl smf yotrf pg zu ytshov aivl."
They don't do as he says. His head is buzzing. Why are they on the ceiling?
"Vpzr fpem!"
I wonder if I can fire myself with my bow?
Willpower save, prot evil, elf: 1d20+4+2+2
Knowledge (Planes): 1d20+10
Zel, you should read the Protection from Evil description, you should get a second save at a +4 bonus when you fail...
The so long captive Xulthos doesn't seem able to resist snapping at Nuveril as the halfling approaches. Small but powerful teeth rip through her leathers like parchment, ripping at her shoulder.
AOO Bite hit
Nuveril manages a sweeping hit to one of the fiend's front legs. The power of the blow nearly punches a hole in one of the covering plates. Any joy is short-lived however, the leg seems to rapidly heal. Not quite as whole as before but the bulk of the damage seems to have been reversed.
Blood from your wound splashes against your amulet. You can feel it grow hot against your skin.
Willpower save, prot evil, elf: 1d20+4+2+2
Knowledge (Planes): 1d20+10Zel, you should read the Protection from Evil description, you should get a second save at a +4 bonus when you fail...
Protection From Evil: Does this work against all charm and compulsion effects? Or just against charm and compulsion effects where the caster is able to exercise control over the target, such as charm person, command, and dominate person (and thus not effects like sleep or confusion, as the caster does not have ongoing influence or puppet-like control of the target)?
The latter interpretation is correct: protection from evil only works on charm and compulsion effects where the caster is able to exercise control over the target, such as command, charm person, and dominate person; it doesn't work on sleep or confusion. (Sleep is a border case for this issue, but the designers feel that "this spell overrides your brain's sleep centers" is different enough than "this spell overrides your resistance to commands from others.")
Grall will move to -B,-C 1,2 so he is flanking with Nuveil, Xulthos should get an AOO on me if it has CR and attack with everything he has.
Linah is able to block the hypnotic droning but she can't ignore the spray of colors comming of Xulthos. She brings up her shield to ward her eyes from the onslaught while she draws a symbol through the air with her scimitar. A prayer ends the spell and a shining scimitar bursts out of the darkness to hack at the abomination. "Your end has come. From this day all your whispers will go unheard!" Linah calls out defiantly.
Zeladiel is clearly suffering the ill-effect of the daemon's drone, unable to act.
Undaunted by the blood running down his leg, Sajan launches a furious assault on the fiend, pounding at it with fists and feet in rapid flurry of attacks. Xulthos however is clearly no novice to melee combat and the monk perhaps suffering from his wound is more clumsy than usual. Only a few of Sajan's blows find their mark and much of the damage is quickly healed. Lightning from the strike does not seem to effect the creature.
Flurry (bulls strength, bless)
(bulls strength, enlarge, magic fang)
Elemental Fist electricity
miss
Flurry
Flurry
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Khalid pronounces judgement on the daemon and then moves into the room, flanking the glomeray with Nuveril. Once in position, he strikes Xulthos with Tempest...
Tempest: (cat's grace, divine favor, flank, creature effects)
Damage: (cat's grace, divine favor, weapon of awe, precise strike)
Miss Chance (01-10)?:
Grall
Nuveril
Linah
Khalid
Sajan
Zeladiel
Khalid neatly slips under a swinging claw flanking Xulthos with Nuveril. He manages to pierce the creature’s carapace with a number of precise blows, their force enhanced by his judgement.
Linah's flaming scimitar attacks from the other side, the magical blade comes very close but is not quite able to deliver a telling blow. Xulthos does not seem to like the blade at all shrinking away from it.
A heartbeat later, Grall cuts round the creature the other way, stepping right over Nuveril in a single enlarged stride. Leaning back from a swipe of the fiend’s long tail he lands a powerful blow to its rear, dislodging a plate with comes away with a burst of ichor.
Xulthos
Round 1
Initiative
Xulthos 24
Nuveril 23
Zeladiel 21
Sajan 20
Khalid 13
Linah 10
Grall 9
Effects
Protection from Evil (Nuveril, Zeladiel, Grall, Khalid, Linah)
Mage Armour (Zeladiel, Sajan)
Bull Strength (Grall, Sajan)
Cats Grace (Khalid)
Shield of Faith (Sajan)
Weapon of Awe (Khalid)
Divine Favor (Khalid)
Enlarge Person (Sajan, Grall)
Magic Fang (Sajan)
Bless
Confused (Zeladiel)
Dazzling colours (-1 to hit, 10% miss)
Drone (-1 to hit, skills and saves)
For those adjacent to the fiend, the world has been replaced by a storm of teeth, claws and razor sharp edges. Xulthos whirls in place, held up by those droning wings and you struggle to keep it contained in its loose circle. Amidst the battle it appraises you all, dull black eyes alight with intelligence. You can feel it assessing your threat potential, reaching for a strategy to bring you to defeat.
In a surge it forces Grall back a few steps and then turns on Sajan, attacking the monk in a remorseless fury. Sajan takes another bite and then a raking hit from the left claw all the way down the right side that sends him bloodied to the ground....
Chortling with glee, Xulthos turns again on Grall, clawing him in the shoulder and whipping its tail straight over its back to slice the gnoll across the neck.
Thats one, children. With a burst from its wings, it moves forward toward the fallen monk (and Linah and Zeladiel) ending five feet above the ground.
Bite vs Sajan hit
Claw vs Sajan hit vs 21
Claw vs Grall hit
Tail vs Grall hit
"Healer-woman!" Nuveril bellows, as if Linah can't see for herself. "Sajan is down!" She has neither good nor silver weapons, but her hammer hurt the vermin last time; holding her madu solely defensively, she concentrates all her strength on a blow with her hammer.
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Khalid sees the massive monk fall, but knows there is little he can do about it. Maintaining his flanking position with Nuveril, he strikes at Xulthos again with Tempest...
Tempest: (cat's grace, divine favor, flank, creature effects)
Damage: (cat's grace, divine favor, weapon of awe, precise strike)
Miss Chance (01-10)?: