Against the Dragon: An ECL 20 Mini-Adventure

[PhoenixRivers]

Doesn't Seto have a higher initiative than I do?

Yup. I was listing who I was waiting on info from. Not necessarily in the proper order. If you post your actions spoilered, we'll handle them after Seto.

[Superglucose]

Well mine do tend to depend on what Seto does. I mean first I'm going to cast Timestop and all, but yeah.

[PhoenixRivers]

Fair enough. Bear in mind that the dragon's 75% in the ground.

[Orran]

Seto will cast his Greater dispel, area effect rather than targeted. This should take out the highest caster level spell (Or not as the case may be) but since they are mostly 23, I would say the the highest level spell goes first, would you agree? Regardless, heres 5 dispel checks, in case we need to move down the list.

(1d20+22)[34]
(1d20+22)[35]
(1d20+22)[33]
(1d20+22)[26]
(1d20+22)[39]

[Superglucose]

First the Avorals fire off their spells.

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Four sets of CL 7 empowered magic missile:
(4d4+4)[16] 24
(4d4+4)[13] 19
(4d4+4)[16] 24
(4d4+4)[14] 21

Then Kagrenac casts Time Stop (I'll need to see my rounds before I take those actions)

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(1d4+1)[4]

[Superglucose]

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Round 1:
Assay Spell Resistance on that damn dragon
Move: I'll end up in R-19 at the end of my movement for all Time Stop.
Round 2:
Karma Bead
Round 3:
Widened Wall of Stone (CL is now 25, so I get 100 squares of Wall of Stone 2 inches thick or 50 that are 4 inches thick.

I'll do the 4 incher, and make a 25ft high wall stretching from B5 to S5.

25ft high in rows B, E, G,H,I,K, M,
5ft "high" from the top of the cavern in rows C, D, F, J, L, N, O, P, Q, R, and S

This leaves 10ft gaps that large-sized or smaller creatures can easily move through. In addition, it blocks LoS to Torvin, apparently. Whatever it keeps him from being attacked.

EDIT For Reference:
HP of 60, Hardness of 32

Round 4:
Ready Targeted Dispel Magic (regular, not greater) targeting him for when the Time Stop ends.
(1d20+10)[19]
(1d20+10)[19]
(1d20+10)[21]
(1d20+10)[21]
(1d20+10)[11]
(1d20+10)[12]
Remember, even if it doesn't affect him he either has to use his spheres to stop it, or if he has spell turning up it drains from his spell turning! And I'm not at risk from the spell. That would be 7 total spell levels slung at him, 4 Magic Missiles and 3 from Dispel Magic.

Phew. A huge wall is erected and Kagrenac is now in R-19

[PhoenixRivers]

NOTE: For future reference, it is not known how many time stop rounds you get when you cast it. You know it's over when it ends.

[PhoenixRivers]

@Super:

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Also, how are you getting hardness 32? Extra thickness adds HP, not hardness.

Source: SRD

Each 5-foot square of the wall has 15 hit points per inch of thickness and hardness 8.

[Superglucose]

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It appears you are right. That's me dealing with English grammar in the middle of the night when I'm tired lol

End turn.

[PhoenixRivers]

Seto will cast his Greater dispel, area effect rather than targeted. This should take out the highest caster level spell (Or not as the case may be) but since they are mostly 23, I would say the the highest level spell goes first, would you agree? Regardless, heres 5 dispel checks, in case we need to move down the list.

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[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]
[roll4]

Among equal CL spells, I use random determination, as it's impartial, and doesn't contradict anything ruleswise.

[Orran]

Sounds fair enough to me.

[PhoenixRivers]

Orran, Area dispel has a 20 foot radius burst. Please place the effect.

[Orran]

The intersection of N/O 6/7, should catch the dragon and avoid anyone else.

[PhoenixRivers]

The intersection of N/O 6/7, should catch the dragon and avoid anyone else.

Altitude? Ground level? Higher up? (Sorry, but there are spell effects throughout the area, such as Dimensional Lock, PaO, and the like, and I'm trying to check those as well)

[Orran]

Yes, ground level, sorry, I should have specified that.

[PhoenixRivers]

DM/OO:

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(1d13)[5]

1 Haste
2 Effulgent Epuration
3 Superior Invisibility
4 Mind Blank
5 Spell Immunity
6 Energy Immunity (Cold)
7 Spell Turning
8 True Seeing
9 Righteous Might
10 Death Ward
11 Nondetection
12 Anticipate Teleportation
13 Scintillating Scales

Dimensional lock and Spell Immunity are dispelled.

@Any with arcane sight:

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Dimensional Locks in the area are dismissed.

If you also have true seeing:

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Dragon loses Spell Immunity.

EDIT: Will have next ready action effects up tonight, as well as remainder of dragon's action.

[PhoenixRivers]

@ Kagrenac/Avoral Ready Actions:

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Magic Missiles are turned back upon their casters.

@ Dispel: Absorbed by the Epuration.

One orb disappears.

@Those with True seeing (and Terry/Theda):

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The dragon casts a brief spell (Wraithstrike), then opens up with a brutal assault.

Bite Attack (At Theda): (1d20+47)[60] (touch attack)
If Hits: (4d8+25)[38]
It Threat: (1d20+47)[67]
If Crit: (4d8+25)[37] additional

Claw Attack (At Theda): (1d20+45)[58] (touch attack)
If Hits: (4d6+18)[37]
It Threat: (1d20+45)[58]
If Crit: (4d6+18)[26] additional

Claw Attack (At Theda): (1d20+45)[48] (touch attack)
If Hits: (4d6+18)[28]
It Threat: (1d20+45)[47]
If Crit: (4d6+18)[37] additional

Wing Attack (At Theda): (1d20+45)[60] (touch attack)
If Hits: (2d8+18)[28]
It Threat: (1d20+45)[51]
If Crit: (2d8+18)[23] additional

Tail Attack (At Theda): (1d20+45)[51] (touch attack)
If Hits: (4d6+33)[42]
It Threat: (1d20+45)[58]
If Crit: (4d6+33)[41] additional

Note: If you do not have true seeing, you are also flat footed for this attack (per rules on invisible attackers)

After that, the dragon's turn is done.

EDIT: Anyone who can see the dragon attack is subject to its fear aura, Will DC 33. Any effects you have to protect (such as Mind Blank) will apply.

From here, Torvin is welcome to take his action, though note that there is now a wall between Torvin and the dragon (due to Kagrenac's action).

[Orran]

Will Save: (1d20+22)[39]

[Toliudar]

The Theda-angel wavers but does not fall as all of the dragon's attacks dig through her natural defences.

[Superglucose]

From here, Torvin is welcome to take his action, though note that there is now a wall between Torvin and the dragon (due to Kagrenac's action).

It's also worth noting that he has to move all of 10 feet either left or right to get LoS to the dragon.

[PhoenixRivers]

After Reviewing: Torvin does have LOS to the dragon, though the dragon benefits from cover.

New Map:

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Please let me know if anything seems out of order. As the Wall of stone is only 4 inches thick, I've put it at a grid intersection, and used alternating colors to show the full wall and the short wall.

[Tehnar]

Ghrem is at J17 instead (moved in post 1120).

[Toliudar]

MY APOLOGIES! I'd misread the amount of damage. Theda is badly hurt, but not down. I'll adjust my previous reaction.

[PhoenixRivers]

Wait a moment. The dragon has one more wing attack in its full attack routine (1 bite, 2 claw, 2 wing, 1 tail).

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Wing Attack (At Theda): (1d20+45)[48] (touch attack)
If Hits: (2d8+18)[25]
It Threat: (1d20+45)[50]
If Crit: (2d8+18)[22] additional

Will update Ghrem's location.

EDIT: The 2nd wing attack missed, no need to worry about it.

[PhoenixRivers]

Torvin (DELAYING - MAY ACT BETWEEN ANY TURNS)
Seto
Kagrenac (moved due to Ready Action)
(OpFor)
Ghrem
Theda/Terry

We're currently waiting on Torvin, as it was his intent to act after the dragon became visible. Torvin will have until the next system update (3 am, Central Time). If he's not posted by then, I'll assume he's continuing to delay until after other players.

[mostlyharmful]

appologise on time, was away for the weekend.

Anyway, Torvin fires off the Mage's Disjunction at D9, by my reckoning that should just get the dragon and the wall allong A and the floor. Then Quickened through rod cast Antimagic Aura


Ranged touch attack (d20+35)[53]
SR penetration (d20+27)[47]
Will negates (DC 29)

[mostlyharmful]

forgot percentage roll for cover (low=miss)
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[PhoenixRivers]

Dragon Spellcraft (Disjunction): (1d20+27)[35]

EDIT: Cover doesn't require miss chance, it modifies AC.

Regardless, as you are casting the disjunction, the dragon utters a single word ("Escape" in draconic), and disappears.

You may retarget the disjunction for wherever you like (it won't get rid of the wall, as it's an instantaneous duration conjuration effect.)

DM/Observers only:

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Contingent Dimension Door triggers, teleporting it outside the lair, next to Map section 1.

[mostlyharmful]

forgot percentage roll for cover (low=miss)

(d100)[48]

Damnit!

[PhoenixRivers]

Dragon Spellcraft (Disjunction): [roll0]

EDIT: Cover doesn't require miss chance, it modifies AC.

Regardless, as you are casting the disjunction, the dragon utters a single word ("Escape" in draconic), and disappears.

You may retarget the disjunction for wherever you like (it won't get rid of the wall, as it's an instantaneous duration conjuration effect.)

DM/Observers only:

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Contingent Dimension Door triggers, teleporting it outside the lair, next to Map section 1.

This is reposted for clarity.