Wailing Death II Now with 50% more character deaths!

[Silva Stormrage]

New Thread! IT LIVES!
OOC: http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=249744


Tyreal's mind wanders back and forth between rambling madness and feeble struggles against his chains as he is dragged back. In moments of lucidity he finds himself going towards the temple of Teron Gorefiend. He manages to stabilize his mind about halfway through the trip but is unable to communicate this to Ariebth who has had him gagged.

The main room of the temple is mostly empty, there are about 5 hemlites tending to rituals and praying and two strangers in guard uniforms that Tyreal doesn't recognize

When back to the temple Tyreal is examined by a Hemlite who states that Tyreal's mental state is fine. Ariebth apologizes to Tyreal for the rough ride and the gag.

Ariebth turns to Tyreal, I am sure that you have much to tell us about the encounter but let us resurrect Ryenos first. His details will be important, especially who sent him and why.

Desther strides into the room with a sour expression on his face, I hope you will be issuing a warrant for his arrest Ariebth once we get him back. The beast that killed 5 of my Hemlites and several guards should not be allowed to just walk around freely. Teron Gorefiend would be displeased if I let my friends death go unpunished.

Ariebth glares at him, You know he wasn't in control. We are resurrecting him to find out who was. You anger is misdirected. Ariebth pulls out a large diamond and a scroll and casts the resurrection. Desther looks on slightly angry.

If Tyreal wishes to say anything he can. Ariebth can't respond while casting but others could.

[Road_Runner]

"....you do know he was turned into a vampire? And how that process affects someone mentally?" Tyrael says sarcastically to Desther. "Anyways, Aribeth, I am also curious to find out about what happened to Ryenos. I take it you believe he will remember his undead experience, unlike me when I was turned?"

[Demidos]

One of the strangers (http://www.consupport.com/genconindy2004/images/marshal_hennet.jpg) looks between the enraged Desther and the enraged Tyreal and speaks out, his voice soft and mellow as honey.

"Let him grieve, Tyreal. His grief does him credit. If we did not mourn our dead, we would be worse than the undead, for they at least have not the capacity for it."

The other one nods.

"Grief is a sentient emotion", booms the giant (http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/5909/zasalamel.jpg) in agreement. Although human sized, his rippling muscles and obvious physicality seems to dwarf the others in the room. Beneath his hood, you can just barely distiguish his strong nose and cruel mouth, the upper half of his face being entirely covered. The spikes on his armor gleam in the reflected light of the room.

[Silva Stormrage]

Desther smiles towards the two strangers, Yes I agree. The loss of their wisdom was a great blow to the Hemlites. Also the law states that even if he became undead he still is responsible for his actions regardless of being controlled or not.

[Road_Runner]

Tyrael turns to the newcomers. "Yes, grief is important. As long as any desires of vengeance are aimed where they are deserved, not at those who were not in control of themselves. Do I know you?" he says, looking quizzically at the newcomers.

[Demidos]

The first stranger shakes his head, then bows.

Bartok Leafstaff, at your service. And this masterpiece of physicality beside me is Angmar Barrelsson.

I also go by Angel, if you prefer. corrects the giant.

Bartok laughs gently.
Angmar takes his job too seriously. Aribeth pulled us from different assignments to fill out your team.

[Silva Stormrage]

Desther nods, I have heard good work from you two. I assume you have been briefed on your mission already with the group? If so we should probably wait for Ariebth to finish the spell resurrecting the bird. She can give you further instructions.

[Road_Runner]

Tyrael looks at Desther but makes no comment on his reference to the "bird". He turns to the newcomers. "Hello, I am Tyrael. Glad to have more help," he says, inclining his head.

[Silva Stormrage]

Ariebth finishes the resurrection spell and assuming Ryenos wishes to be ressurected his soul is called back to the world of the living.

Ariebth speaks somewhat wearily after casting that spell, Glad to see you back Ryenos. I apologize but we need to ask you a few questions now. First of all what is the last memory that you recall. If you remember everything I will need a full debrief. Why were you in the prison, who were you being controlled by, etc.

[Road_Runner]

Ryenos sits in a daze for a second. "Yes..... I remember everything. I was under the control of a vampire named Sonia. She sent me to go find people for her minions. She needed 15 vampires to kill in a ritual that would make her more powerful and allow her to remember her memories from when she was alive. She was also after Shinon... she wanted to kill him so she could take his animating black stone, and drop the quarantine. She already had been borrowing the stone to animate, but wanted it for herself. I was involved in the prison attack because she wanted me to kill Kyngos for a powerful minion. I was reasonably successful in attaining several minions before that. I can't believe all the people I killed..." Ryenos seems kind of sad.

[Silva Stormrage]

Desther glares at Ryenos, Five of their names were Alex, Allen, Roy, Joshua and Stephen. They were some of my best men.


Ariebth turns to him annoyed, Stop that Desther. turning back to Ryenos, What stone is this? Is the stone responsible for the undead outbreak in the beggers nest? Who is Shinon? Was Kyngos the water mage we encountered at the prison area? He managed to escape while I was chasing after you.

[Road_Runner]

"If it caused the outbreak, Sonia didn't tell me. She was responsible for that monstrous distraction and the prison attack. Kyngos was the water mage, yes. She has a vendetta against me because we killed her boyfriend Callik."

[Silva Stormrage]

Ariebth pauses thinking, That is distressing... we will have to deal with Kyngos then. Still who is Shinon?

[Road_Runner]

"Shinon is a Vrykul... one of the waterdavian creatures."

[Silva Stormrage]

Ah, that is his name. Interesting, well if thats all you remember I think it is best for you to head back to the prison. The Hemlite remaining there, Max I think, probably needs reinforcements.

Desther raises an objection, This is beyond an outrage Ariebth. You are openly flaunting the law of the city and country!

Ariebth sighs, We don't have time for this Desther. She turns to Ryenos, By the right of my position of the head of the guards I offer a pardon to Ryenos in exchange for one or more of the Waterdavian creatures returned and his help in quelling the prison uprising. she turns to Desther, There, no laws broken. Now let us let these men go to the prison. We have other things that we need to worry about Desther.

[Demidos]

The giant, Angmar/Angel, adds "And what abilities did she possess. You said this Sonia had some ability to animate dead? Did you see her demonstrate any other of these abilities? Or this Shinon or Watermage for that matter? "

Sense Motive against Ryenos
[roll0]
[roll1]

[Road_Runner]

"I know she can raise dead; she is a vampire. I didn't explicitly observe her in the act of doing so. I didn't see much of Shinon. The water mage is very powerful and can manipulate water to damage and immobilize her enemies."

[Demidos]

Interesting. Aribeth, do you have anything that can counter vampires, specifically? Can you tell us about any weaknesses you know of, or of any abilities of the Vrykul for that matter? If not, we can be on our way.
The giant hefts his scythe, apparently eager to get on his way.

[Silva Stormrage]

You probably don't want to deal with him right now. He may be able to animate undead but he seems content to sit in the beggar's nest for the time being. Countering vampires though? Standard precautions should be good, mirrors, garlic, some kind of way to prevent their gaseous form from escaping. For the Vrykul though he is an archer and a quite powerful one. From the reports he killed half the battalion sent to captured him.

Assuming you head out back to the prison with two more guards sent as reinforcements you manage to reach the prison gate without any incidents. As you enter the prison the one Hemlite that is still alive from the previous battle greats you, I am glad to see you two still standing. Are these men reinforcements?

[Demidos]

Yes, we have come to help you restrain the prisoners.
says Bartok.

Or rather, to subdue them. Forcibly.

Bartok shoots a warning glance at Angel, who smiles disarmingly.

[Silva Stormrage]

Yes, we have come to help you restrain the prisoners.
says Bartok.

Or rather, to subdue them. Forcibly.

Bartok shoots a warning glance at Angel, who smiles disarmingly.

The Hemlite speaks bluntly, Glad to have you under me. My name is Kyle. Unfortunately we don't have the strength to restrain all the prisoners. And by law they are guilty of rebelling and causing mass havoc which is a death sentence. So we are simply speeding it up, you all have full permission to gut them like trout. The four of you will be entering the prison to thin out the prisoners, try not to get yourselves killed. While I and Larren maintain our choke point above. Motioning to the other Hemlite who followed you up. You can enter the prison lower floors whenever you are ready, I would suggest doing it soon though. The recent noise has begun stirring the prisoners but I am not sure if they are organized really.

Now just wait for me to actually FINISH the dungeon you will trekking into. As I think you would prefer me to fine tune the encounters so we don't have another player death. Or I could have Kyngos show up again. One or the other :smalltongue:

[Silva Stormrage]

Entering the prison. Fighting the Aboleth

Current Situation:
Ryenos is fighting a criminal unaware that the aboleth is still alive. Can't see either Tyreal or Bartok due to mucus + stinking cloud.

Tyreal is 15ft down underwater in the mucus not affected by it or the stinking cloud. He failed the swim check so is not that coordinated in the water.

Bartok can't breath air and is nasueasted from the cloud. He is 5ft underwater near the edge.

Angel is drowning and has been for 8 rounds.

And the aboleth apparently wasn't dead. :smalltongue:

Aboleth's turn.

[Silva Stormrage]

The aboleth surprises all four of you since it apparently isn't actually dead. The aboleth reaches out with a tentacle which grabs Bartok's foot and drags him downward 25ft and slams him into the floor of the pit.

It is then the Aboleth's turn who proceeds to start a grapple with Tyreal, the touch attack hits (Assuming a ~36 hits your touch ac with no dex). The he auto passes the grapple check, one of his next two attacks hits and deals 17 damage to Tyreal. Tyreal needs to make a fort save.

Bartok can make a will save versus the illusion on the Aboleth to see how injured it is.

Currently Ryenos's turn. He can't here or see anything that has happened with the aboleth, bartok or tyreal.

[Road_Runner]

Tyrael fort save: [roll0]


Ryenos assaults the remaining criminal with his fists.

Attack: [roll1]
Damage: [roll2]
Palm Damage: [roll3]

Attack: [roll4]
Damage: [roll5]
Palm Damage: [roll6]

Attack: [roll7]
Damage: [roll8]
Palm Damage: [roll9]

[Road_Runner]

Bartok's saving throw: [roll0]


Tyrael's fort saving throws:
Mucus: [roll1]
Fog: [roll2]


Tyrael swift meditates and then still channel overchannel summons a lesser red spirit wisp which explodes at the aboleth.

[roll3] DC 23 Reflex half.

[Road_Runner]

Concentration Check: [roll0]

Edit: Tyrael also steals a blue spirit wisp

[Road_Runner]

Wisp saving throws vs illusion:

SR 21 for each one:

Saving throws:

[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]
[roll4]
[roll5]
[roll6]

[Silva Stormrage]

The Aboleth continues pinning Tyreal and attacks four times three of which hit dealing 44 damage.

Tyreal must make 3 fort saves versus skin slime.

Tyreal has 13 Rounds of Breath left
Angel has 31 rounds of Breath left
Bartok is nauseated for 1 more round until the cloud fades. Which then causes him to be nauseated for another 1d4+1 rounds.

Note I skipped Bartok's turn last turn as he can make one move action. If you want to make the move action you can. I will note that if you do you get bull rushed downward and your movement negated.

Bartok's and Ryenos's turn.

Edit: And then Tyreal's turn I suppose since the criminals are all dead. On Tyreal's turn he needs to make 2 fort saves. Cloud and Mucus again.

[Demidos]

Bartok moves up.
Might as well try to suck up actions, no?

[Silva Stormrage]

The aboleth once again manages to hit Bartok and knock him downward with a tentacle.

[Road_Runner]

After killing all the criminals, Ryenos flies back to the other room, wondering where all his companions are. Seeing the aboleth, he attacks it:


(honestly can't remember if I have blinding ray shot... I refreshed manuevers once and I don't think I've used it since then). Ryenos also uses void of the shadow sun (+2 AC).

[roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
Damage: [roll2]

DC 22 Reflex save or suffer blinding for 1 round.

[Road_Runner]

Confirm critical:

[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]

[Silva Stormrage]

Chance of hitting Tyreal,
1: Tyreal
2: Aboleth
[roll0]

[Silva Stormrage]

Tyreal is now at -13. Does the green wisp detonate? (Note there is no rule for falling unconscious in the water for losing your breath. You are assumed to still be able to breathe decently for some reason. I am ruling that if you fall unconscious you are counted as doing strenuous activity (halving the time you are able to breath)

[Road_Runner]

Wisp heals: [roll0] * 1.5

[Road_Runner]

[roll0]
[roll1]

[Road_Runner]

Tyrael grabs Bartok's green wisp and meditates (swift and normal).

[Road_Runner]

Plz dice gods. Save us once once. Pls

Ryenos shoots a ranged attack:

Attack:[roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
[roll2]

[Road_Runner]

Aoo:

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
Damage: [roll2]

[Road_Runner]

Full attacking:

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
Damage: [roll2]

Attack: [roll3]
Damage: [roll4]
Damage: [roll5]

Attack: [roll6]
Damage: [roll7]
Damage: [roll8]

[Silva Stormrage]

The aboleth glows brightly and his displaced form swirls about underwater. Miss chance.

1 Hits:
[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]

[Silva Stormrage]

For some reason as Angel breaks down the glass wall separating you and the injured guard you have a weird mental image of a detailed fight where there was an Aboleth behind the glass door and Angel and Tyreal die. You shake the image out of your head and try to head towards the injured guard. Unfortunately the guard collapses to the floor as you approach. He mutters, "Sweet release" before dying.

[Road_Runner]

Tyrael looks down sadly at the dead man, the weird dream still in the back of his mind. Clearing his thoughts, he asks, "Hmmm.. which way should we go now?"

[Demidos]

South. Might as well.

[Road_Runner]

"Might as well" agrees Ryenos.

Order:
Angel
Ryenos
Bartok
Tyrael

What do you think of that order? Also if buffs have run out or something we rebuff. Before the retcon I believe I had a purple wisp on Bartok and a Yellow wisp on Ryenos, which I will keep that way.

[Road_Runner]

Tyreal Init: [roll0]
Ryenos Init: [roll1]

Tyrael Spot:[roll2]
Ryenos Spot: [roll3]

Yellow Wisp Spot:[roll4]
Purple Wisp Spot:[roll5]

[Silva Stormrage]

The one thief who can still act, moves behind towards Tyreal, seemingly unaffected by the tentacles. He is out of LoS from Ryenos but is within range to Tyreal. He calls out to Ryenos and Angel, Retreat Now. If you don't you will die Your friend is unconscious and will be killed by the tentacles and I won't let your healer over here do anything to prevent that unless you flee. The guards have no jurisdiction here anymore. This is our turf

Tyreal's turn

[Road_Runner]

Tyrael smirks. "Like you could hold back the spell anyways, the caster is dead, he can't discharge it anymore. If you can then show it."

[Silva Stormrage]

The thief pauses, Okay... DON'T flee. Have your ally get crushed to death by tentacles, thats cool. I keep forgetting that the guards are almost as ruthless as us now a days. Still not going to let you get him back up though.

[Road_Runner]

Tyrael swift meditates and then overchannel summons a lesser green spirit wisp defensively.


Concentration check: [roll0]

[Silva Stormrage]

The thief swings both his daggers towards your back, Wrong choice

Attack Roll
[roll0]
Damage Roll:
[roll1]

Attack Roll
[roll2]
Damage Roll:
[roll3]

If Tyreal succeeds on both of his concentration checks versus those two attacks. The rogue kicks Tyreal in the groin and must make another concentration check.
[roll4]

[Silva Stormrage]

The black tentacles constrict around Tyreal and Bartok.
Damage:[roll0]

[Road_Runner]

[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]

[Silva Stormrage]

The shaman grins from where he was on the floor as he picks his head up, You know raven runt, I would prefer if you didn't preemptively call me dead. He casts fear on Ryenos and Angel.

Both need to make will saves or be panicked for 6 rounds.

[Road_Runner]

Will save: [roll0]


Angel don't forget to add +4 from the remove fear buff from Tyrael

[Demidos]

Will save [roll0]

[Silva Stormrage]

Ryenos passes and Angel fails, Angel is panicked for 6 rounds and drops his weapon.

The Shaman stands up and teleports behind the cowering thief.

Angel activates his stone of recall with a 33% chance of success. [roll0] a 1 indicates he teleports back.

Ryenos's turn.

[Road_Runner]

Ryenos urgently blasts the thief with orbs of glowing golden energy, trying to bring him down or atleast stop him from being able to interrupt Tyrael's healing efforts.

He switches into the stance of piercing rays to get +1d6 damage to ranged attacks.

Attack:
Damage: [roll]2d6+1d10+9

Attack:
Damage: [roll]2d6+1d10+9

Attack:
Damage: [roll]2d6+1d10+9

[Road_Runner]

Damage: [roll0]
Radiant Palm damage:[roll1]

Damage: [roll2]
Radiant Palm damage:[roll3]

Damage: [roll4]
Radiant Palm damage:[roll5]

[Silva Stormrage]

After the first attack the thief throws down a ball that explodes in a dust of smoke, when the smoke settles an instant later the thief is gone.

Hide Check: [roll0]
Ryenos's spot check: [roll1]

If the spot check fails
Miss Chance:
2nd Attack: [roll2] 1 Hits
3rd Attack: [roll3] 1 Hits

[Road_Runner]

Tyrael swift meditates and overchannel still casts overchanneled healing wave on bartok.

[Road_Runner]

Healing amount: [roll0]*1.5

[Road_Runner]

As the chaotic fight ends, Tyrael channels a pulsing beam of energy targeting Bartok while murmering quietly to himself as he meditates to draw energy back into himself.

Healing and swift meditates for 3 rounds:

[roll0] (Chained)
[roll1]
[roll2]

[Road_Runner]

Ryenos refreshes manunevers and focuses and summoning phantoms of himself.


[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]

[Road_Runner]

Ryenos also steals from health from the dying thief and gives it to Tyrael.

[roll0]

[Silva Stormrage]

A semi large patrol of prisoners rounds the corner, 4 criminals with two casters behind them. Another man with a large headdress while another man in flowing white robes wielding a rod of some sort.

Init:
Criminals: [roll0]
Sage: [roll1]
Shaman: [roll2]

Also your positions on roll20 ARE where you are right now. Not sure why Tyreal is tanking.

Neither side is flatfooted

[Road_Runner]

Um, because Tyrael is freaking awesome?

Tyrael: [roll0]
Ryenos: [roll1]

[Demidos]

Init
[roll0]
[roll1]

[Silva Stormrage]

The sage moves downward and launches four bolts of shimmering moonlight at both Tyreal and Ryenos.

Both most make a fort save or take strength damage from a twinned moonbolt (Simplifying it to 1 save). Fort save halves the damage.

[Road_Runner]

Ryenos fort saves:
[roll0]
[roll1]

Tyrael fort saves:
[roll2]
[roll3]

[Demidos]

Massive wings unfurl from Bartok's back, smashing the front four prisoners.
[roll0]
ref save dc 20

[Demidos]

Correction, the DCs are at 21 and the damage has an extra
[roll0]
[roll1]

for the first attack, and the second, respectively, due to purple wisp

[Road_Runner]

Tyrael overchannel still casts lesser restoring healing wave on ryenos after swift meditating.

[roll0] ability damage healed.

[Silva Stormrage]

Every single enemy is dazed except for the two criminals next to Bartok. Bartok's turn

[Road_Runner]

Oh, wait, I forgot to do Ryenos's turn, he goes after Tyrael right?

[Road_Runner]

Ryenos turns invisible (cloak of deception) and full attacks (switching targets if someone drops, first targeting the caster of the moonbolt and then the thief guy).

Attack: [roll0]
Damage:[roll1]
Damage: [roll2]

Attack: [roll3]
Damage:[roll4]
Damage: [roll5]

Attack: [roll6]
Damage:[roll7]
Damage: [roll8]

[Demidos]

Bartok's wings again materialize, but now fire spews from them, burning and deadly.

Silent image, heightened to a fireball. [roll0] damage, [roll1] if they succeed on a DC 20 will save. Also, targetted in the corner, so it hits everyone but Bartok. Oops. XD. Also warning Tyreal and Ryenos telepathically, for a +4 to the will save.

Edit: also, drew, idk if you noticed the corrected damage above in the spoiler. If you didnt mark it in and it drops more of them, it might change my turn to casting a magic missile at the weak lookin ones XD.

[Silva Stormrage]

Ryenos drops the sage on the second attack and damages the thief with the third. Ryenos and Tyreal needs to make reflex and will saves verus the fireball. The Shaman manages to pass the will fail the reflex. The two criminals in the back die. The two criminals in the front are injured badly failing both reflex and will saves but still alive and so is the sage.

[Silva Stormrage]

The criminals swing at Bartok

Attack Roll:[roll0]
Miss chance: [roll1] 1 is miss

Attack Roll:[roll2]
Miss chance: [roll3] 1 is miss


Both attacks miss, it is Tyreal's and Ryenos's turn. Angel appears next turn.

[Road_Runner]

Tyrael reflex: [roll0]
Tyrael will: [roll1]

Ryenos reflex: [roll2]
Ryenos will: [roll3]

Tyrael swift meditates and overchannel still summons a lesser green spirit wisp defensively to heal himself of the str damage:

[roll4]
[roll5]+4

Ryenos full attacks the caster and then the criminals if he drops:

[roll6]
Damage: [roll7]
Damage:[roll8]

[roll9]
Damage: [roll10]
Damage:[roll11]

[roll12]
Damage: [roll13]
Damage:[roll14]

[Demidos]

As Ryenos takes down one of the foes, there is a flash of light as Angel appears, blood still streaming down his form as he appears next to the other remaining criminal, hacking its head off in a single blow. His teeth appear in a feral grin as his wounds close, and he steps over to the sage, dispatching it in a single blow, giving a short laugh as the last of his wounds close. Reaching down, he rips the more obvious magical trinkets off their corpses, while at his side Bartok moves to do the same.
Dont leave weapons in the hands of the criminals if you can help it. Sorry I took a bit -- I stopped for a pedicure along the way. And why are you lying on the ground? Not the time for a nap. he calls out mentally.

Bartok responds through the net with a sigh, I used most of my spell slots in that last encounter. I'd like to save at least a few for whoever is controlling all of these criminals. Theyre far too organized to be simply coexisting, and it seems doubtful that so many criminals would work together well.

Assuming the sage was the one that was still dying, otherwise assume i finished off the shaman. If neither was dying, ignore that part, he still heals to full.

Ready for the next encounter when you are, Road-runner, assuming its within the next 2-3 rounds. That last fight wasnt particularly long or loud, so we probably have a bit. If we have more than that much time, we can discuss what to do after. How long will it take for you to recover?

[Road_Runner]

Tyrael:

Round 1: Summoning a lesser red spirit wisp with wisp mastery.
Round 2: Summoning a lesser red spirit wisp with wisp mastery.
Round 3: Summoning a lesser red spirit wisp with wisp mastery.
Round 4: Channel lesser restoring wave and swift meditate. [roll0]
Round 5: Meditate and swift meditate.
Round 6: Meditate and swift meditate.
Round 7: Meditate and swift meditate.
Round 8: Channel lesser restoring wave and swift meditate. [roll1]

Heals himself of ability damage first, then Ryenos.


Ryenos:

Round 1: Refresh manuevers.
Round 2: Refresh illusions until 7 and help loot. [roll2]
Round 3: Refresh illusions until 7 and help loot. [roll3]
Round 4: Refresh illusions until 7 and help loot. [roll4]
Round 5: Refresh illusions until 7 and help loot. [roll5]
Round 6: Refresh illusions until 7 and help loot. [roll6]
Round 7: Refresh illusions until 7 and help loot. [roll7]
Round 8: Refresh illusions until 7 and help loot. [roll8]
Round 9: Cries if he doesn't have 7 at this point.

[Silva Stormrage]

You have three rounds of action before you hear somewhat loud arguing down the path to the left. You can't make out the words.

Your loot from this encounter:
Metal Heavy Shield
Fancy Amulet
Handy Haversack
3 Scrolls of Resurgance
Unidentified Magic Rod
Silver Ring

[Demidos]

Listen Check
[roll0]

[Demidos]

Angel, Bartok, respectively

MS
[roll0]
[roll1]
Hide
[roll2]
[roll3]

[Road_Runner]

Tyrael Hide: [roll0]
Tyrael Move Silently: [roll1]
Tyrael Spot: [roll2]
Tyrael Listen: [roll3]

Ryenos Hide: [roll4]
Ryenos Move Silently: [roll5]
Ryenos Spot: [roll6]
Ryenos Listen: [roll7]

[Silva Stormrage]

As Angel rounds the corner he is spotted by a criminal standing watch near the edge of the passageway. The criminal calls out to people in the room behind him, Shut up! The guards are here lets just kill them!

Roll Init

Criminal: [roll0]
Criminal2: [roll1]

Thief: [roll2]
Sage: [roll3]
Shaman: [roll4]

[Demidos]

Init
[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]
....>.<

[Road_Runner]

Tyrael init: [roll0]
Ryenos init: [roll1]

[Road_Runner]

Tyrael swift meditates and overchannel summons a lesser orange spirit wisp guarding Bartok.

[Silva Stormrage]

The one criminal that Angel sees darts out of line of sight.

Ryenos's Angel's Bartoks and Tyreal's turn.

[Demidos]

Angel starts forward, but with a quick grab, Bartok grabs him first and mutters a few phrases. Angel's form vanishes beneath his fingers.

Nice trick. Didn't know you had this one. comes the thought through the mindweb.

Yup. Be careful.

Angel moves forward stealthily, looking around the corner.

Invisiblilty.

[Road_Runner]

"Hang on." mutters Tyrael. He swift meditates and overchannel summons a lesser orange spirit wisp on Angel.

[Road_Runner]

Ryenos rounds the corner and shoots a blinding blast of light at the middle caster guy.

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
Palm Damage: [roll2]

DC 22 Reflex save or be blinded for [roll3] rounds, otherwise be dazzled.

[Road_Runner]

Will save: [roll0]

If necessary (counter):

Counter (altered remora) Hide check: [roll1]

[Demidos]

Will Save
[roll0]

[Silva Stormrage]

The sage's ready action goes off and launches a ray of enfeeblment at Angel inflicting 9 points of strength penalty.

Then he calls out to the Shaman in the back, Rebuke him now!

The Shaman then raises a staff towards Angel who is rebuked for 10 rounds. (Cowering)

Their Turn:
Criminals are Cowering

One of the Shamans uses command undead on Angel. Will save or be charmed.

The Sage moves downward below Angel and casts Twinned Moonbolt on Ryenos and Bartok.

Two Fort Saves for Both.

[Demidos]

A fog billows out from Bartok, spreading out to encompass the area in which the criminals and mages stood, heavy choking green vapors. The fog envelops the mages, shifting patches appearing almost like slithering snakes as they twisted within the cloud. A soft hissing fills the air.

Stinking Cloud, plus roleplaying! Figured it was time to give Bartok some theme-ing. Going for green/silver dragon to represent his change in heart (read backstory). DC 19 fort save vs nausea.

[Road_Runner]

Spellcraft: [roll0]

[Silva Stormrage]

The shaman moves down and hits Bartok with an Enervation.

To Hit: [roll0]
Negative Levels: [roll1]

[Road_Runner]

Dispel Check: [roll0]

[Road_Runner]

Tyrael overchannel summons a lesser orange spirit wisp and swift meditates, sending the wisp to Ryenos.


Fort save: [roll0]

[Road_Runner]

Ryenos ignites his fists and attacks the sage after 5ft stepping.

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
Palm Damage: [roll2]

Attack: [roll3]
Damage: [roll4]
Palm Damage: [roll5]

Attack: [roll6]
Damage: [roll7]
Palm Damage: [roll8]

[Silva Stormrage]

The four criminals bolt as they are frightened from Angel. Two bolt up the path up ahead 2 bolt to the side path (This is from listen checks you can't see them due to the stinking cloud). Nauseated for [roll0] rounds.

The shaman in the back moves to the side and casts dispel magic on the stinking cloud successfully dispelling it.

The other shaman launches another enervation at Bartok. Inflicting 4 negative levels upon Bartok.

He then Teleports 10ft up and moves down the right passageway.

The thief moves upward. [roll1] rounds of nauseation.

The sage bleeds a bit.

[Road_Runner]

Ryenos glares at the caster with golden eyes, focusing as a halo of flickering silver energy surrounds his fist. He strikes the caster with essence shattering strike.

Will save vs shaken: [roll0]

Attack: [roll1]
Damage: [roll2]

Will save DC 24 or be dazed one round.

[Silva Stormrage]

The shaman moves and casts fear on Ryenos and Bartok. Will Save or Be panicked for 6 rounds. Failure means frightened for 1 round.

The criminals and the thief flee further back

[Demidos]

Bartok struggles on to cast yet another cloud, but it again seems to fall short as the second caster emerges from its depths.


TOOTALLY RP
[roll0]
Subtract 6.
sigh.

[Road_Runner]

Tyrael 5 ft steps as he swift meditates and overchannel summons a lesser green spirit wisp on Bartok.

[Silva Stormrage]

Bartok is panicked for 7 rounds. Also Ryenos still needs to make a save versus fear.

[Road_Runner]

Will save: [roll0]

[Silva Stormrage]

Ryenos passes the save and is only frightened for 1 round. He and Bartok bolt away from the Shamans fleeing down the southern path and almost reaching the stairs. When they finish their movements Ryenos hears (Bartok is still too panicked to listen carefully) two men speak to themselves, Hey? Do you think that is one of the guards one of the boogey men managed to frighten? Want to have some fun with him before we bust out? another voice responds, Sure but lets make it quick The voices are up ahead near the stairs out of LOS.

Tyreal is out of line of sight but he hears footsteps nearing Angel's location and the muttering of the spell inflict moderate wounds. He then hears someone stand up and the Sage casting an inflict serious wounds and then speaking, Thank you Alex. They hit surprisingly hard. How many did we lose?

"Alex" responds, Surprisingly none, a lot of the fodder were nauseated and Varian and I are running low on spells right now. I did manage to practically knock out the caster though. One more enervation or so will drop him. He and the runt laguz were feared though the bird man should be coming back. soon

Tyreal hears "Varian" cast an inflict moderate wounds and then call out, You guys behind the cloud, get the brothers' lazy assess out here. Get them to cut off the stairs we should be good for now.

Tyreal and Ryenos's turn. Bartok is still panicked and Angel is still rebuked.

[Silva Stormrage]

Bartok acts before Ryenos actually, Bartok sprints down the hallway towards the stairs, runs into two criminals and runs backwards, provoking an AOO but the criminal misses.

[Silva Stormrage]

Loot List

2 +1 Daggers
Ephod of Athority
Metal Heavy Sheild
Amulet of Tears of +2 Wisdom +1 Natural Armor
Handy Haversack
Scroll of Resurgance * 3
Rod of Extend
Ring of Deflection
+1 Dagger * 2, Amulet of Natural Armor +1, +2 Chain Shirt
+1 Dagger * 2, Amulet of Natural Armor +1, +2 Chain Shirt
+1 Dagger * 2, Amulet of Natural Armor +1, +2 Chain Shirt
+4 Wisdom, +1 Studded Leather, Ring of Deflection +1, Vest of Resistance +2, Rod of Metamagic Chain (Medium), Prayer Beads of Karma

[Demidos]

List updated.

[Silva Stormrage]

Your group manages to pull back with the loot of all the corpses and the body of Ryenos including the frozen ice statue of the one thief frozen by the gnoll druid.

The Hemlites express condolences towards Ryenos's death, We need his strength protecting the prison. If you wish I shall send a runner to fetch diamonds from a merchant in Black Lake if you can afford to resurrect him. Unfortunately the church is too stripped for money to afford to resurrect him. Also we shall send word to Fenthick of the frozen one here and see if he can procure a spell of ice to flesh to restore him. His gear and info should be important to reclaiming the prison.

Does your group plan to make another incursion into the depths of the prison? Or are you going to rest and wait? Bartok mentioned that he was running low on spells. Waiting may be prudent but it also gives the lower floor prisoners more time to prepare.

[Demidos]

Angel shrugs. "I can go on now, or wait. Either works."

Bartok grimaces. "I'm pretty drained. I can make us unseeable, or make them visible, but thats about it."

Roadrunner, im pretty much totally out of spells. If you want to continue, it almost might be worth using one of the clerics instead of Bartok, if Silva allows it.

[Silva Stormrage]

You wouldn't get XP for playing a cleric but you might be able to suggest one going down.

Restoration Scroll Check
[roll0] 1 the temple has it.

[Silva Stormrage]

Fenthick Check: [roll0]

When Bartok shows up at the temple he is unable to find a scroll of restoration but Fenthick is there. After Bartok explains the situation Fenthick casts restoration on Bartok for free removing the negative levels.

[Demidos]

Bartok turns to a nearby page, and tosses him a small pouch of coins. "Fetch me a flask, no, make that two flasks of holy water, a handful of garlic cloves, a few wooden holy symbols, a pair of silver holy symbols, and five or six pouches of marbles. And some wire. If you finish quickly there'll be something for you."

Ignore this if we're stopping for the night.

[Road_Runner]

Tyrael agrees. "Yes, you should rest now. Before you go to sleep, do you have any invisibility spells left?"


If he hasn't been able to do so already, Tyrael is going to recover all his energy points and heal everyone (if the green wisp hasn't finished healing everyone by now.)

[Road_Runner]

Bartok casts invisibility on green spirit wisp before going to sleep. The wisp is going to stealthily fly back to explore the entirety of the prison (it can maintain telepathy up to 1100 feet away), to scout out all the passageways and figure out who remains inside and where they are. The wisp is going to stay near ceilings.

Hide: [roll0]
Move Silently: (autosucceed)

[Demidos]

As Bartok goes off to rest, Angmar turns to the nearby guard that stands waiting to find diamonds.

"Grab a few friends, and in addition to the diamonds, spread out and buy all the flour pouches, bags of caltrops, and bags of marbles that you can, at least 20 of each. Additionally, grab some canvas, at least 10 by 20 feet square. Lastly..try to find some thick wooden doors or planks of wood, enough to cover a 10 by 20 area, or as many as you can find. Anything between one and two feet thick."

As he finishes speaking, he tosses him a small pouch of coins to cover the cost.


"Bring the stuff back as quickly as you can find it, especially the canvas and the flour."

[Silva Stormrage]

The guard nods and takes off to find the materials.

Tyreal's wisp is still held immobile, it feels that it gets hit twice by some kind of weapon taking 37 damage. The wisp can't see 5ft in front of it and it can't hear anything either.

If it can't do anything (The grapple continues) it dies in 2 rounds.

[Silva Stormrage]

The guard comes back with equipment in about 45 minutes. He pulls the equipment out of a portable hole, I don't have any friends nearby it was just faster to grab the stuff myself. I will go get the diamonds now. He activates his stone of recall and vanishes.

[Road_Runner]

Init: [roll0]

[Silva Stormrage]

Bartok summons [roll0] shadow torrques which burrow through the ice leaving a tunnel through the ice to the other side. (Treat as difficult terrain taking 4 squares of movement to get through. If two of them burrow the tunnel then it only takes 2 squares of movement to crawl through)

The creatures burrow through the ice and the thief is quite suprised at their sudden appearance he calls out, Worm things are burrowing through the ice!

The thief then nimbly tumbles next to Angel who he touches trying to leach away his actions. Shard manages to resist the ability though and the thief teleports 10ft upwards. The hand near Tyreal sinks into the ground (Actually I just noticed this. Tyreal can't see the hand. He is blind and is only using blindsight which doesn't work against incorporeal creatures)

[Silva Stormrage]

The orc druid attempts to corner Angel with freezing winds that buffet and freeze your bones. Angel takes 6 points of damage from the creeping cold effect.

Fort Save: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]

It is now Ryenos', Angel's, Bartok's, and Tyreal's turn.

[Road_Runner]

Ryenos turns incorporeal using ethereal reminescence.

[Demidos]

to the best of my understanding, we established via gmail that the worms waited for bartoks turn, since there's no reason for them to go through earlier...

[Road_Runner]

Listen check: [roll0]

[Silva Stormrage]

Bartok uses his summons to tunnel a hole to Tyreal from which Tyreal summons a purple wisp to enhance the spell.

The force wings buffet the druid dazing him and inflicting 66 damage. The thief manages to twist out of the way and dodge the spell.

[Silva Stormrage]

Bartok activates his belt of battle and conjures a set of black tentacles. The thief and the druid are both grappled by the tentacles.


The thief's spectral hand floats up next to Ryenos and attempts to steal his actions but the hand misses.

Angel takes 6 points of cold damage from the creeping cold.

Fort Save versus boreal winds. [roll0]

And he passes his save against the boreal winds.

[Road_Runner]

Ryenos splits into two halves, which flank the druid as he bashes his head in with essence shattering strike.

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
Damage[force]: [roll2]
Damage[palm]: [roll3]

[Silva Stormrage]

Ryenos instead walks headlong into the antilife shell surrounding the druid. He still has a standard and a swift action left.

[Road_Runner]

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
Damage: [roll2]


Tyrael overchannel summons a greater green spirit wisp and swift meditates and 5 ft steps.

[Silva Stormrage]

Bartok launches a bolt of shadow duplicated cold darkness at the Druid. But as the bolt loomed towards him the druid dissipated into shadows and reformed 10ft away dodging the attack.

Angel moves up and launches a black ray of negative energy which unerringly strikes the Druid in his heart inflicting 4 negative levels.

On the druids turn he stumbles out of the tentacle's area and calls ice to surround himself healing himself to full hit points and curing all wounds on him. The thief breaks out of the grapple and moves upwards out of the tentacle's reach. He then instructs his spectral hand to steal actions from Angel stealing the next two turns of Angel's.

[Demidos]

Bartok moves up and summons another greenish fog surrounding the druid.

Stinking cloud
DC 19 +1 Wisp + 4 (effective due to negative levels)

Edit: Clarification: Centered on the square in front of (directly to the left of,which should leave a 5 ft corridor on the far right.) the druid is on.

[Silva Stormrage]

The druid manages to resist the stinking cloud's noxious gas.

Ryenos and Tyreal's turn

[Road_Runner]

Tyrael swift meditates and overchannel summons a greater red spirit wisp. Ryenos splits into two parts, one of which tumbles to the other side of the theif (I autosucceed the DC 15 check). He then strikes the thief with essence shattering strike.

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
Damage[force]: [roll2]
Damage[palm]: [roll3]

[Silva Stormrage]

As Ryenos flies behind the thief he sees a solid stone door to the passageway to the east. Behind it he hears the sounds of several people arguing, one a gruff deep voiced man, maybe orcish or some type of monstrous humanoid and the other voice is Varian from the floor above. You can't quite make out the words though.

His attack lands a mighty blow on the thief who manages to resist being dazed though. The Thief then turns around and attempts touches Ryenos stealing his actions.

Thief: [roll0]
Ryenos: [roll1]

The druid, still coughing on the stinking cloud manages to resist nausea and incants a flamestrike hitting Ryenos, Bartok and Angel. This flame strike inflicts cold damage though instead of fire. Inflicting 82 points of damage, half cold half divine. Reflex save for half.

[Road_Runner]

Ryenos full attacks, taking down the thief and then the druid. Tyrael overchannel summons a greater yellow spirit wisp and swift meditates.

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
Damage[palm]: [roll2]

Attack: [roll3]
Damage: [roll4]
Damage[palm]: [roll5]


Attack: [roll6]
Damage: [roll7]
Damage[palm]: [roll8]

[Road_Runner]

Ryenos also calls out to Angel and Bartok about what he hears behind the door.

[Silva Stormrage]

Ryenos's flurry of blows manages to drop the thief into negatives. The Druid succumbs to the noxious gas and is nauseated. The druid attempts to flee the cloud but gets grappled by the black tentacles.


Currently: Bartok's, Angel's, Tyreal's and Ryenos's turn

[Road_Runner]

Tyrael overchannel summons a green wisp and swift meditates.

Ryenos full attacks the druid (switching into piercing rays stance):

Attack roll(nonlethal): [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
Damage[palm]: [roll2]

Attack roll(lethal): [roll3]
Damage: [roll4]
Damage[palm]: [roll5]

Attack roll(lethal): [roll6]
Damage: [roll7]
Damage[palm]: [roll8]

[Road_Runner]

Tyrael overchannel summons a greater green spirit wisp and swift meditates.

Attack roll(nonlethal): [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
Damage[palm]: [roll2]

Attack roll(lethal): [roll3]
Damage: [roll4]
Damage[palm]: [roll5]

Attack roll(lethal): [roll6]
Damage: [roll7]
Damage[palm]: [roll8]

[Silva Stormrage]

Turns:
Varian can't break out of the webs
Ryenos can move if he wishes (Nauseated)
Blood Knights fail to break out of the webs
Angel is rebuked and takes 30 points of damage from creeping cold. The effect ends though.
Tyreal's turn

[Road_Runner]

I'm confused..Ryenos just got healed... which cures nausea. Did he fail the save again? (also he gets +15 instead of +13 since he gets +2 from the orange spirit wisp).

[Silva Stormrage]

He also is next to Angel still.... So yes he failed the save again I rolled for that.

[Road_Runner]

Ryenos will then use his move action to move next to the sage.

Tyrael casts overchanneled resurgence on Ryenos while swift meditating.

Fort Save: [roll0]

[Silva Stormrage]

I believe you forgot the -1 from the Prayer spell cast earlier. If you didn't than you pass the save.

[Road_Runner]

Dispel check: [roll0]

[Silva Stormrage]

Ryenos fails to throw off the nauseation and is nauseated for 4 rounds.

The sage opens his eyes grinning and launches another twinned moonbolt at Ryenos and Bartok. One pierces the orange wisps's SR on Ryenos and the other fails to.

Bartok needs to make 2 fort saves

Ryenos needs to make 1

[Road_Runner]

Fort save: [roll0]

[Silva Stormrage]

Ryenos fails and takes 7 strength damage and dropping to 0 strength (He didn't heal all of his strength from the last time)

The Sage draws a warhammar from its holster. Grinning he holds the hammer over Ryenos Looks like your luck ran out

[Road_Runner]

Ryenos actually got healed the 9 strength damage. Regardless, the heal spell would have healed any remaining ability damage anyways.

[Silva Stormrage]

You are correct. This is what happens then.

The sage smirks as Ryenos collapses under the weight of his own armor (Can't move loses dex to ac)

He teleports past Ryenos and 5ft steps next to the collapsed Bartok (Bartok takes enough strength damage to drop him to 0 even if succeeding on both saves) drawing his hammer. He smirks and taunts Ryenos, No don't bother getting up. Just sit there and watch as I kill your companion. You will be next

Ryenos's turn then Tyreal's turn after which is the Sage's turn

[Road_Runner]

Tyrael swift meditates and overchannel summons a greater green spirit wisp which hovers over Bartok (the wisp is going to explode when it becomes bartok's turn, or if something tries to attack him before then)

[Road_Runner]

Amount healed: [roll0] Str damage: [roll1]

[Silva Stormrage]

The sage sighs as the wisp explodes, I swear those things are ridiculous. Oh well you can apparently only summon one at a time. So if there are two choices for me to kill... He casts another twinned moon bolt at Ryenos and Bartok.

Two fort saves for Bartok. Ryenos is dropped to 0 strength

[Silva Stormrage]

Tyreal summons a green wisp that floats by Bartok, swift meditates and then uses blinding radiance on Ryenos.

The sage attempts to coup de grace Bartok but the wisp explodes to heal him. Then he 5ft steps and attempts to coup de grace Ryenos but he fails to connect with the attack.

[Road_Runner]

Tyrael overchannel summons a greater green spirit wisp which flies over to guard Ryenos.

(Also since Ryenos can't act, he's just delaying until he can).

[Silva Stormrage]

The sage pulls out a scroll sighs and vanishes. He reappears right next to Tyreal, somewhat surprised, Oh, here you are. And fairly wounded too. This should be fitting he finishes with a wicked grin.

Tyreal's turn

[Road_Runner]

Tyrael looks down, as if just noticing he is bleeding profusely. "Oh, you're right!" A green wisp rounds the corner and starts guarding Tyrael. Meanwhile Ryenos informs bartok of the situation.

Tyrael swift meditates and then casts overchanneled defensiveheal on Ryenos. "Go get him tiger," he says, nodding at the sage.

Ryenos refreshes manuevers and 5 ft steps near the Sage. A burst of radiant energy blasts around him as he stops glowing.

Halo Damage/Heal: [roll0]
DC: 23 Reflex save to negate the damage.

[Silva Stormrage]

The sage dodges the blast, Hm, okay you are right. This fight definitely favors you.

The sage disappears and reappears in the path to the stairs. He casts fly and flies upwards through the roof.

[Silva Stormrage]

Correction: Still Mello's turn. I misread a spell he can't do what he did.

[Silva Stormrage]

Mello casts Necromantic Maelstorm (Arcane Fusion), Ryenos and Angel feel choking gases filling the air and both must make 2 fort saves or be nauseated.

Many of the Archons reposition themselves, the one above Tyreal flies into the tunnel next to Angel, the one prone previously in front of the tunnel crawls towards Tyreal's square.

The archon near Ryenos stood up (The AOO already happened) and the archon in the same square as Ryenos attacks for 15 damage.

[Road_Runner]

Fort save: [roll0]
Fort save: [roll1]

[Road_Runner]

Also, what spell is this? I can't find it in the spell compendium

[Silva Stormrage]

Ryenos failed both saves. He is nauseated until he leaves the stinking cloud's radius

Homebrew spell. Essentially it works as an arcane fusion spell that only functions for necromancy spells or non summoning conjuration spells. You have to have the spells prepared for it to function but Wizards can learn this one. http://dndtools.eu/spells/complete-mage--58/arcane-fusion--890/


Or are you asking about the duplicated spells? One of them is stinking cloud which you can tell due to the stench and the other you can't identify with spellcraft (You can't see it due to the smoke and clouds and the spell he cast was necromantic maelstrom. But you can probably figure it out fairly easily as it has to be a 1st level spell. I honestly think there is only one 1st level spell that causes nauseation.

[Demidos]

"All the parts of Ryenos split into a swarm of the tiniest pieces possible. They fly straight down under the wall (maintaining cover under wall as they started, since he was originally prone) around the ankles of the zombies. (Note: straight down meaning it will pass through the square to the left of the prone zombie, the only one that can see the stream of body parts fly by.)

Angel summons a disk under Ryenos' feet, and moves it over to Tyreal is, picking them both up, and moves them along under the light screen to his side of the ice blockade to near where Bartok is. Simultaneously, or rather a split second before, the sounds of boots and shouting men sound on the floor above, ideally distracting Mello momentarily.

Tyreal benefits from 20% miss-chance, a +4 effective AC boost due to the archon being prone, and hopefully mello's distraction.

Bartok casts ghost sound. Ideally ideally this makes him look up and not have time to order the zombies to AOO.

[Road_Runner]

All the parts of Ryenos split into a swarm of the tiniest pieces possible. They fly straight down under the wall (maintaining cover under wall as they started, since he was originally prone) around the ankles of the zombies. (Note: straight down meaning it will pass through the square to the left of the prone zombie, the only one that can see the stream of body parts fly by and therefore have an opportunity to attack them.)

Meanwhile Angel summons his disk (I assume it has to be summoned next to him?) which flies upwards towards Ryeon's remaining feet, and scoops them up, bringing them downwards the same path except splitting off towards Tyrael, scooping up his body and bringing that straight through the tunnel (somehow manuevering under the wall past the angel blocking the tunnel). The disk should end up where Bartok is currently standing.

[Silva Stormrage]

As the rush of Ryenos's parts flies past him Mello attempts but fails to hit him with his staff the prone Archon near Tyreal does manage to connect with a section of Ryenos dealing 18 points of damage.

Mello doesn't even react to the illusion of sound above him, A fairly poor illusion don't you think? My enervation must of drained you of a lot of your strength then.

Burning Blood Saves:
Ryenos: [roll0]
Tyreal: [roll1]

Stinking Cloud:
Ryenos: [roll2]
Tyreal: [roll3]
Angel: [roll4]
Bartok: [roll5]

Other Nauseation Effect:
Angel: [roll6]

The Archon near Angel attempts to bull rush Angel south downward into the other path of the tunnel.

Angel: [roll7]
Archon: [roll8]

[Silva Stormrage]

The Archon knocks Angel down into the southern tunnel.

Mello moves into the tunnel zone and launches an enervation at Ryenos which misses. He then teleports out of the tunnel.

One archon stands up and another moves next to Bartok

[Demidos]

Angel shouts up the stairway as loud as he can to the Hemlites, calling their names, then says:
"Theres a necromancer with several undead coming up the stairs. HE'S DANGEROUS!"
Then he repeats it, in case they caught part of it and started listening.
Then he moves back down the corridor (provoking) and activates his tp stone (1) [roll0].

Edit: Moves 60 ft.

Bartok:

A) calls for someone to find a scroll of something that can negate ability penalty.
B) Calls for someone to try to find Aribeth, Fenthick, or Desther, and tell them that the lives of the guards and Hemlites guarding the prison as well as the lives of a fair portion of the people in the town (this comes first, actually)
c) calls for a scroll/potion with at least CSW. Potion would be better
d) calls for a scroll of last breath or something similar and someone who can cast it.
e) asks if someone knows of a way to alert the Hemlites at the prison as to whats coming in a timely fashion

[Silva Stormrage]

Angel takes 11 points of damage from an AOO caused from moving away.

Saves for Burning Blood:

Ryenos: [roll0]
Tyreal: [roll1]


The archon that was above Angel follows him.

The archon next to Ryenos attacks and hits an image of Ryenos'.

You can't observe what Mello, the archon or the undead monstrosity is doing.

[Silva Stormrage]

Ryenos is not nauseated or in pain from burning blood. Tyreal also passes his save from burning blood.

The Archon misses Ryenos

You can't see or hear anything else that is happening.

[Road_Runner]

Ryenos uses ethereal reminescence, healing 26 hp.

Creating more images: [roll0]

[Silva Stormrage]

Mello moves into line of sight of Ryenos and simply sighs, Tenacious I will give you. Unfortunate that the arcane caster has fled. He would of been useful. Still, surrender, if you don't I shall have my minion finish off that almost corpse you are caring around.

The Archon moves his sword towards Tyreal in obvious anticipation to strike.

Ryenos hears the patter of footsteps and flapping of wings behind Mello.

[Road_Runner]

"Fine, I guess you win," says Ryenos, who stops moving. "What are you planning do to with us anyways?"

[Silva Stormrage]

Mello bluntly states, Murder you, raise you as undead control you and general try to generate a power faction inside the city. If you surrender willingly I will give you more but limited free reign.

[Road_Runner]

"Hmm... feels like deja vu. My friend and I aren't new to being undead. Why are you allied with the prisoners then?"

[Silva Stormrage]

"Allied? You have an interesting point of view. I was imprisoned here and that is why I am here. I let you slaughter all of them freely, I could care less about them. Honestly all of them are dead except Bangladesh, The head warden and that lizardfolk. I will animate them as well. And if you surrender, drop your combat stance, your images, and move away from your friend. Now.

[Road_Runner]

"Hmmm... well as much as I'd hate to see you become a death disciple again, not sure there's much I can do for you buddy." Ryenos moves 5 ft into the wall.

[Silva Stormrage]

The temple you are at is fairly busy, two priests of Teron Gorefiend and a Hemlite are tending your wounds at the movement. It is the round you teleported back and 8 rounds after you sent the runner to fetch Aribeth.

[Silva Stormrage]

The rest of yours goes well with no movement at all from the prison. At around 8:00 Ariebth shows up at the prison, We didn't manage to pinpoint Mello's location. We did get a fix of a large amount of necromancy from the dock's district though. We were trying to fix the position of this magic but it cut off abruptly. Wether he noticed us or he just finished his magics for the night we can't be sure. Hopefully tomorrow we shall pinpoint it. I have Fenthicks agreement to join us in the raid and Desther reluctant agreement. Which will have to do. With us and your group we should be more than enough. Now with my regrets I must return to the temple for some urgent first aid. May Teron Gorefiend bless your day.

Unless you have something urgent to say Ariebth teleports back.

[Demidos]

This goes BEFORE Silva's last post:
Angel loiters impatiently and irritably by the entrance to the underground complex, having again set up the previous canvas set-up, idly forming disks of force and smashing them against each other with a flick of his fingers while he glares at the entrance.

Bartok, after a few quiet words with Angel, goes off to rest nearby, within earshot of the alarm bell system (assuming theres such a place), asking to be woken only in an emergency.

Angel eventually calls a guard over to confirm if they have any quick way of communicating with Aribeth or the temple if the last few prisoners decide to make a break for it.

Angel stands and rolls his neck, cracking it loudly.

Bartok calls over one of the guards "If we run into trouble, we'll teleport back to the temple to be healed. If you can, I'd prefer none of you died, and so a simple triggering of the alarm system and an accurate description of events if anyone gets out of the prison would be more helpful than heroic bravado. If they flee on foot, then discreetly tailing them could be helpful, but dont do anything stupid."

Angel snorts. "None will be escaping this time."

The pair nod to Ryenos and move into the prison.

[Silva Stormrage]

Bangladesh gleefully charges next to Ryenos's floating eye, Come on just try not to die too quickly, you fought past all the other prisoners so you can't be that weak and bashes it with the hilt of her longsword.

Ryenos takes 23 damage and needs to make a fort save or be incapacitated.

In addition, you lose access to your Essence Shattering Strike maneuver.

Angel's, Ryenos' (Maybe) and Bartok's turn

Edit: Also due to not noting this at the time and not realizing it I will mention it here. Ryenos can't have his eye float around while he wears his blindfold since the blindfold renders all sight impossible. Thus at the moment Ryenos is not wearing his blindfold of true darkness.

[Road_Runner]

Notes:

-7 illusions (but you probably knew that..)
-3 higher ac than normal from size (I hope you also added in penalty for using an improvised weapon (the hilt))
-eye and hand are there actually
-What does lose access mean? Is it expended or something else?


Fort save: [roll0]

[Silva Stormrage]

The fort save failed and Ryenos is incapacitated (Can't take actions, damage wakes him up no penalty to defenses).

Angel and Bartok's turn

She is ignoring images, the hilt smashing was just a refluffed melee touch attack which you are allowed to do. And by lose access to you feel that the knowledge on how to use it was plucked from your mind. Treat it as expended and you can't refresh it. You can select another known maneuver to take its spot when you refresh though.

[Silva Stormrage]

As gabe wanted to do this all in gchat...

Angel moves next to Bangladesh and attempts to confuse her with a quickened confusion hex but Durpree managed to resist the enchantment. When he tried again she avoided it with the time honored tradition of kicking Angel in the face, Ha! Love the sound of undead bones breaking .

Bartok then moves up the path and attempts to turn her into a squirrel but she also manages to resist the spell.

Durpree teleports next to Bartok, Come on! Casters aren't that much fun to fight, you have too many tricks. Lets see you dance wizard boy! And she uses her longsword exclusively to attack Bartok and critically hits Bartok with an upward slash dealing 85 points of damage which drops Bartok to the ground, she sighs, No endurance at all. Maybe I can wake him up again later. YOU see more durable. and she 5ft steps next to Angel swinging her longsword at him twice more. Dealing 38 damage to Angel with her remaining two attacks. You ARE more enduring this will be a lot more fun. Too bad undead don't scream in pain as much...

Angel's Turn (And Ryenos's if something Damage's him this turn)

[Demidos]

Or Bangledesh thought she connected, as Bartok's body becomes mist and vanishes, reassembling from the shadows down the corridor.

[Silva Stormrage]

She moves behind Ryenos and Bartok now instead of attacking Angel with the remaining attacks

[Demidos]

Bartok waves his arms, creating floating green feathers of mist that drift towards Angel, Ryenos, and himself. As they reach them, the feathers dissolve into their respective bodies.

Haste. Fluffed. :smallsmile:

Angel moves next to Bangladesh and strikes with all his resolve.

Power attacking for 5, Smite Evil, activating sudden stunning DC 24
[roll0]
[roll1]

[Silva Stormrage]

The attack misses, I guess that was decent. Your form was a bit sloppy though

She vanishes in a puff of smoke, your blindsight tells you that she isn't there anymore.

She reappears with her hand on Bartok's chest right about his lungs and she quickly withdraws her hand.

Bartok failed his concentration check and loses the ability to breathe. He can take actions normally next round but he feels it very difficult to breathe.

[Silva Stormrage]

Loot From Bangladesh
Longsword *4
Daggers * 2
Club *2,
+5 Mithril Chain Shirt of Resistance +5
Anklet of Translocation
Percept of the Professor +4 Int and +6 on int based skill checks
Poison Sheath (Poisons an weapon 3/day as a swift action. Turns gold pieces into poison of the same market price)

+2 Chain Shirts * 2
+1 Longsword
+2 Dagger
+1 Mace
+1 Warhammer
+1 Full Plate
+3 Heavy Shield
+2 Wrathful Healing Greatsword
Runestaff of Divination
Minor Cloak of Displacment
+1 Soulfire Buckler
Ring of Evasion
Bag of Holding (Type III) *2
Boots of the Vagabond *2, +2 Luck Init
Boots of Sidestepping (MiC 77)
Bracers of Oppurtunity (MIC 81)
Whitchlight Resivor *3 (MiC 66)
Rod of Surprises (MiC 58)
War Wizard's Cloak (MiC 147)
Beetle Elixir (MiC 151)
Hawkfeather Armor Harp
Amulet of Second Chances
18000gp

[Silva Stormrage]

Gaelor dodges Ryenos's punch, he takes a deep breath and seems to concentrate deeply on something.

All of your turn again. Including Bartok.

[Demidos]

Angel swings his deadly scythe, jarring Gaoler's concentration, while Bartok summons wings of force to scour the enemy, the force of which is lessened by the filmy protection surrounding the man.

All you Roadrunner

[Road_Runner]

has he demonstrated an ability to ignore illusions with attack rolls yet? If yes I'll switch into damage stance

Ryenos uses ethereal reminescence and 5 ft steps into the floor.

[Silva Stormrage]

He has not used an attack roll spell or power yet

He glares at Angel, Pity, you would of lived longer if you hadn't interrupted me. I think I will have to abandon this worthless shell first though. The Warden's head splits open and a strange brain like creature bursts forth from it. It speaks telepathically to you, You won't land another blow on me. Either of me And he splits forming a second walking brain creature.

Angel feels a massive pressure on his mind, and must make a will save or be dazed. And take charisma damage. Save negates the daze and halves the damage.

Cha Damage: [roll0]

Currently Ryenos, Angel and Bartok's turn

[Road_Runner]

Ryenos 5 ft steps out of the ground and looks at the creature in surprise. "That's a cool trick... let me try." Ryenos's head also splits open, as pieces of his brain fly out and the two halves of his body disintegrate into a swarm of flying body parts.

[Demidos]

Will Save
[roll0]

[Demidos]

(Assuming that passes)

Angel moves next to the two intellect devourers and attempts to intimidate them both.
[roll0]
I assume I can identify them from the extensive rundown
He will also use his aura if this counts as seperate creatures (Not sure how that works).
Then SLEEP, quickened. DC 23.


Bartok moves within range and fires off a wings of flurry.
[roll1] damage, DC 20 save.
Turn not quite complete, depending on their saves and whether or not i can activate both a swift and immediate in the same round -- i remember some discussion, but not the verdict.

Edit: I cry at my 1.

[Silva Stormrage]

The 35 on the will save does pass. Angel takes 2 charisma damage.

The intellect devourers shrug off Angel's intimidate and sleep and Angel hears a strange mental laughter, Kekekekekekeke in his head. Almost laughing at the futility.

They do count as separate creatures but they are the same creature and he already passed your frightful presence so the other one is still immune to it.

Bartok needs to make two spell resistance checks

Either way one of the intellect devourers emits a strong psionic pulse that will stun everyone in front of him. Bartok Ryenos and Angel need to make will saves or be stunned.

Rest of turn depends on Bartok's SR rolls and your saves versus the stun.

[Road_Runner]

Will save: [roll0]

Activating Third Eye Clarity if the save fails. Can I use maneuvers to target everyone in the swarm (so example move on top of them and using obscuring shadow veil to attack both of them?)

[Silva Stormrage]

Ryenos passes

You don't gain all the qualities of swarm, for example your full attacks still only attack one creature at a time. So no you can not, if you use a maneuver that just targets one creature you still only hit one of them.

[Demidos]

SR

[roll0]
[roll1]

Shadow cloaking (Bartok)
Angel
[roll2]

[Demidos]

Correction:
Activating Ruin Delver's Fortune
[roll0]

[Silva Stormrage]

The other intellect devourer fires a pulse of cold which arcs between Angel and Bartok.

Both need to make fort saves or take 76 cold damage. Fort save for half.

[Demidos]

Angel save
[roll0]

[Silva Stormrage]

Angel passes and Bartok dies.

Angel and Ryenos's turn

[Road_Runner]

Ryenos the swarm moves on top of them (autotumbling) and attacks the one on the right with obscuring shadow veil.

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]

(DC 24 Fort save or suffer 50% miss chance on attacks for 1 round... doubt it matters)

[Demidos]

Angel roars his fury as crackling black fire erupts from his fingertips.


Intimidate, Mass:
[roll0]
Enervation on the one to the left (My OOC left)
Attack roll
[roll1]
[roll2]
Quickened sleep on the enervated one
5 ft step back

[Silva Stormrage]

One of the Intellect devourers (The one you hit with enervation) is cowered from Angel's intimidating prowess.

The other one tumbles away and attempts to assault Angel's mind. Make a will save or be dazed and take [roll0] charisma damage. Success is half damage

[Road_Runner]

Ryenos 5 ft steps and ignites into a blazing storm of body parts, assaulting the cowering intellect devourer (or clone) with fiery blows.

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
Fire Damage: [roll2]

Attack: [roll3]
Damage: [roll4]
Fire Damage: [roll5]

Attack: [roll6]
Damage: [roll7]
Fire Damage: [roll8]

[Demidos]

[roll0] Will save

[Silva Stormrage]

With the intellect devourer slain and the prison looted Ryenos takes the corpse and almost corpse of his companions and flies out of the prison. Informing the guards there of the current state of affairs.

Flying to the temple he does not find Ariebth there but he does find a cleric who is able to restore Angel to consciousness and full charisma using the scroll Angel has.

Ariebth is not there but Fenthick he is quite gratefully and thankful for not only your capture of the prison but also for your retrieval of another Waterdavian creature. He gives you each 1000 gp for the reward. He then sends a runner to not only get Ariebth to inform her of the news but also to get diamonds to raise Bartok.

Ariebeth returns first with a smile on her face quite happy with your work. Congratulations. Your work to this city is a continual light that shines down. With this we are only one more Waterdavian creature from completely the cure that I so foolishly lost. Where others have found failure you have found complete success. Please explain to me the details of what was happening in the prison while we wait for Fenthick to raise Bartok

Gabe Reminder: Fix Angel's Dragonborn Issue

[Road_Runner]

"Thank you Aribeth," replies Ryenos in response to the complement. "The re-entry to the prison was difficult. We first encountered a strange shaman-like caster, sitting in a cell surrounded by lightning walls and acid pits. He started attacking us with fire, although to be fair I did sneak up on him invisibly. He seemed to able to heal and defend himself very easily, using the elements of air,water,earth, and fire by summoning these orbs and totems. We attempted to communicate with him throughout the fight, but we were hindered by his lack of hearing ability. The fight stalled for a long time, but eventually we realized he simply wanted to remain in his cell, and didn't wish us any harm. However talking we him later we learned his name was Coilfang we did learn some interesting facts..."
"Apparently there is some sort of invisible 'corruption' he can see. It is the plague, or rather, the plague does not exist, but the effects of the plague are because of this 'corruption' he speaks of. Apparently Angel already has the corruption spread very far in him, and I have it progressed a little bit. He claims it will be lethal eventually, however it is not attacking us at the moment, just spreading. He said he was jailed for attacking 'those in red', I assumed he meant the bloodsailors because of their uniforms, because they have the sort of non-attacking type of corruption and were spreading it to other people. He also said many of the doctors and the nurses have this type of spreading corruption... Anyways, he said it was important to not only cure the corruption, but to stop 'those in red' from spreading it, as they could simply alter the corruption to negate our cure..."
"The rest of our mission was relatively straightforward. We encountered a dangerous sword wielding fighter named Dupree, who we did not talk with much and simply killed. Then we ran into who we thought was the head warden, standing at the bottom of a pit. He was behaving strangely, and he came out to attack as and then revealed himself to be the intellect devourer. That was a difficult fight; we lost Bartok as a result, however we eventually managed to kill him."

[Demidos]

"We also again fought the strange shadow-people. Is there anyone who might known about them?"

[Silva Stormrage]

Aribeth responds, Hm, thank you for the report. If this Coilfang speaks the truth that is most worrying also a good explanation for why the plague resisted pretty much all of our attempts to cure it. I shall go speak to him personally soon to confirm or clarify his words. I shall also send some guards to capture a bloodsailor about this. It seems odd that Vengual would allow this, despite being an unspeakable cad and a rogue he has his own sense of justice. Still it might be done unintentionally and it seems odd for another reason. A recent report done by the Hemlites is that still not one bloodsailor has fallen victim to the plague. Similar reports are with those locked in the prison.

Durpree was a bloodsailor officer and given my understanding quite violent. Her response does not surprise me.

Those shadow people are strange. I assume they are similar to those we fought at the Beggar's Nest Ryenos? Even so it will be difficult to track them and even if they are appearing they tend to not send in overwhelming forces. Despite the fact that they can teleport. I am not sure their objectives but it seems odd that they aren't just teleporting twenty times the amount of forces they have been sending and attempting to assassinate your group. Let us ignore them for now.

[Road_Runner]

"Yes, they were similar to the ones at the Beggar's Nest, disappearing into wisps of shadow when destroyed. Their actions are rather disconcerting, but I guess there is not much we can do with the lack of information we have. What do you think would be our most important objective next?"

[Silva Stormrage]

Hm I think we should wait till Bartok is returned to us through the grace of the Benevolent overlord

[Demidos]

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Nothing to see here. Move along, citizen.

[Silva Stormrage]

Narrator: After Ryenos sorts out his items and wealth Fenthick has finished resurrecting Bartok.


Aribeth: Ariebth stands tall, "I am glad that you have returned to us Bartok. Your skill is quite valuable and this city needs you. Now I will give you a few moments to get used to being alive again before I explain your next task.


Narrator: Ariebth waits as Bartok stands up and steadies himself. About 10 seconds after Bartok is raised you here a scream of, "Intruders! ATTACK!" from the guards outside


Aribeth: "What? Quick whats going on."

Narrator: Upon reaching the exit with Ariebth, Fenthick and several other Hemlites and assorted priests you see the enemy. Several guards are attacking a quite large squadron of undead warriors
Sonia is leading the undead but she seems to be fighting defensively, shouting things such as, "Idiots we aren't here to fight. Stop attacking us".
Alongside her

Kyngos, now apparently a vampire, she has an aura of shadow surrounding her
Tyreal, a rather famished ghoul with arcane runes on him surrounded by several black orbs
Mello, still living but seemingly bored with this encounter and not resiting or fighting the guards
Ryenos recognizes the strange half elven warrior who launched ice dragons and cold winds at the prison
Ryenos and Ariebth also gasp and recognize the spectral form of Nike now a ghost seemingly attacking the guards quite viciously
Fenthick gasps as he spots the two forms of Steven and Paul now as living zombies. They still wield their greatswords with quite skilled finesse and you see one of them casting a spell
Narrator: Angel, Bartok and Ryenos spot the twisted forms of the Sage you fought and Alex from the Prison now in a twisted mockery of unlife
Also Ryenos recognizes the form of Shard wielding a glass like sword and slashing through the guards who attack him
The orcish druid you fought in the prison is also there calmly observing the situation, he seems to be the first to spot you and glares at you before mentioning this to Sonia
Also you spot the Marrluk amongst the enemies, now an odd form of undead with withered skin over his form

Sonia: Sonia glares over towards your contingent, "HEY ARIBETH! Tell these lackies to back off! Its in your best interests!"

Aribeth: Ariebth calls out to Sonia, "I don't negotiate with the undead. What on earth would you have that makes it seem at all likely that I would not end you now?"

Sonia: "Nothing much. I do have Shinon's heart though." Sonia pulls out a large still beating heart from a pouch of hers. "See I showed this to the other guards but APPARENTLY they don't know anything about the Waterdavian creatures. Now tell them to stop attacking. Or else" black flames erupt dangerously close to the heart

Aribeth: "Men hold! What do you want vile witch? And how did you get that?"

Sonia: "Why in honor of friendship I wish to give you this heart free of charge. The only condition is that you have to release the wards around the city as soon as you get the god damn cure finished and then LET my little group leave the city. Afterwords you can attempt to hunt us down if you wish. Its in your best interest as well. We will try to keep a bit more control in the Beggars nest as well. Also I wasn't sure if you needed Shinon's heart while he was alive or not so he still is alive back in my crypt. So that is our condition. We shall give you the heart if you let us leave the city with no interference. No sending "Strike forces" or telling "Adventurers" where we are. I placed a spell on the heart and I can combust it whenever I want. And that spell will be maintained even if the heart is dissolved into the cure."


Aribeth: And you would just stay in the beggars nest? No attacking out guards while this is underway? No attacking the still living in the nest? Just staying in your rotting crypts until you can leave the city?


Sonia: Of course

Sonia: So do we have a deal?

Aribeth: "Hmmm" she turns to Fenthick and your group, "I don't think we have an option. If she destroys the heart we lose the chance of the cure. Do you guys see any flaw with this arrangement?"

Bartok: Bartok speaks directly into the minds of their allies. "I can relay any sensitive information. I dont see anything we can do though. Her group wields impressive power."

Aribeth: Hm, agreed. Very well witch. We shall accept your terms if you uphold your end of the bargain. Give us the heart.

Sonia: Thank you, and of course, but first, some of my companions seem to have something to say.


Kyngos: Kyngos glares at Ryenos, menacingly, "Just because we have a temporary truce doesn't mean you won't be brought to death by my hands. Sonia has given me free reign to hunt you once we are out of the city. Vengeance will be mine"


Kyngos: She takes off her mask. So you can see the full force of her hatred, "Your death will be neither slow nor painless. Nor shall it be expected"

Gopher: Ryenos recognizes Kyngos's form as Gopher the Bloodsailor waterbender you slew in the aqueducts


Ryenos: "Interesting how much you value the life of someone so close to you... and yet you value the lives of those you kill so little... well I will be looking forward to our little fight."


Nike: Nike also shrieks in her floating ghost form, "You have no right to say anything of that sort you bastard. You felt my life was worth less than the gear I carried on my goddamn back! We shall have vengeance and your death is almost guaranteed"

Nike: And don't think the rest of you are safe either. All of you felt that I was just another part of your precious "Cure" never minding the sacrifices I made for this city. Apparently all that gives you is a nice grave with a tombstone"


Sonia: Well yes, I am sure that will be most exciting. However, for now we are not enemies for the sole reason of we wish to get out of the city. If you have nothing further for us we shall be off

Narrator: Sonia raises her hand and her, mello, tyreal and the orcish druid teleport everyone away

Aribeth: Ariebth stares outwards for a bit before speaking, sounding quite troubled, "Out of one danger and into another. We have all the components for the cure but also there is a group of undead that might honestly be strong enough to take on the entire city in our weakened state. Still one threat at a time"
"With this we now have all the necessary components for the cure. Fenthick go fetch Desther and inform him of the news, both of the cure and the large undead bastion. I shall inform the palace watch and have them increase Lord Nasher's protection.
We shall prepare to create the cure tomorrow morning as soon as all the priests regain the necessary spells"
Ariebth turns back to your group, "I guess you don't have a mission right now. You are free to do as you wish for the remainder of the day. Just don't go into the beggars nest. With Sonia's minions hatred of you she might see that as a threat and destroy Shinon's heart. Still meet us in the temple at 7:00 in the morning for the ritual. Lord Nasher and the rest of those working on the cure would like to congratulate the heroes who made this possible"

Angel: Angel blinks slowly and nods. Assuming Ryenos has nothing to say, he turns to ryenos "You fought with some of them, did you not?"


Ryenos: "Kyngos is an old enemy. Nike was an ally... I guess we forgot to resurrect her amid all the chaos... that is unfortunate..."


Ryenos: "Shard was also an ally... however one battle forced him to flee to the Plane of Mirrors... we assume he evil clone killed him and the original Shard no longer exists..."


Aribeth: "If you don't have any other questions for me I must be off. Many must be updated on this news"

Ryenos: "I don't have any question Aribeth... except... remember what Coilfang said? Are you sure it's not too risky to activate the cure before we know if someone is able to modify it, invalidating the cure?)

Aribeth: "We can't risk anymore death. We haven't even confirmed his words yet either. And I don't believe they could alter the plague in such short notice as a day. This plague is something that has resisted almost all magic that we have used to cure it. Making a second one that does that would be extraordinarily difficult. I shall look into the truth of his words tomorrow though"

Ryenos nods. "I have no more questions then."

Aribeth: Then I shall be off. Ariebth summons her holy charger and rides off and a fast pace

[Demidos]

Angel and Bartok go to research any uprisings in the bloodsailors or any change in personalities or new arrivals in the bloodsailors right before the plague started, as well as their shipping routes, storage facilities, and strong houses.

Additionally, they research any mention of shadowy people that have teleportation abilites and melt away when they die, and are usually silent, and any sort of background on their organization or whatever. More to come if we have any more info to ask about.

Additionally, they research all the types of undead they saw that they can remember.

Edit: If theres time at the end, Angel will go pray for a bit.

[Demidos]

Rolls
Gather info
[roll0]

[Silva Stormrage]

The Hemlite greatly helps you identify the various undead with Sonia,

Shard's Clone is a Bone Creature: (BoVD)
Steven and Alex are Corpse Creatures: (BoVD)
Tyreal is a Grave Touched Ghoul who is Spellstiched (Libris Mortis + CA)
The Half Elf Jarkos had an illusion up and is a Necropoltain (Libris Mortis)
Nike was a regular ghost: (SRD)
The sage and Alex were Tainted Minions (Heroes of Horror)
The Orc Druid was a gravetouched ghoul (Libris Mortis)
The Marrluk you could not identify as his appearance is too general for undead.

Gauging by the fact that Sonia was once a Vampire and gauging from the ritual she underwent the Hemlite theorizes that she is probably a vampire lord as she looked pretty much alive and was not visibly hampered by the sun.

You find no information on the shadow cult people, yet you do find information on how they probably are entering the city and attacking. You find a scroll in a far corner of the library describing an ancient spell called "Shadow Summon" it is an 8th level spell that lets the caster summon himself anywhere within a mile. When he arrives there he is treated as if he is a summoned creature summoned by himself, essentially he won't die if he is killed, they can be dispelled, and items vanish in a dissolving shadow essence when the summoned creature is slain. In order to cast the spell you must have a clear visual idea of the location as well as be a Demon. The spell was noted as being founded by demons when Teron Gorefiend still walked the material plane and was attempting to purge the abyss. Demons would use the spell to attempt to attack him without actually dying.

The Bloodsailors have been a rather steady organization with Vengual commanding them for over 25 years. New recruits come in an out rather frequently and Vengual often recruits adventurers if he has a particular job to do. They generally work with smuggling and robbery of either rich folk or city officials that try to tighten the guard's grip of the district. Thus the guards tend to be fairly loose in the district. They start listing some of the reputable new arrivals before the plague, Gopher joined 5 years before the plague at the age of 8 by killing two bloodsailors attempting to mug her. Dupree joined 2 years before that, she's is just a strongarm though. A wizard by the name of Faranall Putruss joined a year before the plague. An illusionist and necromancy of some note he hasn't been very active though.

There haven't really been any uprisings except the recent one with Callik but thats over with and Vengual is back in full charge. No one acted oddly before the plague either.

You can't find anyone willing to tell you the bloodsailor's strong houses or shipping routes.

[Silva Stormrage]

Update:
Glad the forums are back up! The campaign will be put on hold till finals are over. The next section requires a lot of writing and a few encounter building for me so I will work on that once finals are over. You guys want me to make sure you don't just instantly die and all :smalltongue: Also need a new way to get Tommy's binder introduced. (Don't bother helping you can't predict where the plot is going. Well you can try it might be some good comic relief, if you guess right after the plot happens I will give you some small bonus xp. Post your guesses in the OOC thread. Those are the only ones that will count Gabe.)

[Silva Stormrage]

The three of you wake up and head towards the ritual room below the temple where Ariebeth told you the ritual was taking place. The winding staircase downward leads into a large room where many people were already there, running about and seemingly doing some last minute preparations. Ariebeth, Fenthick and Desther are talking to Lord Nasher. Upon seeing you Ariebeth beckons you to join her.

Ariebeth speaks in a proud and jubilant tone, Ah I am glad that you have arrived, we are just about to undergo the ritual. Just a few more preparations and we shall have the cure. I just want to thank you all for the city of Neverwinter for your efforts in curing the plague.

Lord Nasher nods, Yes indeed, you have my gratitude and the gratitude of the people of Gilneas.

Desther speaks with a small bit of scorn but still sounds a bit impressed, Indeed, you have surpassed even my Hemlites' best efforts.

[Road_Runner]

Ryenos nods. "Thank you. I will be glad when we finally have the cure."

[Silva Stormrage]

Aribeth nods, Yes quite. Let us commence the ritual. She, Fenthick, Desther and the Hemlites take their positions. The ritual takes 15 minutes to complete, the magical energy pulses throughout the room as the magical circles of power gleam and shine with magical essence. The crackling of the auras and magic in the room eventually coalesces into the cauldron, as the feathers of the cokatrice, the hair of Nike, the intellect devourer's brain and Shinon's heart are thrown into the cauldron. The energy subsides though leaving the cauldron filled with a shimmering gray liquid.

Aribeth catches her breath, Its done. We have the cure. We finally have the cure.

Desther stands up straight, Correction. I have the cure. As soon as Desther finishes speaking a shimmering portal opens up beneath the cauldron which falls into the portal. Desther smiles and simply strolls into the portal disappearing.

Fenthick calls out, Desther! Wait! and dashes in after Desther.

The Hemlites in the room turn on you and attack the guards in the room.

The Flamecasters unleash a deadly barrage of fireballs into both groups of guards devastating both formations. Aribeth projects a shield of light that blocks some of the damage from the blasts for the southern group.

The Hemlite Lightbringers unleash holy hell on Ariebeth and unleash four blasts of holy light with a flick of their wrists which spark and flare over Ariebeth, they then follow with four more blasts which they channeled which slam into Ariebeth's form, she staggers and almost collapses but her ring flares and she steadies herself.

"DESTHER! FENTHICK!" She screams, and as the portal begins to close she raises her hand and holy magic surronds the portal, "I can hold the portal open for a bit, but it takes my concentration. Finish off the remaining traitors!"

[Silva Stormrage]

Current Buffs/Auras:
Resistance 4 All Energy Types while within 60ft of Ariebeth
+4 to Dex skills and init and Dex checks while within 60ft of a Paladin
+10% on Physical damage (Slashing Blugending and Piercing Only)
-20% damage when within 60ft of Ariebth

[Silva Stormrage]

Angel 5ft steps towards the above flamecaster and puts him to sleep swiftly before finishing him off with a coup de grace.

The top right flamecaster 5ft steps and launches another fireball into the guards and paladins up top

The flamecaster right above Angel launches another blast of fire at Angel dealing 25 damage dropping Angel to negatives.

Ryenos's turn

[Road_Runner]

Ryenos turns invisible and 5 ft steps.

Full attack with light rays (prioritizing weakened flamecaster first then unshielded lightbringer).

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1] * 1.1

Attack: [roll2]
Damage: [roll3] * 1.1

Attack: [roll4]
Damage: [roll5] * 1.1

[Silva Stormrage]

The flamecaster dies and the lightbringer takes a decent amount of damage from the rays of light.

The lightbringer sends a blast of holy light at one of the southern Paladins blasting him and sending the paladin into negatives. He then forms a shield of holy light around himself.

Bartok is unconscious in an unknown area and needs to make a stabilization check or fall to -9.

The south right flamecaster launches another fireball into the south of the room hitting Ryenos, Ariebeth and the two paladins. Make reflex saves.

The unconscious paladin drops further into negatives and the conscious one stays conscious.

The conscious southern paladin heals himself and the fallen paladin to his right The one that fell stands up while the other one moves next to the flamecaster.

The Paladins in the north charge the top flame caster hitting once missing once and then they heal themselves.

The top left lightbringer heals the injured flame caster and then blasts the southern paladin with a blast of holy light

Ariebeth maintains the portal,

The bottom left lightbringer sends out a pulse of holy light which hits the bottom right paladin and then sends another ray of light which drops the paladin to negatives once again.

The two guards attempt to focus on the top flamecaster dealing 44 damage.

The bottom right lightbringer heals the top flamecaster 44 damage.

Angel needs to make a stabilization check

The top flamecaster launches a fireball into the center of the room hitting two paladins, Ryenos, Ariebeth and all three guards. Dropping two guards into negatives.

Ryenos's turn. (He needs to make 2 reflex saves from fireballs)

[Road_Runner]

Stabilization(bartok): [roll0] (1 stabilizes)
Stabilization(angel): [roll1] (1 stabilizes)

Ryenos flies next to the upper flamecaster and uses obscuring shadow veil.

Attack: [roll2]
Damage: [roll3] * 1.1
Damage: [roll4] * 1.1
Damage: [roll5] * 1.1

[Demidos]

Angel 5ft steps towards the above flamecaster and puts him to sleep swiftly before finishing him off with a coup de grace.

The top right flamecaster 5ft steps and launches another fireball into the guards and paladins up top

The flamecaster right above Angel launches another blast of fire at Angel dealing 25 damage dropping Angel to negatives. to 9 (current hp) +75+HDd4-25

Ryenos's turn


The flamecaster dies and the lightbringer takes a decent amount of damage from the rays of light.

The lightbringer sends a blast of holy light at one of the southern Paladins blasting him and sending the paladin into negatives. He then forms a shield of holy light around himself.

Bartok is unconscious in an unknown area and needs to make a stabilization check or fall to -9.

The south right flamecaster launches another fireball into the south of the room hitting Ryenos, Ariebeth and the two paladins. Make reflex saves.

The unconscious paladin drops further into negatives and the conscious one stays conscious.

The conscious southern paladin heals himself and the fallen paladin to his right The one that fell stands up while the other one moves next to the flamecaster.

The Paladins in the north charge the top flame caster hitting once missing once and then they heal themselves.

The top left lightbringer heals the injured flame caster and then blasts the southern paladin with a blast of holy light

Ariebeth maintains the portal,

The bottom left lightbringer sends out a pulse of holy light which hits the bottom right paladin and then sends another ray of light which drops the paladin to negatives once again.

The two guards attempt to focus on the top flamecaster dealing 44 damage.

The bottom right lightbringer heals the top flamecaster 44 damage.

Angel needs to make a stabilization check 5 ft steps, casts sleep. If the lightbringer fails his save, he uses a coup de grace, if not, an intimidate check and then a standard attack.

The top flamecaster launches a fireball into the center of the room hitting two paladins, Ryenos, Ariebeth and all three guards. Dropping two guards into negatives.

Ryenos's turn. (He needs to make 2 reflex saves from fireballs)

Intimidate [roll0]
Standard [roll1]
Damage [roll2]
The death of the second flamecaster heals me an additional HDd4

>.< Just saying.

[Silva Stormrage]

The top right lightbringer heals the top flame caster and with the same healing spell heals himself as well.

Bartok needs to make a stabilization check

The southern hemlite flamecaster casts moonbolt on Ryenos. Fort save or take 9 strength damage.

The three paladins who are still conscious surround and full attack the northern flame caster. Unleashing a swarm of blade work which cuts and slashes the flame caster slaying him.

The Hemlite in the top left's shield fades and he launches a channeled blast of holy light at Angel dealing 37 points of damage. Then follows it up with a quick burst of holy flame that surrounds Angel dealing 25 points of damage.

The lightbringer to the south of Angel's shield fades, he 5ft steps downward and conjures a holy hammer above Angel which comes straight down on his the head dealing 28 damage, then he conjures another hammer of condensed holy light which he throws at Angel which connects and deals 48 points of damage dropping Angel to -2.

The remaining guard attacks the top right lightbringer, hitting and tripping that lightbringer.

The bottom right lightbringer's shield fades and he 5ft steps down and heals the top left light bringer.

Angel needs to make a stabilization check.

Ryenos's turn (Assuming he isn't paralyzed)

[Silva Stormrage]

Ryenos is paralyzed

The top right lightbringer 5ft steps up and readies an action

Bartok is stable

The flamecaster reallllly doesn't like his current position and attempts to blast one of the paladins with a ray of fire but he misses.

The paladins proceed to unleash a savage beating upon the flame caster

When the flamecaster nears death the lightbringer's readied action goes off and heals the flamecaster but it wasn't enough and the 3 paladins manage to bring the flamecaster down. The paladins then heal themselves.

The top left Hemlite launches a blast of holy light at the guard in front of him

Ariebeth maintains the portal with great effort

The bottom left lightbringer launches a blast of holy light at the guard at the top dropping him into negatives.

The bottom right lightbringer lauches a blast of holy light at the injured paladin.

Angel needs to make a stabilization check

Ryenos is paralyzed

The top right Hemlite lightbringer launches a blast of holy light at the injured paladin.

[Silva Stormrage]

The paladins spread out and charge after the southern lightbringer who was the closest to them, one of them moves and heals the dying paladin into positives, one moves close to Angel while healing himself, the dying paladin heals himself as well as standing up and 5ft stepping towards the lightbringer the last paladin charges and deals a might blow towards the lightbringer.

The top left light bringer heals the bottom right light bringer.

Ariebeth starts to struggle to maintain the portal.

The bottom left lightbringer heals the bottom right lightbringer and launches a blast of light at the paladin approaching Angel

The bottom right lightbringer heals himself and launches a bolt of light at one of the paladins but misses.

Angel needs to make a stabilization check

Ryenos is still paralyzed

The top right lightbringer launches two blasts of light at the paladin approaching angel but the paladin manages to stay conscious.

[Silva Stormrage]

The paladins near the bottom lightbringer all attempt to brutally murder him and succeed dropping him far into negatives.

The paladin near Angel 5ft steps and heals Angel to 10 hit points the top left lightbringer launches a holy blast of light at the paladin that just healed angel but doesn't actually manage to drop the paladin.

Ariebeth is still struggling to hold the portal open

The bottom left lightbringer attacks the paladin that healed Angel killing him

Angel's turn

[Silva Stormrage]

The portal dumps the two of you into a barren land. The scorching sun beats down on you and you find yourself on a worn out road in an unfamiliar land. To the right of you are running hills, to your left is a large desert starting a few miles from you. If you follow the road straight the road eventually curves behind the hills and if you follow the road back you see it wind behind some sand dunes.

No signs of civilized life are visible and even plant life seems to be scarce.

[Road_Runner]

Ryenos sighs. "Well, Desther probably teleported somewhere else. We could be anywhere. I suppose we could teleport back to the city, but then we would be trapped inside, while Desther is free to roam wherever outside of the city bounds. Why don't we follow this road curving behind these hills, on the chance that he might have taken refuge in a nearby city."

[Silva Stormrage]

As you head down the path for about 5 minutes before you start to curve on the road a storm forms, dark clouds are summoned almost instantaneously and before you have a chance to react a lightning bolt strikes in front of you. Once the lightning fades you see an old withered man form from the mark of the lightning. He speaks in a dark worried tone, Beware! The seventh day comes! Those who seek to find truth will be consumed by the lies that the truth will reveal in the depths of his secrets. Those chasing you wish to bring the secrets of the truth from those who seek the truth of the secrets. The flames of the world will come, cleansing those who were frozen in the wastes of flame. The eighth paw of the seventh rabbit will be sacrificed for the good of all! Seek the truth! For it shall lead you to victory! He looks around panicked, Oh no! I have said too much! The very ground opens in a burst of hellfire and several chains of pure fire grabs the man pulling him into the ground. The storm vanishes and the sky returns to the peaceful breeze of before.

[Demidos]

Angel blinks, as does Bartok.

OOC: Perhaps we should walk in the...opposite direction >.<?

[Road_Runner]

Ryenos looks befuddled.

"Well.. that was... odd."





I guess we could turn around, although not sure if it really makes a difference. (I mean technically, he didn't say anything was wrong with the direction we were walking)

Assuming he's not speaking total gibberish:

Those chasing you = the shadow people?
wastes of flame = reference to some place?
eighth paw of the seventh rabbit = no idea

Or he could just be crazy.

[Silva Stormrage]

Your group continues on the road and enters the barren rocky terrain, after walking for about 10 minutes Ryenos hears two people arguing but due to the terrain can't see them nor can he hear what they are saying, Ryenos gauges they are about 60-80ft away.

Check Roll20

[Road_Runner]

Just to summarize our decision from roll20, after healing up we are going to teleport to the capital (Gilnian City). Grazan is going to try and communicate with the guards at the entrance from a distance (as he might be infected,and doesn't want to make contact with anyone) and try to get an authority figure to come out to try and figure out if there are any updates from Neverwinter, or Aribeth specifically

[Demidos]

Correct. Preferably someone trustworthy who Grazan knows personally. A place to stay, sponsored by the city, would be nice as well. Info on the shadow people is good too, see if they can research it. Access to diviners so we can set them on desther/fenthick. If they have some way to block scrying, great. If they have someone who can check what they were doing in the last continent, though we should ask that once we have scrying protection. See if they can scry the area and determine what this ritual is. See if we can get a origin on the name he gave us.

[Silva Stormrage]

Your group travels east on the phantom steeds until you are within range of two teleports to Gilnian City.

The baking sun beats down on you and you are in the middle of a desert right now.

[Road_Runner]

Binding Checks:

Balam: [roll0]

Andras: [roll1]