Planescape: Center of All - IC

[Cavir]

Avakuss takes a beating but is immediately relieved of most of it. With a nod of thanks to Ash, the humongous goliath points a hand towards the melee pair on the other side of the tower, sending a blast of electricity at the Tekinto and the myriad copies of the Nycaloth. He then turns and focuses his years of martial training against the Colubriloth via a flurry of strikes before it can cause any more trouble.

Spoiler: OOC

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Swift: Quickened Energy Cone. Max 17PP so 6PP for the quickened and 11d6 electricity damage. 60' cone can reach both of them. Hopefully getting rid of all images.
roll]11d6[/roll] Electricity. Reflex DC27 for half.
SR check: roll]1d20+19[/roll] (with +2 bonus from using electricity)

Flurry of Blows on the Colubriloth. For each hit, Staggering Blow: Fort DC26 or stunned one round.

Haste: (1d20+24)[34] crit: 19+ (+15 BAB, +8 STR, +4 Magic, +1 Focus, -2 Size, -2 neg lvls)
damage: (8d8+12)[49] Bludgeon + (1d6)[4] Electric. (+8STR, +4 magic) Specials: Adamantine, Good

Fist1: (1d20+24)[31] crit: 19+
damage: (8d8+12)[52] Bludgeon + (1d6)[5] Electric.

Fist2: (1d20+24)[43] crit: 19+
damage: (8d8+12)[42] Bludgeon + (1d6)[4] Electric.

Fist3: (1d20+24)[39] crit: 19+
damage: (8d8+12)[36] Bludgeon + (1d6)[5] Electric.

Fist4: (1d20+19)[32] crit: 19+
damage: (8d8+12)[45] Bludgeon + (1d6)[4] Electric.

Fist5: (1d20+14)[22] crit: 19+
damage: (8d8+12)[50] Bludgeon + (1d6)[5] Electric.

From OOC:
(11d6)[43] Electricity. Reflex DC27 for half.
SR check: (1d20+19)[31] (with +2 bonus from using electricity)

Crit check for Fist2:
Crit: (1d20+24)[36]
damage: (8d8+12)[47] Bludgeon

[kinem]

Avakuss blasts electricity at the Nycaloth and the Tekinto, but to little effect. The mirror images remain, as an area effect does not target the illusions; they must be singled out and thus proven false for that. The Nycaloth suffers only a small shock, while the Tekinto resists the power completely.

Then he really gets down to business, clobbering the already stunned snake-fiend with several powerful blows. The Colubriloth is barely able to stand after all of that ... but stand it does.

The Tekinto then briefly concentrates, dispelling the magic that was keeping the Colubiloth stunned. The two-headed fiend regains its senses, evidently having resisted the stunning aspect of Avakuss' blows.

The Tekinto once again uses its Far Claws ability against Avakuss ...

OOC: Touch attacks
far claw (1d20+27)[33], damage(2d6+13)[19] + 1 negative level
far claw (1d20+27)[43], damage(2d6+13)[22] + 1 negative level

The Nycaloth chuckles evilly and swings again at its giant foe ...
(1d20+41)[45], damage(4d6+15)[32]
(1d20+36)[54], damage(4d6+15)[29]
(1d20+31)[32], damage(4d6+15)[28]
(1d20+26)[32], damage(4d6+15)[30]
claw (1d20+30)[32], damage(1d8+3)[5] + bleeding wound
claw (1d20+30)[49], damage(1d8+3)[11] + bleeding wound

The Colubriloth swiftly heals itself of a bit more than half of the damage it took. (SLA, not spell)

It then concentrates (SLA, no AOO) and briefly stops time. It uses these manufactured moments to cast additional magic:
- Unholy Aura on self: If a good creature succeeds on a melee attack against a warded creature, the offending attacker takes 1d6 points of temporary Strength damage (Fortitude negates DC 28).
- Heal self completely
- Blade Barrier SLA in the space Avakuss occupies and also catching Center in the straight wall of blades which begin to slash the paralyzed Rilmani.

When normal time resumes, Avakuss takes (15d6)[49] damage, or can make a Reflex save DC 20 to negate the damage by moving away; however, if he chooses to do so, he will enter the purple-glowing Gate area and perhaps that will have some effects. Damp Power won't work since the Blade Barrier was cast during the Time Stop.

Spoiler: map

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A = Avakuss (weakened)
C = Center (paralyzed, dazed, weakened)
H = Ash (flying)
E = Eilyra (flying)
T = Taric (banished)

N = Nycaloth
S = Colubriloth
K = Tekinto
P = Baernoloth (dead)
# = Gate
d = door
{ = blade barrier

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.......XXXXXddXXXX.......
.......X.NNN..C{SX.......
.XXXXXXX.NNN.EC{.X.......
.X.....d.NNN.HA{AX.......
.X.....d....##A{AX.......
.X.....X....##A{AX.......
.XXXXXXXKK.....{.X.......
.......XKK.....{BX.......
.......XXXXXddXXXX.......
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[Archmage1]

Seeing the Colubriloth's stun getting dispelled, Eilyra frowns, and frowns more as the Colubriloth takes advantage of the dispel to stop time for a moment. Unfortunate. Perhaps enhancing the resilience of my spells to dispels should also be a priority for the future. But favors are meant to be repaid. And Center paralyzed is inconvenient. Time to deal with both problems. Ah, if only there was a little more time, but it isn't worth creating more, yet.

Eilyra flies back, taking up a position over(But not in the area of) the gate, before she starts chanting, her fingers flying through the complicated gestures of her chosen spells in record time as she attempts to dispel magic and transform Center into something a little more resistant to paralysis.

Spoiler: Actions

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Moving back to above the gate(This does trigger an AoO from the Nycaloth, who also gets to enjoy a 50% miss chance.)
Casting Greater Dispel Magic in the area above the door(This should not hit Eilyra, Ash, or Avakuss with a little care on the positioning) It should take down the highest level of each possible target first, but if it fails, and there are multiple active spells, use the additional dispel rolls to determine what happens to successive spells.)
(1d20+20)[22] vs Nycaloth.(Highest CL first)
(1d20+20)[39] vs Blade Barrier
(1d20+20)[26] vs Colubriloth

Spoiler: Additional dispel rolls, if needed

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(1d20+20)[25]
(1d20+20)[39]
(1d20+20)[35]
(1d20+20)[38]
(1d20+20)[24]
(1d20+20)[24]

Casting Polymorph Any Object on Center of All, turning him into an adult amethyst dragon (Which just so happen to be immune to paralysis)(Like all dragons)

[kinem]

The Nycaloth takes a swing at Eilyra as she flies away:
Attack (1d20+41)[45], Miss (on 1-50) (1d100)[20], damage (4d6+15)[25]

Her Dispel does not remove the 'loth's Mirror Images, but it does remove the Blade Barrier. (However, this is not before the Barrier either damages Avakuss or he moves out of the way and into the portal area.)

The attempt to Polymorph Center into a dragon is successful!

OOC: Avakuss, Ash to act

[Cavir]

In the blink of an eye all of the damage Avakuss had dished out is healed and blades fill the air where Avakuss stood. The cuts stung but they weren't overly deep. The flying creature hit a couple of times, one of them opening a wound that wasn't going to stop bleeding on its own.

Just as quickly, the floating blades were gone and Center turned into a dragon. Avakuss doesn't give up his focus and continues beating the Colubriloth with his magically and psionically enhanced hands and tentacles.

Spoiler: OOC

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MM2 for amethyst dragon has a lot more tricks for it, hadn't really noticed it before.

Flurry of Blows, immediate to activate Rapidstrike Bracers for +2 to hit.
For each hit, Staggering Blow: Fort DC26 or stunned one round.
10 attacks!

Haste: (1d20+26)[46] crit: (on 19+) (+15 BAB, +8 STR, +4 Magic, +1 Focus, -2 Size, -2 neg lvl, +2 bracers)
damage: (8d8+12)[40] Bludgeon + (1d6)[1] Electric. Specials: Adamantine, Good

Fist1: (1d20+26)[43] crit: (on 19+)
damage: (8d8+12)[47] Bludgeon + (1d6)[1] Electric.

Fist2: (1d20+26)[32] crit: (on 19+)
damage: (8d8+12)[51] Bludgeon + (1d6)[6] Electric.

Fist3: (1d20+26)[41] crit: (on 19+)
damage: (8d8+12)[47] Bludgeon + (1d6)[2] Electric.

Fist4: (1d20+21)[23] crit: (on 19+)
damage: (8d8+12)[43] Bludgeon + (1d6)[4] Electric.

Fist5: (1d20+16)[33] crit: (on 19+)
damage: (8d8+12)[41] Bludgeon + (1d6)[5] Electric.

Tentacle1: (1d20+19)[37]
damage: (2d8+4)[10] Bludgeon

Tentacle2: (1d20+19)[39]
damage: (2d8+4)[16] Bludgeon

Tentacle3: (1d20+19)[24]
damage: (2d8+4)[14] Bludgeon

Tentacle4: (1d20+19)[31]
damage: (2d8+4)[15] Bludgeon

Forgot that Form of Doom gives me DR 5/-.
What's the bleeding affect again?

[Cavir]

Spoiler: Crit checks

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Haste: (1d20+26)[46]
Tentacle2: (1d20+19)[39]

Haste: (1d20+26)[43] Damage: (8d8+12)[47]
Tentacle2: (1d20+19)[29] Damage: (2d8+4)[10]

[Toliudar]

Ash

Ash can't help but flinch away from the many magical effects going off all around her. She drifts up slightly, mostly to avoid striking a colleague, and fires off a pair of black rays.

Spoiler: OOC

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Ash 5' steps straight up.

For the following effects, she'll target the Colubriloth unless Avakuss is once again acting before Ash (I'm assuming he's now after her in initiative) and has killed it. If it is down, Ash will instead target Tekinto

She uses a swift action to cast Assay Spell Resistance. Ranged touch attack: (1d20+20)[21] to give her a +10 to overcome spell resistance against that target. The +10 is not factored into the following rolls.

She uses a standard action to cast Miracle, using it to emulate Avasculate. Ranged Touch attack: (1d20+20)[33] Reduces it to half of its current HP. Caster Level check to overcome SR: (1d20+19)[34], possibly +10 if assay spell resistance hit. Fort save DC 32 or stunned for 1 round.

[kinem]

The Colubriloth gain takes a beating from Avakuss, but only a few of the blows actually damage the well-protected fiend, and the creature is not stunned.

Avakuss does manage to resist the Strength-draining effects of the 'loth's Unholy Aura.

Ash strikes the double-snake-headed creature with a ray that causes blood to emerge from all over the fiend's body as it hisses in agony! However, it is not dead nor stunned even after this gruesome event.

Center-of-All, now in the form of a juvenile Amethyst Dragon, is finally able to act ... and his action now is the only thing that might be able to take down the Colubriloth before it can do any more damage.

Center, having witnessed the battle so far, chooses an unusual tactic for him. Instead of trying to use the unfamiliar claws and bite of the dragon, he steps away from the foe and uses his 'flexible magic' to play sorcerer for once, emulating a Melf's Unicorn Arrow spell.

OOC: ranged touch attacks vs touch AC 19
(1d20+18)[23], damage (1d8+8)[16]
(1d20+18)[37], damage (1d8+8)[13]
(1d20+18)[29], damage (1d8+8)[12]
(1d20+18)[35], damage (1d8+8)[16]
(1d20+18)[19], damage (1d8+8)[12]

[kinem]

Though Center is using ranged attacks within the Nycaloth's reach, the huge fiend, having already swiped at Eilyra, can't react in time to take advantage of the opening.

The last of the unicorn arrows misses and harmlessly strikes the stone wall. The other arrows however skewer the already battered fiend. Though it might seem surprising that the creature has any blood left after what Ash did to it, it falls to the ground and begins to bleed out, though it is perhaps not quite dead yet.

Though shocked by their companion's sudden defeats, the remaining two fiends are not quite ready to give up the fight. They redouble their efforts to take out the huge and already-wounded Avakuss.

Acting quickly, the Tekinto tries a targeted Greater Dispel Magic against Avakuss:

OOC: Dispel checks: I'm not really sure how many are needed
(1d20+20)[38], (1d20+20)[34], (1d20+20)[30], (1d20+20)[35]
(1d20+20)[21], (1d20+20)[22], (1d20+20)[25], (1d20+20)[26]

It then targets Avakuss with its Far Claw ability, though without the benefit of Wraithstrike:
Far Claw (1d20+27)[36], damage (2d6+13)[23] + 1 negative level
Far Claw (1d20+27)[41], damage (2d6+13)[21] + 1 negative level

The Nycaloth then attempts to finish him off with its huge greataxe and claws:
(1d20+41)[58], damage(4d6+15)[29]
(1d20+36)[48], damage(4d6+15)[26]
(1d20+31)[48], damage(4d6+15)[31]
(1d20+26)[28], damage(4d6+15)[28]
claw (1d20+30)[32], damage(1d8+3)[10] + bleeding wound
claw (1d20+30)[43], damage(1d8+3)[6] + bleeding wound

Spoiler: map

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A = Avakuss (weakened)
C = Center (weakened, dragon)

H = Ash (flying)
E = Eilyra (flying)
T = Taric (banished)

N = Nycaloth
S = Colubriloth (unconscious)
K = Tekinto
P = Baernoloth (dead)
# = Gate
d = door
{ = blade barrier

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.......XXXXXddXXXX.......
.......X.NNN.CCESX.......
.XXXXXXX.NNN.CCH.X.......
.X.....d.NNN..AAAX.......
.X.....d....##AAAX.......
.X.....X....##AAAX.......
.XXXXXXXKK.......X.......
.......XKK......BX.......
.......XXXXXddXXXX.......
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OOC: PCs to act

[Toliudar]

Ash

Seeing the fiends combining their efforts in an effort to take out Avakuss, Ash swoops down to administer aid.

Spoiler: OOC

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If Avakuss is still alive:

Ash will use a move action to relocate directly above him.
Then a standard action to use Restoration on him, to remove the negative levels, and maybe the weakening effect?
And a swift action to cast Quickened Heal to restore 150 HP of damage.

If Avakuss is dead:

Ash will use a move action to move down to his body. Attempt to tumble to avoid attacks of opportunity, if need be: (1d20+6)[18]
Then a standard action to defensively cast Miracle to duplicate Revivify.
And a swift action to cast Quickened Heal to bring him up to 149HP.

[Archmage1]

Seeing the Nycaloth continuing to flail at Avakuss, Eilyra darts across the distance between herself and the Tekinto, her flaming sword appearing in her hands, and lashing out, lacerating the Tekinto. Her grin as she strikes an opponent for the first time in the combat is almost disturbing.

Spoiler: Actions

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Standard 1: Bounding Assault, Nycaloth and Tekinto(No AoO.)
Standard 2: Bounding Assault, Nycaloth and Tekinto(No AoO.)

Move(Moving around to qualify for both bounding assaults, and ending up next to the Tekinto. Not going through the gate area.)
Free: Draw Sword(Thanks to the Gloves)
Free: Arcane Strike(Burning a 5th level slot)

(1d20+44)[48] Attack 1
(1d10+20)[26] P/S Damage + (1d6)[2] Fire + (5d4)[12] Untyped + 6(Skirmish, Untyped)
(1d20+39)[49] Attack 2
(1d10+20)[26] P/S Damage + (1d6)[1] Fire + (5d4)[16] Untyped + 1(Skirmish, Untyped)
(1d20+44)[55] Attack 3
(1d10+20)[29] P/S Damage + (1d6)[4] Fire + (5d4)[11] Untyped + 5(Skirmish, Untyped)
(1d20+39)[42] Attack 4
(1d10+20)[28] P/S Damage + (1d6)[6] Fire + (5d4)[14] Untyped + 6(Skirmish, Untyped)

On the first hit,
(1d20+24)[32] Spell Penetration(Vampiric Touch)
(10d6)[34] * 1.5(Empowered Vampiric Touch)(51)

[Cavir]

Avakuss takes a severe beating and loses some of his psionic protections but Ash's magic nearly full wipes the slate clean. "C, finish off their cleric." Avakuss looks to the Tekinto and smiles.

"You wanted to fight? Time for your final lesson in pain." In a flash the goliath moves partially around the gate to get closer to the Tekinto without touching the gate. It's tight for one his size but if he can finish it off he'll have more room for the Nycaloth. Avakuss gives the Tekinto a continuation of a beating that Eilyra had begun.

Spoiler: OOC

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Swift: Hustle (3PP) for a move action (70' speed) to avoid AoO and keep Full Attack as an option. 10' south, then squeezing 10' west. My left edge lines up with the gate's left edge. I'll be able to reach both opps but I'm out of the Tekinto's normal reach. -4 attack and AC (down to AC38, had miscalculated in OOC).

Full: Flurry of Blows + Tentacles. If I drop the Tekinto then work on removing the mirror images.
For each hit, Staggering Blow: Fort DC34 or stunned one round.

Haste: (1d20+29)[43] (crit on 19+) (+15 BAB, +14 STR, +4 Magic, +1 Focus, -2 Size, +1 Haste, -4 Squeeze )
damage: (8d8+18)[52] Bludgeon + (1d6)[3] Electric. Specials: Adamantine, Good

Fist1: (1d20+29)[40] (crit on 19+)
damage: (8d8+18)[54] Bludgeon + (1d6)[2] Electric.

Fist2: (1d20+29)[35] (crit on 19+)
damage: (8d8+18)[50] Bludgeon + (1d6)[4] Electric.

Fist3: (1d20+29)[40] (crit on 19+)
damage: (8d8+18)[52] Bludgeon + (1d6)[6] Electric.

Fist4: (1d20+24)[40] (crit on 19+)
damage: (8d8+18)[63] Bludgeon + (1d6)[5] Electric.

Fist5: (1d20+19)[39] (crit on 19+)
damage: (8d8+18)[49] Bludgeon + (1d6)[2] Electric.

Tenacle1: (1d20+24)[28]
damage: (2d8+7)[12]

Tenacle2: (1d20+24)[34]
damage: (2d8+7)[11]

Tenacle3: (1d20+24)[28]
damage: (2d8+7)[16]

Tenacle4: (1d20+24)[36]
damage: (2d8+7)[13]

[Cavir]

Spoiler: One crit threat

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Fist5: (1d20+19)[39] (crit on 19+)
damage: (8d8+18)[49] Bludgeon + (1d6)[2] Electric.

Attack: (1d20+19)[39]
Damage: (8d8+18)[62] + (1d6)[4] Electric

[kinem]

Eilyra's attacks wound the Tekinto, but the green scaled fiend still seems healthy enough to fight. The Vampiric Touch does not seem to affect it.

Avakuss begins pounding at the creature too. His first attack seems like it should have struck a telling blow, but the fiend somehow dodges it at the last moment. His attacks are well-aimed, but not quite as precise as Eilyra's impressive strikes. He also seems to be fighting a bit of a deflection effect which didn't happen when Eilyra attacked it.

Only his fifth fist attack actually wounds the fiend, though not enough to bring it down ...

Center now attempts to take Avakuss' advice ...

[kinem]

In dragon form, Center-of-All lashes out at the surrounding fiends. He bites the Colubriloth, finishing it off for sure, and then steps towards the Nycaloth and takes out 5 of its 8 mirror images.

However, the fiends change tactics now. The Tekinto swiftly concentrates and puts a haste effect on itself and the Nycaloth.

The Nycaloth then lashes out with its huge axe ... not at Avakuss this time, but at the dragon. It swings a bit harder this time, though also more wildly (OOC: Power Attack), but still manages to strike Center in his dragon form. All of its attacks hit ...

The result is that the famous Rilmani, in dragon form, is now ... bloody and dead on the cold stone floor of this place.

Yet the badly wounded Tekinto is not done making mischief. It uses another spell-like ability ... and vanishes!

It takes a moment for you to notice what else is gone. Both the body of the dead Colubriloth, and also that of the dead Baernoloth, have also vanished!

The Nycaloth is still very much present, and it swiftly renews its Mirror Image defense, resulting in a total of ((1d4+5)[6], max 8) images.

Spoiler: map

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A = Avakuss (weakened, squeezing)
C = Center (dead, dragon)

H = Ash (flying)
E = Eilyra
T = Taric (banished)

N = Nycaloth
S = Colubriloth (dead, gone)
K = Tekinto (gone)
P = Baernoloth (dead, gone)
# = Gate
d = door

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.......XXXXXddXXXX.......
.......X.NNNCC...X.......
.XXXXXXX.NNNCC.H.X.......
.X.....d.NNN.....X.......
.X.....d....##...X.......
.X.....XE...##...X.......
.XXXXXXX....AAA..X.......
.......X....AAA..X.......
.......XXXXXddXXXX.......
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OOC: PCs to act

[Archmage1]

Eilyra looks at the vanished Tekinto, the missing bodies, and the fallen corpse of Center of All, and sighs. Isn't this quite the mess. Resolvable, but it will take time and blood. A moment later, her bloody sword vanishes for later use, and she rushes the Nycaloth, simply seeking to touch the images to dispel them.

Spoiler: Actions

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Bounding assault the Nycaloth twice, after putting her sword into storage to simplify the extraction of blood later. Her final position is intended to be such that Avakuss can easily flank said demon.

She does provoke an AoO for each strike.
(1d20+35)[48] Strike 1 (1d3+4)[7] Nonlethal + (1d6)[2] Untyped(From Swiftblade's strange version of Skirmish)
(1d20+30)[47] Strike 2 (1d3+4)[6] Nonlethal + (1d6)[5] Untyped(From Swiftblade's strange version of Skirmish)
(1d20+35)[50] Strike 3 (1d3+4)[6] Nonlethal + (1d6)[3] Untyped(From Swiftblade's strange version of Skirmish)
(1d20+30)[36] Strike 4 (1d3+4)[6] Nonlethal + (1d6)[5] Untyped(From Swiftblade's strange version of Skirmish)

Image rolls?(2 per. Not sure how you really want to handle that.)
(1d6)[5]
(1d6)[1]
(1d5)[2]
(1d5)[2]
(1d4)[3]
(1d4)[1]
(1d3)[2]
(1d3)[1]

[kinem]

Eilyra manages to get rid of four of the images, leaving two remaining in addition to the actual fiend.

The nycaloth takes the opportunity to try to hit Eilyra with its axe:
attack (1d20+37)[48], damage (4d6+25)[44]

Spoiler: map

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A = Avakuss (weakened, squeezing)
C = Center (dead, dragon)

H = Ash (flying)
E = Eilyra
T = Taric (banished)

N = Nycaloth
S = Colubriloth (dead, gone)
K = Tekinto (gone)
P = Baernoloth (dead, gone)
# = Gate
d = door

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.......XXXXXddXXXX.......
.......X.NNNCC...X.......
.XXXXXXXENNNCC.H.X.......
.X.....d.NNN.....X.......
.X.....d....##...X.......
.X.....X....##...X.......
.XXXXXXX....AAA..X.......
.......X....AAA..X.......
.......XXXXXddXXXX.......
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OOC: Ash, Avakuss to act

[Archmage1]

Eilyra easily sidesteps the poorly swung axe, shaking her head in disgust at the lack of skill being displayed.

[Cavir]

Avakuss cringes as he helplessly watches dragon's slaughter. He knows he has to deal with the Tekinto before even getting to the Nycaloth. Suddenly the Tekinto and some of the dead are gone. He can't explain it but he keeps his frame in fighting what is still a threat. In another flash Avakuss closes with the Nycaloth and works to pummel it into wishing it had disappeared with its so called allies.

Spoiler: OOC

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Hustle 3PP to move around the gate and get base to base with the Nycaloth without drawing AoOs. No more squeezing.

Four tentacle attacks and Flurry of Blows. Tentacles first to finish off the images. STR is at 30 including the weakened state (-8 STR)
For each critical hit, Staggering Blow: Fort DC30 or stunned one round. (base 10 + 10 str + 10 level)

EDIT: Tentacle damage is wrong, will redo in OOC. See below.

Tentacle1: (1d20+24)[27] crit: 19+ (+15 BAB, +10 STR, +4 Magic, +1 Focus, -2 Size, +1 Haste, -5 secondary)
damage: (8d8+14)[43] Bludgeon + (1d6)[3] Electric. (+10 STR, +4 magic) Specials: Adamantine, Good

Tentacle2: (1d20+24)[40]
damage: (8d8+14)[39] Bludgeon

Tentacle3: (1d20+24)[34]
damage: (8d8+14)[39] Bludgeon

Tentacle4: (1d20+24)[30]
damage: (8d8+14)[44] Bludgeon

From OOC:
Tentacle rolls were wrong. Correcting:
T1: (2d8+5)[14]
T2: (2d8+5)[17]
T3: (2d8+5)[14]
T4: (2d8+5)[12]

Haste: (1d20+29)[34] crit: 19+ (+15 BAB, +10 STR, +4 Magic, +1 Focus, -2 Size, +1 Haste)
damage: (8d8+14)[52] Bludgeon + (1d6)[3] Electric. (+10STR, +4 magic) Specials: Adamantine, Good

Fist1: (1d20+29)[39]
damage: (8d8+14)[49] Bludgeon + (1d6)[2] Electric.

Fist2: (1d20+29)[30]
damage: (8d8+14)[55] Bludgeon + (1d6)[5] Electric.

Fist3: (1d20+29)[44]
damage: (8d8+14)[54] Bludgeon + (1d6)[5] Electric.

Fist4: (1d20+24)[29]
damage: (8d8+14)[52] Bludgeon + (1d6)[1] Electric.

Fist5: (1d20+19)[35]
damage: (8d8+14)[50] Bludgeon + (1d6)[6] Electric.

[kinem]

Spoiler: map

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A = Avakuss (weakened, squeezing)
C = Center (dead, dragon)

H = Ash (flying)
E = Eilyra
T = Taric (banished)

N = Nycaloth
S = Colubriloth (dead, gone)
K = Tekinto (gone)
P = Baernoloth (dead, gone)
# = Gate
d = door

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.......X.NNNCC...X.......
.XXXXXXXENNNCC.H.X.......
.X.....d.NNN.....X.......
.X.....d.AAA##...X.......
.X.....X.AAA##...X.......
.XXXXXXX.AAA.....X.......
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Avakuss' tentacles dispel the remaining images, and two of his fist attacks connect solidly with the winged fiend. However, the giant fiend is quite tough, and has plenty of fight left in it.

OOC: Ash to act

[Toliudar]

Ash

Ash had been to enough worlds to hear a variety of forms of swearing, but found that Terran, with its focus on extremely corporeal motions and actions, and on rasps and plosive sounds, most satisfying. She opts to share her frustration at losing Centre of All - even temporarily - directly with the Nycaloth's brain.

Spoiler: OOC

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Ash uses a standard action to use her Share my Vision supernatural ability. Will DC 25 or dazed for 1 round, and maybe I get a flash of its memories.

[kinem]

The Nycaloth resists Ash's Vision with force of will.

Viewing Avakuss as the only real threat here, it continues to attack him with axe and claws.

OOC: Attacks w/haste, 20% miss (1-20) IIRC
(1d20+42)[59], damage (4d6+15)[34], miss (1d100)[51]
(1d20+37)[44], damage (4d6+15)[27], miss (1d100)[29]
(1d20+32)[51], damage (4d6+15)[30], miss (1d100)[64]
(1d20+27)[29], damage (4d6+15)[30], miss (1d100)[6]
(1d20+42)[54], damage (4d6+15)[29], miss (1d100)[22]
claw (1d20+31)[51], damage (1d8+3)[5] + bleeding wound, miss (1d100)[1]
claw (1d20+31)[46], damage (1d8+3)[9] + bleeding wound, miss (1d100)[81]

It then swiftly renews its Mirror Image defense again: (1d4+5)[6], max 8 images

OOC: vs N Mirror Images, roll 1d10 (or can roll a smaller die if there are fewer images).
1-N = (if hits AC 10 in this case) destroys an image;
N+1 = attacks the target creature; higher roll = roll again.

[Archmage1]

Seeing the mirror images appearing again, Eilyra sighs. "You do want to be annoying, don't you?"

With that, she 5 foot steps(Or moves) and casts Ironguard on Avakuss before she activates the magic within her gloves.

Spoiler: Actions/Effects

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Move/5 foot step. Cast Ironguard defensively(Avakuss becomes immune to metal weapons, like axes, even if they are magical.)(She auto-succeeds on the defensive cast check)(Duration: 44 rounds)
Using her Gloves of the Strategist to cast True Strike.

[Cavir]

Avakuss took another beating. Center's death and the mirror images reappearing threatened to disrupt Avakuss' martial focus but he kept at it. He hoped it wasn't regenerating what pounding he could dish back on the real beast.

Spoiler: OOC

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Spoiler: Hits from last round:

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OOC: Attacks w/haste, 20% miss (1-20) IIRC
(1d20+42)[59], damage (4d6+15)[34], miss (1d100)[51]
(1d20+37)[44], damage (4d6+15)[27], miss (1d100)[29]
(1d20+32)[51], damage (4d6+15)[30], miss (1d100)[64]
(1d20+27)[29], damage (4d6+15)[30], miss (1d100)[6]
(1d20+42)[54], damage (4d6+15)[29], miss (1d100)[22]
claw (1d20+31)[51], damage (1d8+3)[5] + bleeding wound, miss (1d100)[1]
claw (1d20+31)[46], damage (1d8+3)[9] + bleeding wound, miss (1d100)[81]

Total: 129hp + 1 bleed level.
DR 5/- from Form of Doom: -> saves 20hp
Flaw for +1 damage from metal weapons, extra 4hp
Bleed on my turn -1
Current: 145/297

Had forgotten the DR and flaw, but not applying them retroactively because I would make out on that.

Full: Four tentacle attacks and Flurry of Blows. Tentacles first to finish off the images. STR is at 30 including the weakened state (-8 STR)
For each critical hit, Staggering Blow: Fort DC30 or stunned one round. (base 10 + 10 str + 10 level)

Tentacle1: (1d20+26)[29] crit: 19+ (+15 BAB, +10 STR, +4 Magic, +1 Focus, -2 Size, +1 Haste, +2 flank, -5 secondary)
damage: (2d8+5)[16] Bludgeon

Tentacle2: (1d20+26)[36]
damage: (2d8+5)[17]

Tentacle3: (1d20+26)[46]
damage: (2d8+5)[15]

Tentacle4: (1d20+26)[34]
damage: (2d8+5)[16]

Haste: (1d20+31)[32] crit: 19+ (+15 BAB, +10 STR, +4 Magic, +1 Focus, -2 Size, +1 Haste, +2 flank)
damage: (8d8+14)[46] Bludgeon + (1d6)[3] Electric. (+10STR, +4 magic) Specials: Adamantine, Good

Fist1: (1d20+31)[40]
damage: (8d8+14)[52] Bludgeon + (1d6)[2] Electric.

Fist2: (1d20+31)[47]
damage: (8d8+14)[52] Bludgeon + (1d6)[6] Electric.

Fist3: (1d20+31)[45]
damage: (8d8+14)[47] Bludgeon + (1d6)[3] Electric.

Fist4: (1d20+26)[35]
damage: (8d8+14)[47] Bludgeon + (1d6)[2] Electric.

Fist5: (1d20+31)[44]
damage: (8d8+14)[35] Bludgeon + (1d6)[3] Electric.

[Cavir]

Spoiler: Crit check

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Tentacle3: (1d20+26)[31]
damage: (2d8+5)[13]

Haste attack was a Nat1

I can't really roll for mirror images since with so many attacks the number could vary along the way.

[kinem]

OOC: With the d10/roll again method it’s ok if the number of images varies.

(20d10)[9][2][7][1][5][9][8][2][8][4][1][1][8][7][10][5][5][8][1][3](104)

[kinem]

Most of Avakuss' many attacks destroy images, but one attack misses altogether, and one of the tentacle attacks and two of the fist attacks connect with the real fiend. All of the Mirror Images are now gone, and the giant fiend looks to be about halfway worn down in terms of its ability to take punishment.

OOC: Ash to act

[kinem]

Ash decides to cast Assay Spell Resistance and to try again to Dominate the remaining fiend.

OOC: Nycaloth's Will save (1d20+26)[45] vs DC 32

[kinem]

Realizing that Avakuss has been protected, the powerful Nycaloth turns its fury on Eilyra, attacking with greataxe and claws.

OOC: Attacks w/haste, 50% miss (1-50) IIRC
(1d20+42)[47], damage (4d6+15)[31], miss (1d100)[71]
(1d20+37)[51], damage (4d6+15)[30], miss (1d100)[81]
(1d20+32)[52], damage (4d6+15)[33], miss (1d100)[92]
(1d20+27)[33], damage (4d6+15)[30], miss (1d100)[17]
(1d20+42)[57], damage (4d6+15)[28], miss (1d100)[53]
claw (1d20+31)[44], damage (1d8+3)[10] + bleeding wound, miss (1d100)[88]
claw (1d20+31)[42], damage (1d8+3)[4] + bleeding wound, miss (1d100)[67]

Seeing that the battle is lost, the fiend then swiftly uses its ability to Teleport, vanishing from your sight.

OOC: Combat is currently over

Other than the spilled blood, Center's body, and the central Gate, the only features of note in the stone room are the plain stone doors. There is a pair of double doors on each of the outer side walls, and another pair that must lead to the 'extension' part of the tower. The doors on the outer walls are barred, to prevent entry from outside. The ones that lead to the other room have no visible lock and have a protrusion that serves as a handle.

[Archmage1]

Eilyra easily dodges the first swing of the axe, and as she does so, her fingers flicker, and suddenly, there are seven Eilyra's facing the Nycaloth. The 'Loth's next swing passes through one of the images harmlessly, and Eilyra turns a mocking grin on the Nycaloth. Unfortunately for her, something about it gives her location away, and the next swing almost takes her head off. Luckily, it is deflected by the durability of Heart of Earth, leaving a minor scrape behind. The rest of the strikes miss entirely, passing through images.

After it vanishes, Eilyra takes a look around the field, before she quickly darts over to the portal, and examines it for a moment, to determine the stability. (And if she thinks it is remotely open, she will cast dimensional lock)

Spoiler: Knowledge rolls

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(1d20+36)[55] Arcana(This is magic, right?)
(1d20+36)[44] Planes(How stable is the portal, has someone been working to destabilize it)
(1d20+36)[38] Local(Any local rumors/legends)
(1d20+19)[39] Listen(Are the insects heading our way, or do we hear other threats?)

As she looks around, she shakes her head. "That did not go ideally. I was not expecting fanatics to be so swift on the retreat. Raising Center may be interesting."