Wrath of the Righteous - Worldwound Incursion [IC]

[NeoSeraphi]

Shauna will move in first, keeping her shield raised to meet any incoming enemies.

[Diachronos]

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blasting the door again
[Roll]1d20+8[/[roll]
(2d6+8)[13]

[Frosty]

Lunalesca
HP: 31/31 | AC: 23 | Init: +2 | Fort/Ref/Wil = 7/4/10 | SR 9 vs Evil Outsiders and Spells with the [EVIL] descriptor
Diplomacy/Bluff +13 | Knowledge Religion/History +9 | Knowledge Planes +11 | Perception +13 | 
Resources:  Channels 4/5, Fire Bolt (1d6+1) 7/7, Dragon Scale of alter self 3/3

Lann
HP: 24/24 | AC: 21 | Init: +3 | Fort/Ref/Wil = 4/8/6 (+1 vs Evil Outsiders) | 
Bluff +0 (+2 vs Evil Outsider) | Knowledge Dungeoneering/Geography +7 | Perception +13 (+2 vs Evil Outsider) |
Stealth +10 | Survival +9 (+2 vs Evil Outsider)

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Luna will be right behind Shauna and Rosa, and Lann will be directly behind her. Weapons at the ready! "Let's check out that door first." The cleric points to Door 1. "Hey, where did Skerak go?"

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line up hind Shauna and Rosa.

[Kallimakus]

The group advances. walking along the narrow corridor, they hear noises besides their footsteps. Tense breathing. The creak of a drawn bowstring. An ambush. And they heard the heroes just as well.

Coming at the corner, Shauna sees the stairs down, and two tieflings taking cover behind the balustrade. They have crossbows ready.

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Attacks against the first PC to leave cover, readied for when she leaves cover
(1d20+4)[17], (1d8)[6]
(1d20+4)[13], (1d8)[2]

[Frosty]

Lunalesca
HP: 31/31 | AC: 23 | Init: +2 | Fort/Ref/Wil = 7/4/10 | SR 9 vs Evil Outsiders and Spells with the [EVIL] descriptor
Diplomacy/Bluff +13 | Knowledge Religion/History +9 | Knowledge Planes +11 | Perception +13 | 
Resources:  Channels 4/5, Fire Bolt (1d6+1) 7/7, Dragon Scale of alter self 3/3
Effects: 

Lann
HP: 24/24 | AC: 21 | Init: +3 | Fort/Ref/Wil = 4/8/6 (+1 vs Evil Outsiders) | 
Bluff +0 (+2 vs Evil Outsider) | Knowledge Dungeoneering/Geography +7 | Perception +13 (+2 vs Evil Outsider) |
Stealth +10 | Survival +9 (+2 vs Evil Outsider)
Effects: Guidance

Luna hears some enemies waiting in ambush with bow string drawn, and she is willing to draw their fire. After all, she is one of the better protected member of the group. "Lann, may the goddess bless your aim..." she whispers as she caresses his arm before heading out of cover! The arrows thunk into her heavy steel shield, but the cleric is safe. Lann follows and then fires an arrow at the tiefling at the front.

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Luna casts Guidance on Lann, then MOVES 3N, 1E.

Lann MOVES SE, 3N. He then fires an arrow at the tiefling at the top of the stairs.
Composite LB attack (with Guidance): (1d20+8)[28]
Dmg: (1d8+2)[6]

[Frosty]

Crit confirmation roll: (1d20+8)[21]
Extra crit dmg: (2d8+4)[18]

The lead cultist is D-E-D dead!

"Great work, Lann!" says Luna.

[Diachronos]

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continuing to attack the door
(1d20+8)[26]
(2d6+8)[14]

[NeoSeraphi]

Shauna moves to intercept the other tiefling, shield raised. She takes a double move to end in front of one of the tieflings.

[Kish]

Hesper moves in to flank the surviving cultist with Shauna, her rapier held ready.

[Kallimakus]

Downstairs, Skerak's blast strikes the door again. He sees it start to give way. But too slowly. One can hope his efforts at least divert forces from above.

The cultists and tieflings surge into action, moving to surround Shauna, in turn flanked by Hesper. Irabeth moves to cover Shauna's back with all due haste. The cultists call upon Deskari, their hands aglow with unholy power as they strike Shauna and Irabeth. Two of the tieflings attack Shauna, and one tries her luck against Irabeth.

Rosa makes the scene, throwing an arc of fire at the two cultists, well aware of her own kind's resistance to fire. Neither falls to the spell, though both are heavily injured.

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(1d20+4)[16] Touch of Evil vs Shauna. Sickened for 1 round if hit
(1d20+4)[5] Touch of Chaos vs Irabeth. Roll attack twice and take worse.
(1d20+7)[21], [roll]1d6+1d6+1[/roll] vs Shauna
(1d20+5)[18], (1d6+1)[2] vs Shauna
(1d20+5)[25], (1d6+1)[3] vs Irabeth

[Zhentarim]

Rosa casts another flaming arc at the 2 cultists she just attacked, hoping to defeat them. Rosa silently glowers at the other tieflings, as if to silently infer they would be better off if they surrendered.

Spoiler: Attacks (Burning Arc)

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(4d6)[11]
(2d6)[4]

[NeoSeraphi]

Shauna grimaces as a force of pure evil envelops her. She covers her mouth, retching loudly, and takes a weak swing at the offender.

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(1d20+6)[16]
(1d8+2)[5]

[Frosty]

Lunalesca
HP: 31/31 | AC: 23 | Init: +2 | Fort/Ref/Wil = 7/4/10 | SR 9 vs Evil Outsiders and Spells with the [EVIL] descriptor
Diplomacy/Bluff +13 | Knowledge Religion/History +9 | Knowledge Planes +11 | Perception +13 | 
Resources:  Channels 4/5, Fire Bolt (1d6+1) 7/7, Dragon Scale of alter self 3/3
Effects: Bless

Lann
HP: 24/24 | AC: 21 | Init: +3 | Fort/Ref/Wil = 4/8/6 (+1 vs Evil Outsiders) | 
Bluff +0 (+2 vs Evil Outsider) | Knowledge Dungeoneering/Geography +7 | Perception +13 (+2 vs Evil Outsider) |
Stealth +10 | Survival +9 (+2 vs Evil Outsider)
Effects: Bless

Seeing that there are a lot more enemies than initially expected, Luna decides that it's a good time to ask for a more durable blessing from her goddess. "Come, let us dispatch these lost souls quickly!"

Lann is happy to help, and shoots at the tiefling that Shauna is battling.

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Luna casts Bless on everyone.

Lann fires an arrow at the tiefling that is attacking Shauna.
Composite LB attack: (1d20+8)[12]
Dmg: (1d8+2)[7]

[Diachronos]

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taking out the +1 adamantine morningstar and using that to attack
(1d20+6)[22]
(1d8+2)[8]

[Kallimakus]

Rosa's second spell manages to bring down one of the cultists. Shauna quickly strikes down the other offender, injured from before. Irabeth and Hesper take down the tiefling that was trying to flank the group.

Lann's shot misses its mark, leaving two tieflings standing. Behind the mongrelman, the door is opened, and a tall, goat-headed fiend strikes at him with a halberd. The two tieflings try to strike at Shauna, the only one in range

Downstairs, Skerak strikes the door, the mace smashing a big chunk off. Then the door is pulled in, and he is greeted by two crossbow bolts from a pair of tieflings.
"I knew I heard something" one of them grins triumphantly.
"They must be mopping up upstairs" the other concludes. If only they knew...

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Demon vs Lann (1d20+8)[16], (1d10+10)[16]
Tiefling vs Shauna (1d20+4)[13], (1d6+1)[3]
Tiefling vs Shauna (1d20+4)[20], (1d6+1)[3]
Tiefling vs Skerak (1d20+4)[8], (1d8)[7]
Tiefling vs Skerak (1d20+4)[24], (1d8)[4]

[Diachronos]

Skerak narrows his eyes at the tieflings. "Was that supposed to hurt?" He hurls a mass of stone at one of them.

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stone blast
Hit: (1d20+8)[28]/(1d20+8)[19]
Damage: (2d6+8)[20]/(4d6+16)[27]

[Frosty]

Lunalesca
HP: 31/31 | AC: 23 | Init: +2 | Fort/Ref/Wil = 7/4/10 | SR 9 vs Evil Outsiders and Spells with the [EVIL] descriptor
Diplomacy/Bluff +13 | Knowledge Religion/History +9 | Knowledge Planes +11 | Perception +13 | 
Resources:  Channels 4/5, Fire Bolt (1d6+1) 7/7, Dragon Scale of alter self 3/3
Effects: Bless

Lann
HP: 24/24 | AC: 21 | Init: +3 | Fort/Ref/Wil = 4/8/6 (+1 vs Evil Outsiders) | 
Bluff +0 (+2 vs Evil Outsider) | Knowledge Dungeoneering/Geography +7 | Perception +13 (+2 vs Evil Outsider) |
Stealth +10 | Survival +9 (+2 vs Evil Outsider)
Effects: Bless, Guidance

Lann shouts out in surprise as the goat-demon barely misses him. "There's a Schir demon behind us!" shout Luna as she sees the new foe. She quickly casts another minor blessing on her mongrelman friend. Lann steps back, and fires a cold iron arrow at it.

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Luna casts Guidance on Lann.

Lann 5ft steps to the northeast, then fires a cold iron arrow at the Schir (bless, guidance, Favored Enemy +2).
Composite LB attack: (1d20+11)[19]
Dmg: (1d8+4)[10]

[NeoSeraphi]

Shauna turns her attention to the goat demon with narrowed eyes. "Finally, a true spawn of the Abyss! You will suffer my vengeance, demon!"

She raises her blade to the sky. "I am Her lieutenant, and Her comrade-in-arms! She will brook you no mercy!"

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Smite Evil on the schir.
Move to attack it, provoking.

(1d20+12)[18]
(1d8+12)[14], ignore DR

[Zhentarim]

Rosa runs towards the tiefling closest to her and then attacks it.

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Move Action to move towards Tiefling.
Attack with bite as a standard action (has bless from Luna): (1d20+8)[16] (1d6+5)[10]

[Kallimakus]

Up above, Shauna strikes at the demon, her sword caught at the last moment by profane energies emanating from the demon. It grins gleefully, raising its halberd, headbutting the Paladin before striking with its halberd. Lann's arrow found its mark, so it isn't insurmountable protection.

Rosa charges one of the tieflings, taking him out with a single bite. The last one is left to contend with Irabeth and Hesper, empowered by Luna's spell. Lann's arrow had found its mark before.

Meanwhile, downstairs, Skerak's attack kills one of the tieflings instantly. The other elects to flee into the Garrison.

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I said in Discord that the demon had AC 19, and that would make Shauna hit. Unfortunately, it is also under Protection from Good, and thus enjoys a higher AC.

(1d20+6)[24], (1d6+1)[2] Hesper vs tiefling.
(1d20+10)[27], (1d8+8)[16] Irabeth vs tiefling.

(1d20+5)[10], (1d6+1)[4] Tiefling attack on Irabeth
(1d20+10)[11], (1d10+4)[7] Demon vs Shauna
(1d20+3)[19], (1d6+2)[6] Demon Gore vs Shauna

[Diachronos]

Skerak pursues the fleeing tiefling, ready to blast him as well.

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if the tiefling is still within line of sight, earth blast
hit: (1d20+8)[25]/(1d20+8)[9]
damage: (2d6+8)[15]/(4d6+16)[37]

[Zhentarim]

Rosa sees how difficult it is for the other people in her party to harm the demon, and decides to fire two magic missles at it from a distance:

Spoiler: magic missle

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(1d4+1)[5](1d4+1)[5]

[Frosty]

Lunalesca
HP: 31/31 | AC: 23 | Init: +2 | Fort/Ref/Wil = 7/4/10 | SR 9 vs Evil Outsiders and Spells with the [EVIL] descriptor
Diplomacy/Bluff +13 | Knowledge Religion/History +9 | Knowledge Planes +11 | Perception +13 | 
Resources:  Channels 4/5, Fire Bolt (1d6+1) 7/7, Dragon Scale of alter self 3/3
Effects: Bless

Lann
HP: 24/24 | AC: 21 | Init: +3 | Fort/Ref/Wil = 4/8/6 (+1 vs Evil Outsiders) | 
Bluff +0 (+2 vs Evil Outsider) | Knowledge Dungeoneering/Geography +7 | Perception +13 (+2 vs Evil Outsider) |
Stealth +10 | Survival +9 (+2 vs Evil Outsider)
Effects: Bless

The cleric gives another minor blessing to aid Shauna this time. "Damn, only one of us can get to the Schir right now. We can't surround it unless it comes out." Lann shrugs. "At least the Schir can't get to anyone but the paladin either." He fires a cold iron arrow at it.

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Luna casts Guidance on Shauna, moving if necessary.

Lann fires a cold iron arrow at the Schir (bless, Favored Enemy +2).
Composite LB attack: (1d20+10)[27]
Dmg: (1d8+4)[5]

[NeoSeraphi]

Shauna strikes again. "Kneel before my full might!"

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(1d20+12)[27]
(1d8+12)[16]

[Kallimakus]

Rosa's spell fizzles away before striking the target. The demon is rocked back by another arrow from Lann, and snarls angrily at Shauna. Shauna's reply takes the form of a strike, Radiance cleaving a path through the air, the shimmering blade cutting the demon's head off its shoulders, while the body crashes down to its knees before falling. With the tieflings down, the floor is empty once again. There are two closed doors, and an open doorway at the northeastern corner. Skerak's stone blast impact can be heard downstairs.

Downstairs, Skerak finds the tiefling reloading his crossbow some way behind the corner. The half-orc's earth blast splatters him across the wall, killing him instantly. The downstairs seems to have been cleared, most likely rallied to the upper floor.

[Frosty]

"Let's hurry down and help Skerak first! Then we can explore the upper rooms!"

Assuming that they find the downstairs cleared and Skerak fine, the group should head back upstairs. "Let's see what in there first."

Luna walks towards the open doorway at the north-eastern corner of the second floor.

[Kallimakus]

Skerak reaches the lower end of the stairs at around the same time as Luna reaches the top. Reunited, they check the rooms that are open. The room that the Schir emerged from was a library. Many of the books have been torn to shreds, burnt to crisp or both. A small table houses a stack of books spared this fate.

In the north-west corner, the room houses a large hexagonal table with the map of Sarkoris, ancient and beautifully made, and over it, the Worldwound. The room and table are littered with papers. They are scouting reports and strategic papers from the Crusaders, and there is a pile marked specifically for some purpose.

[NeoSeraphi]

Shauna approaches the map, gazing down at it. "What is this? And who put it here?" she whispers, feeling a sense of dread creep over her.

[Frosty]

"I think these are intel reports of some sort, most likely. Let's bundle them up and take them with us. If we survive, this intel will help us fight back I'm sure." Luna starts gathering up the papers, keeping an eye out for anything that looks extra important.

[Kallimakus]

"This was a war room" Irabeth says, joining Shauna and Luna by the map. "But the markings have changed. They're studying us. And what we know of them. Garrisons around the Worldwound are marked here now."

A chilling thought. If this information were to get to the Worldwound, many of the Crusader defences could be bypassed.

Spoiler: Loot

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You take along the Crusade troop and garrison information, denying it to the demons.