The Arcane Asylum [IC]

[Maharrg]

Ryltar

Slipping the eye into a pouch Ryltar peers into the darkness and relates what he sees to the half-elf

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Perception: (1d20+4)[19]

[Jokes]

The room appears empty. There are dozens of crates and cages, all with their doors flung wide open, their contents nowhere to be seen.

You turn around to relate what you see to the bard, but you are interrupted by a soft *crack* of bone followed by a soft slurping sound coming from the far end of the room, presumably from behind a pile of crates.

[Shadow_Elf]

Eleanora

Presumably hearing the same slurping sound that Ryltar did, but not knowing it source, Eleanora pulls out her rapier and buckler and prepares for combat. Whatever that gross thing is back there, we should lure it out into the open so I can save my sunrod, she suggests, ready to fight. Her eyes glaze over for a moment, and she assumes a street duelist's posture, instead of her typical Eladrin fencing stance. I'm not sure exactly how we came here, but if that slurping monster comes out here, it shall feel the sting of the Red Lily's blade, she thinks to herself.

[Maharrg]

Ryltar

whispering "I'll try and get a closer look" he attempts to slip into the room without arousing the creatures attention. If he does he will quickly dash to the protection of rapier wielding half-elf

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Stealth: (1d20+11)[25]
Perception: (1d20+4)[23]
Acrobatics: (1d20+9)[28] dodge and get back outside if I'm seen

[Jokes]

You slip quietly into the dark, tip-toeing toward the sound. You peer around the pile of crates and see a man, his back toward you, wearing a drab gray suit. He is stooped over the corpse of another drow, holding half the body up while the legs splay out in an increasing pool of blood. He appears to be chewing on the drow's head, making the strange sucking noise.

[Maharrg]

Ryltar

The Drow sees one of his own being devoured and panics. He launches a blast of cold at the beast and tries to push it away. He then runs back out the door and cowers behind Eleanora. "Its horrific and I think it coming...."

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Not sure of the game mechanics but here goes:

Standard: Dragon Frost V Fort (1d20+15)[28]+2 surprise? [roll]1d8+14[/roll] cold and push 1
Move: Back out the door.
Minor: whimper

[Jokes]

You blast the creature, forcing it to drop it's meal and regain it's footing. It turns to face you, blood dripping from its... tentacles?

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"Ah, more meals." The voice doesn't seem to be coming from the creature, but rather it echoes in your mind.

Map

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Roll some initiatives. Maharrg, reroll your damage.

initiative - (1d20+16)[36]

[Maharrg]

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(1d8+14)[18] cold
Initiative - (1d20+2)[6]

[Shadow_Elf]

Damn, what is that thing? thinks Red. Suddenly, another voice intrudes on her brain. It is an aberration, thief, and it shall die by my blade! Corellon's might shall smite this affront to beauty! As Caelan comes to the surface, another voice interrupts the mental argument. Aha! So, this explains some things... Neither of you are getting my body, and neither are any of the other ones I may or may not know about. Feel free to give me some advice, but this is my body and I'll do what I have to.

((From now on, Eleanora's alternate personalities speak only to her, in her head. She's had some sort of epiphany in the face of the illithid's psychic powers, or something. I was just tired of having to justify why Caelan and Red were not turning on the others, since one is mean and the other is self-righteous.))

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Inish: (1d20+7)[12]
Arcana: (1d20+10)[20]
Perception: (1d20+12)[16]

[Jokes]

The Illithid stalks calmly toward you, if it had a mouth it would seem to be smiling. It pauses directly in front of you and the room turns silent. Until that slight ringing in your ear increases in pitch and it begins encompassing your whole mind.

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Close Blast 5
Attack Ryltar - (1d20+14)[28] vs Will
Attack Eleanora - (1d20+14)[18] vs Will
damage - (2d6+5)[15] psychic damage and dazed (save ends). Miss: Half Damage (7 psychic) and not dazed. If you are dazed, the Illithid is invisible to you. Also remember the room is dark, so only Ryltar can see further than where the doorway lets in light.

[Shadow_Elf]

Heya, tentacle face, taste this! Eleanora channels Caelan's powers to draw the ire of the mind flayer away from Ryltar. Then she runs up and bops it on the head with her signature move, a feint and then a devastating attack.

Minor Action: Divine Challenge on the Illithid
Move Action: Walk to N6
Standard Action: Practiced Dilettante (Sly Flourish)

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Attack:
(1d20+18)[19] vs. AC
Hit: (3d8+13)[27] damage.

[Maharrg]

Ryltar

Frightened and dazed Ryltar taps into the power of his amulet. Shaking off the daze. He blast the creature with Darkfire. Then fighting the urge run fires bolts of demon souls at the monstrosity

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Minor: Periapt of Cascading Health. Power (Encounter): Minor Action. You end one condition that a save can end.
Minor: Darkfire V. Ref (1d20+17)[22] Uent all attacks against the target have CA. Target cannot benefit from invisibility or concealment. +2 to the following attacks if hit
Standard: Demon Soul-Bolts V Fort (1d20+14)[23] (d8+14)[18] Thunder and slide to O6 into the light.
Effect: Make the attack two more times
Demon Soul-Bolts V Fort (1d20+14)[26] (d8+14)[15]
Demon Soul-Bolts V Fort (1d20+14)[20] (d8+14)[17]

HP: 56/73
Surges: 3/6

Encounter
ACTION POINT
Second Wind
Cloud of Darkness
Darkfire
Ray of the Moon
Swirling Stars
Demon-Soul Bolts
Blazing Bolts
Fog Form
Spatial Trip
Fate's Chaos

Daily
Blinding Bolt
Season's Malaise
Palest Flames

[Jokes]

The Illithid easily ducks under Eleanora's sword as she swings, but is hit twice by Ryltars bolts. "Tentacle Face? Oh, all the better to eat you with." The mind flayer's tentacles writhe and try to attach themselves to Eleanora's head.

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Darkfire is also a miss.

Eleanora attack - (1d20+15)[23] vs AC
damage - (2d6+4)[11] damage and you are grabbed (until escape)

[Shadow_Elf]

Eleanora deftly sidesteps its squiggly beard of doom. Give him another of your signature strokes, Red... I mean, Ellie, comes Red Lily's disembodied, confused voice in her head. Eleanora nods her agreement, and grunts "Sounds like a plan" under her breath, probably to the confusion of the illithid.

Standard Action: Sly Flourish on the Illithid.

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Attack: (1d20+18)[36] vs. AC
Hit: (1d8+13)[19] damage.

[Maharrg]

Ryltar

Trying to give his eccentric companion aid he levels his staff and cold moonlight leaps from it a bathes the creature in cold light.

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Standard: Ray of the moon V. Will (1d20+15)[31] (2d6+6)[10] cold and cannot shift, and -1 to attack rolls until end of its next turn.

HP: 56/73
Surges: 3/6

Encounter
ACTION POINT
Second Wind
Cloud of Darkness
Darkfire
Ray of the Moon
Swirling Stars
Demon-Soul Bolts
Blazing Bolts
Fog Form
Spatial Trip
Fate's Chaos

Daily
Blinding Bolt
Season's Malaise
Palest Flames

[Jokes]

The illithid is hit by your attacks, but still continues fighting. It moves to line up it's mind blast again, allowing Eleanora to strike at it.

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Move: N5 (provokes AoO)
Standard: Mind Blast, close blast 5
Eleanora - (1d20+13)[29] vs Will *hit*
Ryltar - (1d20+13)[21] vs Will *Miss*
damage - (2d6+5)[9] psychic damage and dazed (save ends).
Miss: Half Damage, no stun.

[Shadow_Elf]

Eleanora swipes at the illithid with her vicious signature move as it steps away. Then, she channels the power of her Periapt to dismiss the mental effects of the illithid's nauseating attack. She slips forward to pin the mind flayer between herself and the crate. That's it, soldier. Tactical positioning is key. Hit em' where it hurts! Great, my own imaginings are patronizing me...

AoO: Sly Flourish
Minor Action: Periapt of Cascading Health, dismiss Dazed
Move Action: Shift to O5
Standard Action: Sly Flourish

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AoO: (1d20+18)[37] vs. AC
Hit: (1d8+13)[14] damage.

Standard Action: (1d20+18)[26] vs. AC
Hit: (1d8+13)[19] damage.

[Maharrg]

Ryltar

Hoping to shift the tide of battle he taps into his stronger abilities

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Standard: Blinding Bolt V. Ref (1d20+14)[25] (2d8+14)[18] radiant and blinded UENT. When blind ends target then treats each creature more than 5 squares away as having concealment (save ends)
Miss: half damage and UENT creature more than 5 squares away has concealment
Move: back 1 to N12

HP: 52/73
Surges: 3/6

Encounter
ACTION POINT
Second Wind
Cloud of Darkness
Darkfire
Ray of the Moon
Swirling Stars
Blazing Soul Bolts
Fog Form
Spatial Trip
Fate's Chaos

Daily
Blinding Bolt
Season's Malaise
Palest Flames

[Jokes]

The mind flayer reels back from Ryltar's attack. He holds his hands over his eyes a moment, but you suddenly feel a sound in your mind, slowly growing in intensity. He's laughing. "You think you have me beat? Maybe... I was hoping I wouldn't have to share you." There is silence, then a rustling from somewhere in the room and a shadow leaps atop a crate. It makes a high pitch call and is answered by another creature further back.

The illithid lunges at where Eleanora was, hoping again wrap his tentacles around her head.

The creature's call rises to an ear piercing pitch, directed at Eleanora. While you can only make out the silhouette of one creature, you are certain there is at least one more in the room.

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Illithid
Attack Eleanora - (1d20+10)[28] vs AC
damage - (2d6+4)[7] and grabbed (until escape)

Creature 1 (atop crates, 5ft higher)
attack Eleanora - (1d20+13)[28] vs Reflex[/roll]
damage - (2d6+5)[12] thunder damage.

[Maharrg]

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I'll delay until the bottom of the round.
If they hit him Ryltar will use Instinctive Darkness.

[Jokes]

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Dungeoneering checks may be helpful

[Maharrg]

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Dungeoneering- (1d20+4)[12]

[Shadow_Elf]

C'mon gal, you're better'n that! Get up! comes the voice of Sandra in her head. Renewed with energy, she slips next to the illithid, still entangled, and tries to break free. Then she gives it a good smack in the face with her rapier.

Minor Action: Majestic Word. Regain (2d6+25)[33] HP and get slid to N6.
Move Action: Escape attempt.
Standard Action: Sly Flourish, again.

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Escape: (1d20+11)[19] acrobatics vs. Illithid's reflex
Sly Flourish: (1d20+18)[22] vs. AC
Hit: (1d8+13)[18] damage.

[Jokes]

The tentacles hold tight around Eleanora's head, and she fails to escape. The Illithid grabs her sword arm as she attacks, the flayer whispering into her mind. "Shhh, we are both going to enjoy this."

[I've updated the initiatives on the Map (I was lazy ), just so you know, Ryltar should take his turn now, otherwise he'll be wasting a round by delaying.]

[Maharrg]

Ryltar

Trying to break his companion free of the tentacle faced beast, Ryltar blasts it with a force of cold.

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Used a daily power so I switch to Phase of Stars: Whenever an enemy's attack misses you, you can teleport 3 squares as a free action. You also gain resist 10 radiant, +2 feat bonus to Insight checks and Perception checks. Hit with an at will: You become insubstantial uent or until you are hit by an attack.

Standard: Dragon Frost on the Illithid V. Fort (1d20+17)[18] (1d8+14)[19] cold and push 1.
grrr a 1!!!

HP: 52/73
Surges: 3/6

Encounter
ACTION POINT
Second Wind
Cloud of Darkness
Darkfire
Ray of the Moon
Swirling Stars
Blazing Soul Bolts
Fog Form
Spatial Trip
Fate's Chaos

Daily
Blinding Bolt
Season's Malaise
Palest Flames

[Maharrg]

[use my move action as another check?]

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Dungeoneering - (1d20+4)[6] oh jeez the random gods hate me today

[Jokes]

Eleanora feels something sharp at the back of her skull, tearing through flesh as the illithid laughs in her mind.

The creature on the crates leaps down behind the illithid, and blasts the pair of you with a thunderous pulse.

Another creature comes into view in the doorway ahead of Ryltar. It lowers its head, then rears back and fires a pulse of thunder at the drow.

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Illithid-
attack Eleanora - (1d20+13)[19] vs Fort
damage - (3d6+4)[10] and you are dazed (save ends)

Creature 1-
attack Eleanora - (1d20+13)[28] vs Fort
attack Illithid - (1d20+13)[15]
damage - (2d6+5)[13] thunder damage and dazed (save ends).

Creature 2-
attack Ryltar - (1d20+13)[22] vs Reflex
damage - (2d6+5)[11] thunder damage.

You can't re-roll knowledge checks, you either know or you don't. However, because you are working on just the sound the creature made, you do get to roll again when you can actually see one. Also, I had to move Eleanora back to where she was because she's all immobilised.

[Shadow_Elf]

((It was a slide from an effect (force movement), not a shift.))

Eleanora will hope that Ryltar can disengage her, and delay her turn until after his. EDIT: Damn, cannot delay when dazed. Turn, limited as it may be, will be up in a sec.

[Shadow_Elf]

You can't eat my brains that easily! laughs Eleanora, as the tentacles fail to hurt her at all. She stops laughing when the sound wave hits her, though. This is not a good situation, kiddo. Grab the Drow and leave as soon as you can, comes Red Lily's voice in her head. Eleanora just shouts and smacks the illithid over the head again.

Standard Action: Sly Flourish @ the illithid

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Attack: (1d20+18)[33] vs. AC
Hit: (1d8+13)[15] damage.

Saving throw vs. Dazed: (1d20)[20]

Dungeoneering @ Squidface: (1d20+8)[12]
Dungeoneering @ Sound: (1d20+8)[11]
Dungeoneering @ Loud Creatures once visible: (1d20+8)[18]

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((It was a slide from an effect (force movement), not a shift.))

Huh, thought grabbing would make you restrained, but seems it's just immobilised. I'll edit the map to account for this.

The creature is a Destrachan, a blind abberation that stalks dark dungeons using it's other senses to hunt prey. They are adept vocalists, often imitating sounds they hear often in an attempt to lure prey in.

Can I also get Insight checks from you both?