Age of Ruin OOC: Facing down destiny

[Ozzy_G]

Yes, the spell is still active.

[Toliudar]

Ozzy, just seeking a clarification - there's no real distinction between gods and demons in the minds of Davethrans, right? Gothul was both, as I understand it.

[Ozzy_G]

Well, actually there is. Gothul was both (somehow...) but Davethrans do know that Demons come from Goramesh, and are summoned, and evil, while Gods are, well, Gods. Except they were also told Gods are evil. But since the empire has died and the conquered people, like the Zhan and the Mokai, have started worshipping their old gods, the distinction is clearer.

[Lycar]

Hrm okay then, Orin tries to use his Hymn of Fortification to lift any compulsion any evil entity might have placed on Azakan.

Costs a daily use of Bardic Music and works like Protection from Evil as far as protection from mental control by evil creatures is concerned.

Although i have that feeling that the force in question isn't actually evil per se. :smallconfused:

Lycar

[The Great Skenardo]

I think one of the tenets of the priests of the guardian of heart's blood is being vague.

[Toliudar]

Don't forget haughty and impatient.

[Ozzy_G]

You may wish to make Sense Motive checks again.


I'm trying to remember how many priests the players have met...
The priest of the Kael Vorn (the Mokai Gods) who was beaten up and murdered at the beginning of the game shouted vague things if I remember correctly.
Orvak, the Dwarven cleric of Gothul that Azakan exposed to Orin, Khorik, Hern and Gareth, and then dominated to lead them to his boss (Sumner and Kaleff fought the two Clerics of Gothul at the camp of the warlord outside Mokar until Orin, Khorik, Hern, Gareth and Azakan rode to the rescue, literally), was quite vague, and haughty, though not particularly impatient.
Krashnix, the Cleric of Isana, whom you all saw at the Bronze Cauldron tavern and Orin travelled with, was not vague, haughty or impatient, but he did have a furious temper.
The clerics of Silarthis that Orin fought were more trying to kill Orin and co than being vague or impatient. I guess they were haughty.
I think that's all the previous priests.

[Toliudar]

Fascinating. An interesting mix of folk, anyway.

Oh, and the priests that we "met" briefly yesterday. I'd guess that introducing your arrival with a fireball/flame strike/whatever that was would count as impatient.

[Lycar]

Orin is still trying to make sense of all this, although his cynical nature makes it hard for him to sense any other motive then 'it'll benefit me, screw the rest of the world' ....

Sense Motive: [roll0]

Lycar

[The Great Skenardo]

Sure, Sense Motive.
[roll0]

edit: :smallsigh:

[Ozzy_G]

Orin thinks People aren't lying here, but Wesal isn't giving the whole picture, it's half-truths, and Azakan knows this.

[knewsom]

Daven'll throw in a SM too.

[roll0]

too bad the "senses" aura doesn't help out with these...

[Lycar]

Yeah well... we all believe that something is fishy here but we can't figure it out. So all we can do right now is throwing skill rolls and class features at it.

Dammit, that is the problem if your characters are smarter then yourself, you have real trouble living up to it. :smallfrown:

Seriously, this whole story is too good to be true, ergo it can not be true. There has to be a catch somewhere but i can't for the life of me figure out what it is. Beside the obvious part about all nobles effectivly becoming slaves to the crown that is.

And Azakan was all about getting that time amulet to summon troops from the other timeline, so wasn't ruling out warfare to oust the archmages before.

I think that means he never intended to use the crown himself. But what is so bad about being condemned to be emperor that makes Azakan so desperate? Orin had that dream that might be a clue but... :smallconfused:


Lycar

[Ozzy_G]

Lycar, do you remember what Azakan told Orin and Tharok when everyone else was on the other side of the portal between the two ruins, and you three were alone? I'm not saying that's true of course, I was just making sure you knew at least what Azakan told you.

Noblesavage, the realisation you see on Azakan's face is at the same time as he realises what would happen if Sumner commited suicide, and then realises it won't work, hence the then dejected look.

[Toliudar]

Ismal sense motive, just in case: [roll0]

And let's call the last little while she's spent trying to defuse the situation and get Wesal to calm the heck down and tell them what he actually knows a diplomacy check: [roll1]

[NobleSavage]

Sense Motive [roll0]
...not that he really needs it.

[NobleSavage]

And for this new statement
Sense Motive [roll0]

[The Great Skenardo]

Whatever happened to trust?
[roll0]

[Ozzy_G]

Sumner and Kaleff have the impression that Wesal's not actually lying, but perhaps is not telling the whole truth.
Also: Kaleff asked "I mean, will Sumner's soul be the soul of the god, or will another control the body?"
Wesal answered "No-one else will control Sumner's body," which you think is a slightly odd way of answering, as if to give a wrong impression without actually lying.

Ismal asked "why a priest of another god, such as yourself, would be so eager to create a new god to rule over the Davethrans. From what little I know of your god, wouldn't he - she? - be a better candidate in your mind?"
Wesal answered "My God simply wants Davethra to be as it should be. My God has their own responsibilities." Again, this is a slighty roundabout way of answering, a bit odd.

[Ozzy_G]

You know, you guys might as well make sense motive checks after every statement that Azakan and Wesal make...

[knewsom]

here we go.... [roll0]

[Ozzy_G]

Wow, Draven sure is an expert at reading people's true emotions and intentions isn't he?:smalltongue:

[Lycar]

Very well then.

Check Azakan's motives: [roll0]

Check Wesal's motives: [roll1]

I think i'll wait for Sumner's reaction before i post something for Orin though.

Lycar

[knewsom]

lol, seriously - though, why'd you edit out that last bit, that made me laugh even harder!

It's tough playing a character with crap for skill points and a NEGATIVE wis modifier. Especially because I'm smarter than he is, and I have to continually do incredibly foolish things to stay in character.

[Ozzy_G]

Okay, Orin thinks that Azakan is sincere, he's telling the truth about lying before, and he's also quite embaressed (or he's a really, really good liar). On the other hand, Wesal was not telling the truth about the reason he didn't want Orin to go up the corridor. When he asked what Orin said, he was suspicious, but trying to hide it.

[The Great Skenardo]

Double Sense Motive Action!
Az
[roll0]
Wes
[roll1]

[Ozzy_G]

Sumner thinks that Azakan is lying about lying before... ie whatever he told Orin was not a lie. Also, he's quite scared.

[Toliudar]

Ismal: two sense motive checks:

[roll0]

and

[roll1]

[Ozzy_G]

Ismal thinks Azakan is sincere about lying before, ie he's telling the truth now.

[The Great Skenardo]

And! Sense Motive.
[roll0]
edit: argh.

[Lycar]

Uhm... Sense Motive on what Az said last:

SM: [roll0]

And a preemtive SM on what he's going to say next.

SM: [roll1]

And for Wesal too, just in case...

SM: [roll2]


Lycar

[The Great Skenardo]

Hah! pre-emptive sense motive! I like the way you think :P

[roll0]

[roll1]


...Why couldn't we have a cleric with discern lies?

[Toliudar]

MUST...SPEND...SKILL POINTS...ON SENSE MOTIVE.

On the latest round of conversation:

[roll0]

[roll1]

[Ozzy_G]

Orin thinks Azakan is again hiding something, but not lying.

[Ozzy_G]

And then, for what Azakan says about sacrificing people to the Empire, Ismal thinks He really believes this, what he's saying, but he knows something more that he's not saying.

[knewsom]

here's some more sense motives for Draven, who's getting more and more impatient with all this lying and hiding stuff by the moment.

[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]

[Lycar]

I tripped over and scratched myself on the rock.

Suuure Azzy... not buying it. :smallamused:

Sense... well, you know: [roll0]


Lycar

[Ozzy_G]

Yeah, Orin (edit:) and Sumner thinks that's a lie.

[The Great Skenardo]

Yes, let's give that a try. If someone's been roughing up his Emperor, Sumner would like to know.
[roll0]

[Ozzy_G]

You want to make Sense Motives for Azakan saying he had a fit?

[The Great Skenardo]

See above: Roughing up Emperor = Capital Offense.
Er, if you wanted me to roll again
[roll0]

[Lycar]

Yeah sure, let's fill up the OOC thread already, it's still 9 pages behind the IC thread...

SM: [roll0]

Lycar

[Ozzy_G]

True, all these sense motive checks should get the length up.

Orin and Sumner both think this time, he really is telling the truth, he had one of these fits.

[knewsom]

Man, what's Azakan's bluff modifier? He's such a good liar... That alone make me not want that dude on the throne.

[The Great Skenardo]

I'm surprised at you; I thought the painfully-honest man was the one you didn't want in power... :smallwink:

[Lycar]

As with all things in life, a happy modicum is the best compromise.

See, the truth is a valuable commodity, not to be squandered on just everybody. Conversly, a ruler that becomes too stingy will be seen as a miser and generally unlikeable person, thus undermining the love and respect his subjects (are supposed to) have for him.

And such, it is like Otto von Bismarck once remarked: Politics are like sausages, it's best when people don't know how they are made.

Speaking of which, is Wesal still watching all of us like a hawk? Otherwise Orin might want to try and sneak off down the forbidden passage again.

Lycar

[Ozzy_G]

Yes, he is still watching you.

[Toliudar]

Well, look at it this way. If Orin and/or Kaleff start to head off down the corridor again, it might at least force Wesal to explain WHY he doesn't want us to go down the corridor.

[knewsom]

I say we strip the old bastard down and tie him up, then Draven will use acid breath on his balls, then heal him, then use acid breath again, then heal him, so on and so forth until he tells us the whole truth.

[The Great Skenardo]

Yeah...um.

Kinda odd how a little frustration degrades morality so quickly :smallconfused:

[knewsom]

oops, I forgot the sarcasm /sarcasm tag. :smallbiggrin:

[Toliudar]

Especially hilarious, coming as it does from our nicey-nicest member of the group.

[Ozzy_G]

NobleSavage, please could you delete some of my PMs, because I can't send you any more at the moment.

[Ozzy_G]

For those of you who are trained in it, that's a knowledge (nobility) check.
And I suppose you all will be wanting to have Sense Motives, except for Knewsom who's already rolled it.

[The Great Skenardo]

Gotta love them dice.
[roll0]
[roll1]

[Toliudar]

Knowledge nobility:
Sense Motive: [roll]1d20+6[/roll

[Toliudar]

Crap. Sorry for the double post.

Sense motive [roll0]

[Ozzy_G]

Sumner and Orin and Ismal think that Azakan is telling the truth, and he's worried, but also has a calculating air about him.

[Lycar]

Sense the hell out of that motive: [roll0]

Know. Nobility: [roll1]

And just in case: Bardic Knowledge! [roll2]


Lycar

[Ozzy_G]

Lycar, see the edited post above, also
Ismal and Orin know that Daranon Zere was one of the old Emperor's sons, he was thought to have been killed shortly after the Emperor's assassination.

[NobleSavage]

Hey guys, real sorry, went vacationing and didn't think it would mess with my posting levels. Turns out I was wrong. Sorry 'bout that. Cleared up the PM issue, too. I've actually been really really curious/anxious about whats been happening whilst flying and family-ing, almost went so far as to use one of them there airport internet computers, but didn't have enough time between flights.

Also, Ozzy, I love how your NPCs have almost as little idea of whats going on as we do. Too many DMs have NPCs that specialize in Knowledge: Plotline. And could this be an end to the Shadow Monsters? That would probably entail a big showdown with something big and ugly, though, so maybe we can get Wesal to do it.

Edit: Oh, and I may lag a little posting until Monday, but it shouldn't be too bad. Once a day, or so.

[Ozzy_G]

Well, when you've got people wandering around with Detect Thoughts, you don't want to give the whole plot away from one spell! :smalltongue:

[Ozzy_G]

Lycar, the crash came from the corridor you came down originally, ie the one with the golden carved door, not the bedroom where the kid is, that's on the opposite side of the cave.

[Lycar]

Ooops. Post edited.

Lycar

[Toliudar]

Did we hear a slithering sound when the tentacled thing attacked last night?

[Ozzy_G]

No, you didn't.

[Ozzy_G]

Since Orin is actually going up the corridor, I'd like a listen and spot check for him please.

[Lycar]

Huh, i hope this works out... :smalleek:

Listen: [roll0]

Spot: [roll1]

Lycar

[Toliudar]

Any chance if I know if any of the archmages favour red?

Knowledge nobility: [roll0]

[knewsom]

I'm going to preemptively roll for initiative, Draven has already shifted his aura to acid shield, 6 damage to any attackers if they hit us.

init [roll0]

And he's prepared an action to blast them with acid breath and attack the red-robed figure with his mace at the first sign of aggression.

[Ozzy_G]

There's no one who's particularly famous for wearing red a lot. Some Archmages wear red sometimes of course, but none of them wear the same colour all the time.

[Toliudar]

Gotcha. Thanks!

I guess I'm drawing on the same skill to see if I recognize this guy from any portraits or the like - or if he's changed significantly in appearance since he was, you know, alive.

[roll0] Knowledge Nobility

[Ozzy_G]

Well, he's definitely a son of Vellan Zere. They all look very similar, but he's certainly one of them. He could almost be Azakan's twin. And he could well be Daranon Zere specifically, about which Ismal knows
he was Azakan's older brother, they had the same mother, one of the Emperor's concubines. He was not a particularly famous son, but Ismal does know that he is somewhere in his 100s, and spent a lot of time researching unusual magic. He was also known for his unfeeling cruelty and amorality.

[NobleSavage]

That spell is Cloud o' Knives, and his Magic Circle against Chaos should be still up, too, if that makes a difference. Everyone was included in it, in an effect to repress any potential possession. Heh.

Am I right to think one can start a spell, then use a lesser action to complete the spell when you'd like? Or is that just for Full Round Action costing spells? In either case, Kaleff is waiting to act until there is hostile movement (and, having been killed by a shadow monster once before, he'll use the liberal interpretation here) or an ally initiates combat.

Initiative [roll0]

[Lycar]

How does the saying go? If you've got it, flaunt it?

Well...

Know. Nobility: [roll0]

Bardic Knowledge: [roll1]


You know, usually Orin should be casting invisibility by now. But he's supposed to be trying to be brave for a change, so he'll just stand his ground(preferably behind a few other party members though). :smallamused:

Lycar

[Ozzy_G]

Am I right to think one can start a spell, then use a lesser action to complete the spell when you'd like?
Well, for mechanical game purposes, you ready an action to cast it, so that's fine.

Orin knows Daranon was the name of one of Emperor Vellan Zere's youngest sons, someone who'd nowadays be about 100-ish. This guy certainly looks like Azakan and Vellan Zere.
One story Orin has heard about Daranon, a rumour that went out about the courts of the nobles, is that he cared nothing for human life, and once had his soldiers take the residents of an entire village to a research facility he'd set up, where he spent several years experimenting on the link between their souls and their shadows. Most of them died horribly, but a few were apparently transformed into horrible shadow monsters.

[knewsom]

You gotta love adventures where there's no clear good guys and bad guys, matter of fact, it seems that most everyone is the bad guys. ;)

[Toliudar]

Including us, since we:

a) Fight amongst ourselves.
b) Rarely live up to the fine words of our convictions.
c) Seem to be split as to whether to support a possibly tyrannous new regime, or prefer the current state of anarchy. :smallbiggrin:

[knewsom]

lol - seriously. Sometimes I feel like we're in 13th century Scotland.

[NobleSavage]

Right, so here's the Sleight of Hand [roll0] to hide the completion of the Cloud of Knives spell, invisible, as per the Invisible Spell feat.

Upon completion of his spell,
Kaleff will initiate combat, hopefully resulting in a surprise round. If so, he'll use it to 1) Cast Bands of Steel on D (reflex 19 or become immobile, entangled if successful save) and 2) use a free action to blast off a Knife at D
Attack [roll1]
Damage [roll2] SS Damage[roll3]
Not sure if its a touch attack, or just normal, and I don't think he can use Spellwarp to turn it into a ray, but if he can that'd be another +1 to attack.

If no surprise, then use those actions for his first attack.

If surprise and he wins initiative,
Kaleff will zip another knife at D
Attack [roll4]
Damage [roll5] SS Damage[roll6]
Then a lesser acid orb
Attack [roll7]
Damage [roll8] SS Damage[roll9]
Then move away from the shadow beast, or if out of the way again, use a free action instead of a move action to attack the best target with another knife
Attack [roll10]
Damage [roll11] SS Damage[roll12]

Oh, and a few more Sleight of Hands to help the surprise go off smoothly.
1st spell [roll13]
2nd spell [roll14]

These are the actions he'll take, barring immediate danger to himself, have him take them as you see fit, working in other's initiative as it plays out.

[The Great Skenardo]

I'll just go ahead and throw in Init right now.
[roll0]

[Lycar]

... so much for diplomacy... :smallsigh:

Right, so this guy probably has a will save up there but maybe Orin could still have tried to, you know... fascinate the guy or something.

Or maybe Orin can at least start talking...

Lycar

[Lycar]

Okay, Perform Oratory: [roll0] sets the will DC to resist being fascinated.

Maybe we get a few more rounds of buffing out of this!

And will save DC vs. suggestion is 18 now.

Lycar

[Toliudar]

So as not to feel (be?) left out, initiative for Ismal: [roll0]

[Ozzy_G]

Initiative List
Kaleff 22
Draven 20
Orin 19a
Daranon 19b
Wesal 19c
Azakan 17
Sumner 11a
Ismal 11b
Shadow monster 9


Looks like we just need initiative for Orin.
Unless his initiative is higher, it looks like it's Draven's go.
47 (mystery number)

[Ozzy_G]

And he's prepared an action to blast them with acid breath and attack the red-robed figure with his mace at the first sign of aggression.
Well, you didn't say which side would start the aggression...
Do you want to take your readied action to blast then? And I assume then you will be charging?

[knewsom]

Yes indeedy, a charge it is.

[roll0] damage [roll1] electric damage [roll2]

second attack provided by haste (would have three but for the charge)

[roll3] damage [roll4] electric damage [roll5]


oh, here's the damage from the acid breath [roll6]

[knewsom]

one more thing... # of rounds 'till Draven can use acid breath again. [roll0]

Is it just me, or do I RELIABLY roll 4's on these? :smallsigh:

[NobleSavage]

Seriously. Draven should invest in a falchion.

Edit: Also, the physical objects Kaleff is conjuring shouldn't be visible, as he's invested in 'Invisible Spell.' As a rule, his spells always take advantage of that, though I've noted which ones don't on his charsheet, notably Minor Image. With all that, nothing would tie him to the spells being cast except for the somatic components, if observers passed their spot checks, and the verbal ones. Hes a little sneaky.

[Lycar]

... and just as he was about to spill the beans... Azzy, Azzy, you still have a lot to answer for...

Anyway, initiative: [roll0]

And so it is about high time to test that new spell, Inspirational Boost.

Since it's a Swift Action, Orin can still burst out in righteous indignation and boost our morales by the tune of +3 to to-hit and melee damage. :smallamused:

Lycar

[knewsom]

Why would Draven want a falchion? It's two-handed, he's a shield-build, and he's also a Dragon Shaman, so he can't have a falchion anyways unless I felt like blowing a feat on it. Simple weapons only. That limited crit range of the mace is weak, but the d8 damage is cool.


edit: AHA - I get it, d4's. That or a wand of magic missile. ;)

[Ozzy_G]

Okay, you are all now getting +4 to hit, +3 to damage, an extra attack with full attacks, +1 AC, +1 to reflex saves, and your speed either doubles or gets +30ft, whichever is less.
There's also a circle of protection against chaos, but I'll worry about that.

I need a reflex save for Draven, DC 19.

[Ozzy_G]

Azakan's attack roll.
[roll0]
Damage [roll1]

Sumner's go.

[Ozzy_G]

Will saves for glitterdust. What's the DC?
[roll0]
[roll1]

[knewsom]

reflex save. [roll0]

[Toliudar]

Will saves for glitterdust. What's the DC?
[roll0]
[roll1]

Sorry - will save for glitterdust was 19. They've both made it, unless there are other adjustments I don't know about.

Oh, and now that there are shadows everywhere, she would obviously have been trying to nail all that she could in the same blast.

[Ozzy_G]

Reflex save DC 19 for Ismal, Kaleff and Orin please.
[roll0]
[roll1]

[Ozzy_G]

I'll post the monsters attacks later, then it'll be Kaleff's go.

[NobleSavage]

Reflex [roll0]

Think we could get a rough sketch of the room, now? Even if it was just one of those boring text maps, it would help a lot.

[Toliudar]

Reflex save for Ismal: [roll0], assuming that the effect is from an evil creature (otherwise, 2 lower)

And just a reminder that, with haste, Kaleff and Orin should be factoring in a +1 dodge bonus to their saves.

[Lycar]

Reflex save: [roll0]

Hm...

Lycar

[Ozzy_G]

Just so you know then, Daranon is evil, but the shadow monster isn't, and neither of them are chaotic.

Some attacks on Draven from the shadow monster.
[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]
[roll4]
[roll5]
[roll6]
[roll7]

For each one that hits, make a DC18 will save.
Also, if any hit, make an opposed grapple vs [roll8]

It is Kaleff's go, then Draven's go.

[Ozzy_G]

Here is my bad paint map.
At the bottom you see the shadow monster (black) grabbing Draven (green) who is next to Sumner (greeny-blue).
In the middle, you see Daranon (red) on the altar (grey oval), and the surrounding aura of clinging shadows (the big black area).
Inside are Orin (yellow) and Ismal (light blue) in front of the altar, Azakan (dark red) and Wesal (purple) behind the altar, and Kaleff (dark blue) further back.

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f85/ozzy_g/daranonfightmap.jpg

[NobleSavage]

So, Kaleff is going to step back until he is out of the shadows reach. If he can tell Spellcraft [roll0] that the spell allows the shadows to attack him as he moves, Kaleff will 'port to safety (dimensional jaunt) if any catch hold, instead of shooting another acid blob.

Acid Attack! [roll1] (touch attack)
Damage[roll2]
Sudden Strike [roll3]

Flying Blades! Attack! [roll4]
Damage [roll5]
SS [roll6]

[knewsom]

Actually, Draven's AC is now 31 thanks to the new shield and Haste, so none of those hit. *phew*

He'll first shift his aura to "Power", granting an extra +3 damage on all melee attacks, and then he'll take a full attack on the shadowbeast.


[roll0] damage [roll1] elect. [roll2]

[roll3] damage [roll4] elect. [roll5]

extra attack from haste:
[roll6] damage [roll7] elect. [roll8]

[The Great Skenardo]

Meanwhile, Sumner will descend like a shrapnel mine going off on the monster with a full attack.

[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]

[roll4]
[roll5]

[roll6]


[roll7]
[roll8]
[roll9]
[roll10]

[roll11]
[roll12]

EDIT: That...Was some crappy rolling. :smallsigh:

[knewsom]

TGS, did you forget to add all the damage bonuses floating around? +3 from Draven, +3 from Orin....

[The Great Skenardo]

No, I took those all into account. Maybe nearly getting killed by one of these things twice before has started to affect Sumner's composure when attacking them?

[NobleSavage]

Heh. Yeah, getting killed by one of 'em seems to make people act irrationally. Or maybe rationally. As much as Kaleff doesn't mind dying, he hates getting killed.

[The Great Skenardo]

TGS, did you forget to add all the damage bonuses floating around? +3 from Draven, +3 from Orin....

Actually, I did forget the +3 damage from Draven's aura. Ozzy take note! If Sumner actually managed to friggin' hit the thing at all, add three to each strike :P

[Lycar]

Let's just hope we don't stack unstackable boni here. What kind of bonus does the Aura of Power give? Orin's Bardic Music gives a morale bonus for this and 3 more turns before he needs to 'sing' again.

Also, i do assume i am not mistaken in guessing that he didn't down one single active spell there. :smallannoyed:

Lycar

[knewsom]

It's not a morale bonus, at least, not so far as I recall reading. None of the other auras affect people based on morale, except maybe enemies by the Draconic Presence aura... Acid Shield and healing are actually physically altering auras, so I think it's reasonable that we'd feel a surge in our strength as we strike with this one, like Dragon's blood in our veins! ...and stuff, and junk.

[Ozzy_G]

Having checked out the PHB2, it appears it is an untyped bonus, hooray for you.

[Ozzy_G]

Okay, it's the fun of the 60ft cone.
[roll0]
Sumner, Ismal, Orin and Draven must try and pass DC 20 reflex saves for half damage. Ismal gets a +2 bonus for the cover of the altar.

[Lycar]

Uhm.. in the IC thread you said '...hitting everybody but him and Kaleff' but her you don't mention Orin... does this mean his 38 hp got lucky this time?

Lycar

[NobleSavage]

Knife attack hit?

[The Great Skenardo]

Reflexion save
[roll0]
Also: What of Sumner's Action this round? If Draven already smote the creature...?

[knewsom]

ref save: [roll0]

[Toliudar]

Ismal reflex save vs the cold (draconic heritage helps her saves vs cold): [roll0]

[Ozzy_G]

Uhm.. in the IC thread you said '...hitting everybody but him and Kaleff' but her you don't mention Orin... does this mean his 38 hp got lucky this time?
I don't know why I didn't mention it there, but I'm afraid you do get hit... you do have a good reflex right?


Knife attack hit?
No, he dissapeared just before it hit (he can do that, on account of how he rocks).



Also: What of Sumner's Action this round? If Draven already smote the creature...?
Indeed, so I assumed you'd want to do something other than flailing at a corpse. What do you want to do?

Kaleff 22
Draven 20
Orin 19a
Daranon 19b
Wesal 19c
Azakan 17
Sumner 11a
Ismal 11b
Shadow monster 9

It is indeed Sumner's go, then Ismal (who turns into an Annis and moves) and then Kaleff's again, then Draven (who is charging). If Ismal is moving into the shadowy area, which she will have to if she wants to be in 10ft, she will need to make a reflex save, DC 19, or be immobilised.

[Ozzy_G]

Saves for Wesal and Azakan.

[roll0]
[roll1]

[knewsom]

reflex for Draven. [roll0]

[NobleSavage]

To determine if he knows he's being targeted
Spellcraft [roll0]

There is a possible total of 3 Cloud of Knives attacks.

Free (used to disrupt a possible spell)
Attack [roll1]
Damage [roll2]
SS Dam [roll3]

Move
Attack [roll4]
Damage [roll5]
SS Dam [roll6]

Standard (if no Dimensional Jaunt action)
Attack [roll7]
Damage [roll8]
SS Dam [roll9]


No, he dissapeared just before it hit (he can do that, on account of how he rocks).


Awwww, Kaleff wants to be awesome like that, too.

[The Great Skenardo]

I like that Nat 20, but that 1 confirm hurts

[Lycar]

Oh well. Let's see if Orin stays alive then... :smalleek:

Reflex save: [roll0]

Edit: 22... *phew* ... maybe a lifetime of dodging metaphorical slings and arrows hones one's reflexes.

Okay, 20 damage for Orin here. He can still act.

Edit: Okay, anyone having less then 18 hp here?

Lycar

[NobleSavage]

Whatza matter? Orin not liking this "No more fear" thing? A healthy bit of fear keeps you from dying as often.

There's a 20 ft limit on that Dimensional Jaunt, by the way Ozzy, thought you should know.

[Ozzy_G]

DC 19 reflex save for Sumner please.

[Toliudar]

It is indeed Sumner's go, then Ismal (who turns into an Annis and moves) and then Kaleff's again, then Draven (who is charging). If Ismal is moving into the shadowy area, which she will have to if she wants to be in 10ft, she will need to make a reflex save, DC 19, or be immobilised.

In that case, no move into the blackness. Especially since my guess is that Sumner's charge will encourage him to move. She will instead shift further across the room to the west.

[Ozzy_G]

Alright.

How many HP does everyone have left now?

[knewsom]

Draven's ok, myth-weavers is down at the moment so I can't give you an exact number, but he should be around sixty or sixty-five (I seem to recall his normal full HP being up around 100 something).

[The Great Skenardo]

Reflexion Save.
[roll0] (+2 vs. evil]

[Lycar]

Ah yes. Orin, what with being a displaced scribe who just happens to have a supernatural way with words has 38 HP when at full health, the Ice Storm spell left him less then half of that, or 18 HP.

Which also means he's staggered for the next round. And that means, move OR cast (or whip), not both. Hrm. :smallconfused:

Lycar

[NobleSavage]

Kaleff is around 39, I think.

[Ozzy_G]

Now, I am correct in thinking that everyone is level 10 except Sumner, yes?

[Toliudar]

That is my understanding as well.

And Ismal has 33 hp.

[NobleSavage]

Yeah, though Kaleff has a bit more xp.

[NobleSavage]

Who, by the way, is staying far enough away from Sumner that he isn't an immediate target, and is poised to skewer Wesal with a Knife, (7rnds left) or three, if he moves to cast an offensive (again, loosely defined) or get-outta-here spell.

Spcrft [roll0]

[Lycar]

Yes, Orin has 10 levels total. I can't swear an oath on it though, right about now Mythweavers seems to be temprarily shut down.

Maybe he should care about healing himself before threatening the guy imbued with strange magic powers... :smallamused:

Edit: Yes, exactly lv. 10. Apparently last time we got XP you told us something along the lines of 'just enough to reach next level'.

Lycar

[Ozzy_G]

Right, you all level up except Sumner, so you are all now level 11. Hooray!

[knewsom]

yaaaay!


Oh and uh, everyone can heal up to half of their total HP because of Draven's fast healing aura. He'll go around and dole out some further healing once you all tell me how many HP you still need to get back to full.

[Lycar]

So we do go *ding* right now or should we sleep a night about it?

At any rate, Orin gets a bit more inspiring. :smallamused:

Strange though that with him getting a bit more confidence, he seems to start letting threats to people slip into his words. Alarming, isn't it?

Lycar

[The Great Skenardo]

Welcome to power. :smallamused:

[Ozzy_G]

Go ding right now. But you won't get more spell slots until you meditate/prepare, though you do have new spells known.

[NobleSavage]

So I think I'm going to put off picking out spells until Kaleff manages to go through the underground lair. So, for my memory and if you want to make a certain wizard very happy, here's the spells Kaleff would like to get his hands on at some point.

Wish List

Level 2
Web
Locate Object
Scorching Ray

Level 3
1) Unluck!!!
Soundlance
Arcane Sight
Manyjaws
Fireyball
Mage Armor, Greater

Level 4
Improved Invisiblity
Solid Fog
Evard's Black Tentacles
Scrying


Spells I'm playing around with for this level (feel free to shout out your/your character's opinions/preferences)
-Prying Eyes, for sure.
-Teleport (to get us back home)
-Permanency
-Unluck (I like this one that much, fits Kaleff well, too)

Any hints at when we might be reaching a marketplace with any of these would be appreciated.

[Toliudar]

Woo hoo! More spells!

[Lycar]

Hrmph, and i still believe this Wesal guy is holding out on us.

I am seriously considering to have Orin cast Invisibility and make a little scouting trip into all the corridors, just because he can.

Might interfere with the progress of the story though.

So what do you think, should Orin do it?

Lycar

[NobleSavage]

Yeah, actually, I meant to have Kaleff request Ismal ask you do just that, but I figured he's a little preoccupied.

[knewsom]

Definitely. What's the worst that could happen? We piss off Wesal? IC, there's little to no reason not to, other than believing him that he's telling the truth about not hiding anything.

[Toliudar]

Well, it would be kind of hypocritical for me to complain about Orin splitting off from the group, right? I say, go for the sneaking.

Kaleff, those spells seem like great choices, and would dovetail nicely with Ismal's picks this go-around.

[Lycar]

Rigth then. Off to spy on the weasel Wesal i am. Did Draven activate his healing aura to bring people back to 1/2 health already? Or spread some healing around?

Lycar

[Ozzy_G]

Did Draven activate his healing aura to bring people back to 1/2 health already? Or spread some healing around?
Yes, he did do that.

[NobleSavage]

I'm pretty sure Kaleff's Magic Circle Against Chaos is still active (1hr, 40 min duration), and Ismal should be within range of it. Among other things the barrier "blocks any attempt to possess the warded creature... or to exercise mental control over the creature." The compulsion would still be there, though, just repressed for the duration of the spell. I'd also like to know where people are right now, in case anything has to happen. Kaleff doesn't want Sumner to have that crown.

If needed
Initiative [roll0]

[Ozzy_G]

Well, Orin has just gone, invisibly, into the south corridor (which is at the top of the map I drew, which is upside down) and Draven's trying to drag the monster into the north corridor. Everyone else is by the altar in the middle of the room.

[NobleSavage]

Ah, ok. And no response from Azakan to Kaleff's implore?

[Ozzy_G]

Nope. He's listening to Sumner and Ismal argue.

[Toliudar]

Since Ismal knows something of Azakan's specialty: if she feels her protection from evil spell lapse, she will immediately pause to renew it.

[Ozzy_G]

Skenardo, what is Sumner's dex bonus?

Also, I need a spot check for Ismal please.

[Toliudar]

Spot check [roll0]

This also seems a good moment to remind about the 50' blindsense active.

[Ozzy_G]

Also, I would like a listen check for Draven.

[knewsom]

senses aura back up, only including ismal at the moment. +3 to listen, spot, and I'm hoping we won't need it, but init.

[roll0]

[Lycar]

Orin is confused. His worldview is threatend! :smalleek::smallamused:

So he will just take a good look around from where he's standing.

If he doesn't see anything suspicious, he will move back up the corridor again and check the corridor to his right. That would be the east corridor then.


Lycar.

[knewsom]

Does Draven sense this presence as well? Or only Ismal?

[The Great Skenardo]

Sumner's Dex modifier is a +2

[knewsom]

ok, here goes a roll for Draven's new level HP.

[roll0]

[Ozzy_G]

Does Draven sense this presence as well? Or only Ismal?
No, it is something she senses with her Blindsense.

[Toliudar]

Ismal's new HP [roll0]

[The Great Skenardo]

Glitterdust is such a useful spell. It and Grease are among my favorite low-levels, just for their ability to create utter havok of a battlefield

[Ozzy_G]

I will need an initiative check for Ismal. She must beat:
[roll0] or it gets to act first.

[Toliudar]

But...wasn't it's action whatever brought it next to me? I'm just reacting to that.

Just in case: [roll0]

[Ozzy_G]

But...wasn't it's action whatever brought it next to me? I'm just reacting to that.
Surprise round! Hurrah! Then the initiative roll-off... which sadly it rolled 19 on... I'm rolling awesome for this guys rolls. For his previous two rolls I got 15 and then natural 20.

Edit: Actually, thinking about it, you became aware of it at the same time that it had an opportunity to take the action it took. So that's fair enough. So it takes its action, then you, then Draven.

Meaning it is Draven's go.

[Ozzy_G]

Will save vs blindess.
[roll0] plus ?.
What is the DC?

[NobleSavage]

Kaleff is going that direction, but taking his time. Let me know if he happens across them in time. Not sure what he'd end up doing, though.

[Toliudar]

Will DC is 19 for Glitterdust.

[The Great Skenardo]

Impressive!
...I must not be giving Ismal enough credit for beauty o_0

[Toliudar]

Or I Sumner for magical power...and swiftness. Usually, men at least buy dinner before going for the brass ring. :smallbiggrin:

Oh, and Ozzy - can I get clarification about whether Ismal did or didn't cast the polymorph?

[The Great Skenardo]

Now now, Sumner is clearly sitting by the altar, cleaning his weapons.

[Toliudar]

Of course. Just as Sumner has also clearly just reached into Ismal's girdle to pull out a ring.

[The Great Skenardo]

OBJECTION!


There is clearly a contradiction in the DM's Testimony!

[Toliudar]

:smallwink: Only if you assume that the set labelled "Sumner" has only one value.

[knewsom]

Full round attack. Not sure what, if any buffs are in effect, but Draven is activating "Power", helping his damage rolls. Also self-healing 20 damage.

[roll0] damage [roll1] elect [roll2]

[roll3] damage [roll4] elect [roll5]

if haste is still in effect:

[roll6] damage [roll7] elect [roll8]

feel free to add in any other bonuses from things that are still active.

Edit: egad. those are some abysmal rolls.

[The Great Skenardo]

Holy Cheese! Looks like you won't be doing much smiting this round, unless being blinded(?) makes the crucial difference.

[Lycar]

Hrm. This raises a number of questions:

1) If one has 41 HP full and Draven's healing aura brings one back to 1/2, is this 20 or 21 HP ?

2) Did Draven go around and top off everybody's HP?

3) Does Orin happen to be aware of what is going on?

Also: Initiative [roll0]


Lycar

[Ozzy_G]

is this 20 or 21 HP ?
20.



2) Did Draven go around and top off everybody's HP?
Not yet. That's why he had to heal himself just now.



Oh, and Ozzy - can I get clarification about whether Ismal did or didn't cast the polymorph?
Sorry, polymorph? When was this?

[Ozzy_G]

Haste is no longer in effect, as it has been more than 60 seconds since it was cast.
However, Ismal's Protection from Evil is still on.

[Ozzy_G]

I'd like listen checks for Kaleff and Orin please.

[Toliudar]

20.
Sorry, polymorph? When was this?

This was going to be her action in the round that Sumner did the decapitation. I had assumed it hadn't gone forward, but wanted to be sure.

Also, did "Sumner" vanish from her blindsense as well?

[NobleSavage]

Listen [roll0]

Spells that should still be active
See Invis
Mag Cir 'gainst Chaos

[Toliudar]

Oh, and regardless, Spellcraft to try to determine what Sumner just did to vanish:

[roll0]

[Ozzy_G]

This was going to be her action in the round that Sumner did the decapitation. I had assumed it hadn't gone forward, but wanted to be sure.

Also, did "Sumner" vanish from her blindsense as well?
Since you've been walking around talking normally, I assumed you never cast it.
Sumner did vanish from your blindsense also.

Whatever he did, it wasn't casting a spell, as there were no material, somatic or verbal components. He could have gone invisible again, but you would still sense that. A teleportation of some kind is possible though, that would have meant that he would vanish both from sight and blindsense. It would also explain how he appeared in front of you.



Spells that should still be active
See Invis
Mag Cir 'gainst Chaos
Yes, those are still going.

[Toliudar]

Okay...so anyone capable of casting a quickened teleportation spell (must have been quickened, since he was able to do a standard-action sleight of hand or attack action to get the crown out of my belt in the same round) is sufficiently far out of my league that I don't feel quite so bad about getting hashed by him.

Oh, and since Annis can both walk and talk, I was leaving it indistinct.

[knewsom]

senses aura active, +3 to listen, spot, init, for Draven and Ismal (since the others are so far away)

[Toliudar]

NS, please check my post above: if you were within 100', I was definitely including you in that mental message.

[Ozzy_G]

Oh, and since Annis can both walk and talk, I was leaving it indistinct.
Ah, sorry, the Annis, yes you did cast that and then move, I remember, so you're still in Annis form.

[Ozzy_G]

Sorry, what exactly is Draven doing?

I will need spot checks for Ismal, Draven and Kaleff. Also, I still need a listen check for Orin.
And Kaleff did indeed hear Ismal's message.

[knewsom]

sorry, using his winged boots to follow Ismal and try to spot the bastard, or anything of interest to the current situation.

also, I don't have my PHB with me, and I need to check to see how many XP we all have at our current level, and whether we get a feat or an ability increase or anything, so if someone could fill me on that, I'd appreciate it.

[knewsom]

oh, spot check.

[roll0] (don't forget the +3 bonus from Draven's aura Toli!)

[The Great Skenardo]

sorry, using his winged boots to follow Ismal and try to spot the bastard, or anything of interest to the current situation.

also, I don't have my PHB with me, and I need to check to see how many XP we all have at our current level, and whether we get a feat or an ability increase or anything, so if someone could fill me on that, I'd appreciate it.

I can do you one better than that:
www.d20srd.org

But to answer your question directly, 11th level is neither divisible by four nor three, so you get no stat increase nor a feat.

[Ozzy_G]

You've just gone to level 11, that's 55000xp.
You don't get a feat or level adjustment.
However, as a level 11 Dragon shaman, your base attack goes up by 1, you get your HP and skills, and you can now use your Touch of Vitality to heal status conditions and ability damage.

[Lycar]

Wow. A lot of stuff happened between me going to work and coming home apparently...

Listen check for Orin: [roll0]

If Orin doesn't pick up anything suspicious, he will examine the room a bit.

Lycar

[knewsom]

gracias to both of you - but the SRD doesn't contain that bit of info (exp per level, feats, ability increases), nor does it contain the DS template.

The Dragon Shaman info I actually HAD, since I'd uploaded a digital copy of PHBII to my website for quick reference - too bad I lacked the foresight to do that with the PHBI. 'course, I never thought I'd need it, because of the SRD.

My level up is complete, and MAN I can't wait to be level 19 so I can grow dragon wings!

[The Great Skenardo]

And I can't wait to hit level 19 so I can...er.

...Get another bonus feat. :smallsigh:

[Lycar]

For Orin, lv. 12 is going to be interesting. A new feat. Maybe even a reserve feat? But what will he do, what will he do?

If he knew that spell from the Spell Compendium... Heart Fire or something. Has both the Fire and Light descriptors. Would enable him to take 2 reserve feats which are hard to get for bards. The light one isn't that great though.

Dimensional Reach is fun. Just teleport a small, unattended object to you. Reach is quite short, works on magic items though, unlike Mage Hand.

Clap of Thunder would give him some damage dealing capacity.

Oh well, still a long way to go till lv. 12. And who knows what happens until then. Maybe he even steps onto another path. After all, magic corrupts... maybe he would be better suited to learn to channel his inner rage and frustration into something different... hm. So many possibilities.

And the great thing about this game: They are all viable, one way or another, because there is no 'right built' in this world. What good does it do for Sumner to be able to cut down his foes in but a pair of strikes, when his true nemesis cannot be defeated with a blade?

What good does it do for Orin to have that silver tongue, when no-one listens to his words ? When he himself doesn't know what to say?

And our dragon couple? Will they ever be able to live their dream? But why do they want to cast off their human skins? Is the grass really greener on the other side? Will they be able to consumate their love as dragons, no longer bound to the politics of humans?

And Kaleff? Ah yes, a god as a patron is a powerfull ally indeed. But it has it's own agenda. Will it see more in Kaleff then a tool, to be used and discarded (all for the greater good presumably)?

And Azakan.. ah yes... Azakan... no doubt he is Orin's equal, if not better in the twisting of words and facts. But what is it the demon-blooded scion of the empire really dreads? Will the 'heroes' ever find out?

Man, i sure hope to see lv 20 one day. Because it will mean that the game lasted that long. And i am certain we will enjoy every day of it.

Lycar

[NobleSavage]

Dimensional Reach is fun. Just teleport a small, unattended object to you. Reach is quite short, works on magic items though, unlike Mage Hand.

You sure it doesn't work on magic items? I just see a weight limit.

And the reserve feats are kinda fun, but not all are terribly useful, so be careful. This is the first caster I've played, and man, what I wouldn't give to retrain that 'Sudden Silent' feat. Seriously Sudden Silent? What was I thinking?

[Toliudar]

...um, were you thinking arcane trickster? It seems appropriate for one.

Not like my feat choices were so very powerful. But I have had a HUGE amount of fun playing a caster that doesn't require hours of book-keeping.

Oh, and Knewsom: If I started this encounter as an Annis, then the polymorph to a dragon got rid of any remaining damage, so there was nothing left for you to heal.

Finally, spot check for Ismal: [roll0]. Penalties for range are halved because of dragonsight.

[Lycar]

You sure it doesn't work on magic items? I just see a weight limit.

And the reserve feats are kinda fun, but not all are terribly useful, so be careful. This is the first caster I've played, and man, what I wouldn't give to retrain that 'Sudden Silent' feat. Seriously Sudden Silent? What was I thinking?

According to the PHB: Mage Hand, Target: One nonmagical, unattended object, weighing up to 5 lb.

And Orin has Sudden Still. For the sole purpose of using it with one of his spells. So it effectivly becomes a spell-like ability with 1 use /day for him.

Because it's fun. :smallwink:

Lycar

[NobleSavage]

...um, were you thinking arcane trickster? It seems appropriate for one.

Yes, actually, though since I've stepped from the path. Maybe one day Kaleff will choose that direction again. Really? Meeting you're god kinda messes things up sometimes.

Spot [roll0]

So you know how RPGWebprofiler went down oh, so long ago? Yeah. MythWeavers had "an upgrade of our system resulted in a serious library corruption of some kind." So I am sans sheet. Thats my best guess, as Kaleff has been pouring it on in the perception areas.

[NobleSavage]

'Nother Roll

[roll0]


NS, please check my post above: if you were within 100', I was definitely including you in that mental message.

And, yeah, caught that. Wanted to send something like a double-click on walkie talkies, but couldn't describe it as such with this realm's... realities? It doesn't have walkie talkies, I'm assuming.

[Ozzy_G]

Some rolls for stuff:
[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]

[Ozzy_G]

Ismal's only a medium-sized dragon, isn't she?
I will need spot checks for Ismal, Orin and Draven. After which, I shall describe the scene you see before you... I don't think it's what you expect.

[knewsom]

spot [roll0]

[knewsom]

*nibbles on fingernails*

[NobleSavage]

Aw crap. This changes so much. If possible, I'll keep with that first line of action.

The Roll


The Probably Unnecessary Roll
[roll]1d20+12-20

[NobleSavage]

Grumblegrumblestupidrollercan'tdomathIdon'twanna [roll0]

Do like that first one, though.

Edit: Hahahahaha.... ergh. Wow... can't get much lower than that.

[knewsom]

:furious: suspense... can't take... the.... suspense....! AARRGH!

[Toliudar]

Ismal spot [roll0]

And yes, she's medium sized.

[Lycar]

Orin's spot check: [roll0]


Lycar

[Ozzy_G]

Anyone who is trained in Knowledge (Religion) or Knowledge (Local: Davethra) who passes a DC 20 check knows that the knife Wesal is wielding is a special knife used by Clerics of Gothul to remove people's hearts.

[Lycar]

Oh let's see about that then:

Know. Local (never specified but what else but Davethra should Orin know about really...): [roll0]

And the ever useful Bardic Knowledge: [roll1]

EDIT: Is Orin still invisible?

Lycar

[Ozzy_G]

Yeah, Bardic Knowledge should do as well, so have a look at that spoiler.

[knewsom]

knowledge: Religion (all of 1 rank.) [roll0]

[NobleSavage]

Know Religion [roll0]

On the off chance things should happen to get ugly...
Initiative [roll1]

[Toliudar]

We should always roll so well.

Ozzy, do we need to create an initiative setup again, or are we continuing the previous one?

[knewsom]

init. [roll0]

ranged touch attack on Wesal. Reflex DC 18 for half

[roll1]

damage [roll2]


Edit: oh, things are getting ugly alright.

[Toliudar]

All rightee Init: [roll0]

Think I'll delay till just after Draven's action resolves before acting.

Edit. Ah. Probably working out that way anyway. Never mind.

[NobleSavage]

She sends her thoughts out first to Kaleff, if he's nearby.

The ritual's in full swing. Need you in the altar room.

Haha.

Also, am I mistaken, or was there something in Infernal? Just checked, Kaleff has it.

Edit: Another thing; something's been bothering me, knewsome, are you sure you have to make a touch attack for your breath weapon? I always thought it functioned like a Bolt of Lightning. You usually aren't afforded a reflex save when someone lands a touch attack on you.

[Lycar]

Aw man. I need to learn to type faster... :smallsigh:

Seems like Orin's action isn't that dramatic after all. :smallfrown:

Also: Should have asked Draven to top off his HP before getting into the next fight maybe... :smalleek:

Lycar

[Toliudar]

I'd say that appearing suddenly in the middle of the room and trying to yank away a ceremonial dagger is plenty dramatic, in an Indiana Jones kind of way. Besides, by initiative, you're ahead of Draven anyway. So, if both of your actions work, we have the dagger pulled away and the priest acid-bathed in one smooth go.

[knewsom]

aha, reading the SRD, I guess I DON'T need an attack roll.

And yeah, Orin's action is plenty dramatic! Cool stuff. This is about to be one helluva showdown. I'm thinking we'll need to put a rush-order on resurrecting Livina. ;)

[knewsom]

gah, I always forget the d4 for rounds 'till he can use it again.

[roll0]

[Ozzy_G]

Okay, let's get on with initiative.
Gothul 21
Wesal 20
Azakan 19
Kaleff 17
Orin 15
Draven 12
Ismal 10

[Ozzy_G]

And you are against
[roll0]
[roll1]
and maybe or maybe not against
[roll2]
Edit: ouch for you!

I'm sorry this last bit has been rather chaotic. I wanted to see if anyone would let Gothul have his evil monologue... ah, well. I guess he'll have to do it with free speech actions.

I couldn't get onto Kaleff's sheet, sorry, no-one else spoke Infernal. Here it is, just for you:
With this sacrifice we bind a pact between man and the Guardian of Heart's Blood! We profane life and spit on the Elder Gods! Let our empire rule for ever! May the Guardian feed on the heart's blood of his enemies!

[The Great Skenardo]

The thing is, real villains never get a monologue because D&D doesn't have rules for cinematics.
This frustrates my RL DM to no end because he things of JRPGs first when he thinks of RPGs, so he's expecting that PCs will sit still and listen while he's holding a small child hostage.

[Ozzy_G]

That's quite true. I assumed the attack would immediately happen, but I thought I'd see.
If you really need an evil villain monologue, your best bit is something like Project Image.

I will need a Will save for Draven please, DC 26.
If he passes, he takes 75 damage. If he fails, he takes 150 damage. Either way, the damage cannot put him below 1HP.

I will need a Will save for Orin, DC 18, or be affected by Hold Person.

[The Great Skenardo]

My DM did some creative misreading of Sanctuary to put it like this:

"You enter the room, and you see the rebel general seated on a throne of polished stone and steel. But you get the feeling as you enter the room that you can't hurt him in any way, but that he also can't hurt you."

Evil Guy: "Blah blah blah insignificant insects blah blah my master has commanded me to destroy you blah blah blah"

Me: ...

"...Okay, you feel the magic fade. Roll for initiative."

[knewsom]

hoo-boy. I need a natty 20 to not go down to 1 HP. And if I DO save, I'll have 3. (was at 78 before)

will save. [roll0]

[knewsom]

ok, so switching aura to "fast healing", giving everyone 3 HP per round up to half their max (I know, everyone else is already AT half their max, we'll see how long that lasts). Draven is also healing himself 40 HP using his touch of vitality, bringing his current HP to 44. (this does not bode well for our Shaman)

here's an attack roll on Gothul.

[roll0] dmg [roll1] elect [roll2]

[roll3] dmg [roll4] elect [roll5]

[Toliudar]

Clutching at every straw, I'm calling Ismal's appeal to Azakan a diplomacy attempt, to get him to change his mind about going along with Gothul.

Diplomacy [roll0]

[knewsom]

dude - you killed the kid??? :smalleek:

[Toliudar]

Absolutely! Hopefully, no sacrifical victim = no completed ritual. One dead orphan is a small price to pay for not getting Gothul back in the world.

This would be an example of why Draven is Good, and Ismal is...not.

[Ozzy_G]

Well, I will roll the opposed roll against Orin's possible disarm, which of course won't happen if he is Held.
[roll0]

Edit: Okay, well either Orin does the disarm attempt or he doesn't, but it fails anyway, so I'll write the next bit anyway.

[Ozzy_G]

And here is Wesal's mighty reflex save against the ice.
[roll0]

[Ozzy_G]

Gothul's roll to cast defensively.
[roll0]

[Ozzy_G]

A lucky escape for Kaleff... I suppose that natural 1 balances out with the natural 20 he got to use Sleight of Hand on Ismal and steal the crown.

[Ozzy_G]

Kaleff's go.
Then Orin, though I'll still need a will save for last round. If he failed, then he gets another one this round to escape. If he passed, then he tried to disarm Wesal and failed, so it's then his go after Kaleff.

[knewsom]

Wisdom check to see if we're all gonna die. [roll0]

[Ozzy_G]

Well, you are fighting a God... you know, you could just take Azakan's route and surrender, and let him take over. He might keep you alive. You know, for fun.

[The Great Skenardo]

Games like, "How many times can I kill you in one hour?"

Incidentally, any Chance Sumner can try a Aid Another check?

[knewsom]

ehhhhhhh nah, Draven'd rather die. ...or flee, as the case may be. But he's never run from a fight yet, so that's not incredibly likely.

[Lycar]

Aw man, the weasel gets a nat. 20? :smallannoyed:

Oh well, at least Orin has a high will save. He has a fair chance to make it...

1. Will Save vs. Hold Person: [roll0]

2. Will Save vs. Hold Person: [roll1]

Either way, as soon as he can act again, he will try to use the magic of his words...

Lycar

[NobleSavage]

A lucky escape for Kaleff... I suppose that natural 1 balances out with the natural 20 he got to use Sleight of Hand on Ismal and steal the crown.

Funny, I was thinking Kaleff's natural 20 to use Sleight of Hand on Sumner/Gothul balanced it out. Don't forget that he has to make a Concentration check while still entangled. If he wants to get out, he can make a DC 13 Str or Escape Artist check as a full-round action, otherwise got that -4 to Dex, -2 attacks, yadda yadda yadda.

Toli/Knew: You guys alert us as to that ship?

Oh, and has Sumner/Gothul's hair turned blonde yet?