The Savage Tide [IC]

[Swami Monsoon]

Tom opens the door and enters the cabin, moving to engage the closest plant man...

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[lostsole31]

R2T17: Tom opens the door and enters the cabin, moving to engage the closest plant man, the one fighting his captain.

R2T16: The plant man that charged Agnipati is back on balance. One of its blows bounces off of her hide. The second looks like it punched her squarely in the face, as if there was no way her hide could block it, and yet she is unharmed.

R2T12: Shouting Tree steps to also engage Agnipati's opponent, but he's recognized now that he is too exposed to the powerful slams of these monsters so he puts all of his strength into his blow while doing so defensively, but misses entirely.

R2T10: Agnipati begins her spear-spin. Two land, one miss, for 26.

R2T9: The good doctor swoops in to fly behind Shouting Tree and uses his innate powers to heal 11.

R2T8: The plant man on Darrius (and threatened by Tom) swings at the captain twice for 18.

R2T4: Desiria, you'd have to step up to see the plant-man fighting Agnipati and Shouting Tree (w/ Dr. Cohen). You see the two (sorry, it was two, not one ... and cap could be flanked soon) fighting the captain and Tom. What do you do?

Darrius on deck, Vine Horror #1 ('behind' Darrius) in the hole ...

[MikelaC1]

DESIRIA

These things are going to drain me of my best spells before we meet the mother. Well, nothing can be done about that

Desiria fires another barrage against one of the horrors on Darrius and Tom, if she can tell which one is more damaged, she picks it...if not, she picks the one "on the right".

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(3d4+3)[7]

[lostsole31]

R2T4: These things are going to drain me of my best spells before we meet the mother. Well, nothing can be done about that.

Desiria fires another barrage against the horror on Darrius and Tom, but only for 7 force.

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That sucked. I feel ya' there.

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T26: Darrius, you and Tom are fighting on, they you need to shift 5' to make sure you don't get flanked if another shifts into position. What do you do?

Vine Horror #1 (Darrius/ Tom) on deck, Tom in the hole ...

[PSinger]

Knowing plants just don't have "weak spots" he tumbles enough to the side to be side by side with Tom while drawing Nighteater. He focuses while coming down from a high thrust in his stance.

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MA: Tumble around. I'll roll three times. That should do it. -2 for difficult terrain. Draw Nighteater as I do.
(1d20+17)[31]
(1d20+17)[35]
(1d20+17)[22]

SA: Attack with mountain hammer while keeping island of blades stance. Attack (1d20+11)[29], damage (1d6+5)[9]

[lostsole31]

R3T26: Knowing plants just don't have "weak spots" Darrius tumbles around amazingly in a half-circle to be side by side with Tom while drawing Nighteater. He focuses while coming down from a high thrust in his stance and hits into its "skull" (mushy head area) for a respectable 18.

R3T21: The horror that was more center-room ('behind' Darrius) steps up to attack him. The first swing was horrendous, but the second clips him in his sword arm for 3 mod (min), with Tom's aura helping.

R3T17: Tom, you are squared off with a plant-man, with the captain to your right and squared off with another. What do you do? By now, you've noticed that the creatures are about as skilled in combat as yourself, but stronger.

Agnipati/ Shouting Tree's opponent on deck, Shouting Tree in the hole ...

[Swami Monsoon]

Tom tries to fend off the creature in front of him with his shield while he stabs at the captain's opponent. Best to concentrate their attacks...

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Attack (1d20+7)[12]
Damage (1d6+3)[7]

This assumes I'm adjacent (diagonal) to the "square" of the bad guy on the captain. If not, the attack goes to the one in front of me.

[lostsole31]

R3T17: Tom tries to fend off the creature in front of him with his shield while he stabs at the captain's opponent, thinking it best to concentrate their attacks. His spear is having to get through openings of his captain's shield, though, and otherwise can't find an opening.

R3T16: Two fists at Agnipati; two dodges.

R3T12: Again, Shouting Tree puts full power into his attack while being particularly aware of defenses, and he smacks into it for an impressive 18.

R3T9: The good doctor lands another intuitive CLW onto Shouting Tree to top him off.

R3T8: Tom's opponent swings and is dodged and deflected, but the second slam makes up for it with a brutal crit to his solar plexus for 16 mod.

Darrius on deck, his opponent in the hole ...

R3T4: Desiria, what do you do?

[MikelaC1]

DESIRIA

Frustrated by the pittance damage her magic missiles do, Desiria takes the unusual action (for her at least) of firing her searing light into battle, aiming at the one she hit last round.

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(1d20)[19] ranged touch (-4 calculated) & (3d8)[15] damage

[lostsole31]

Nice shootin', Tex.

Darrius?

[PSinger]

Figuring that fighting these things one-on-one would be a draw for Darrius, and he doesn't want to back up for fear of the thing following and creating an opening for drawing forth an assassin vine, he pays more attention to his shieldwork in front of him while keeping his excellent footwork with his acrobat boots. His honed senses intuitively try to seek out a weak point, even in this creature that has no true vital organs, and he thrusts out with Nighteater.

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FD, with Acrobatic skill means -4 to hit, +3 to dodge AC.
MTA w/ emerald razor maneuver (p 64) (1d20+9)[20], damage (1d6+5)[10]

[lostsole31]

R3T4: Frustrated by the pittance damage her magic missiles do, Desiria takes the unusual action (for herself, at least) of firing her searing light into battle, aiming at the one she hit last round, and nailing it for 16 fire.

End Round 3, Begin Round 4 ...

R4T26: Figuring that fighting these things one-on-one would be a draw for Darrius, and he doesn't want to back up for fear of the thing following and creating an opening for drawing forth an assassin vine, he pays more attention to his shieldwork in front of him while keeping his excellent footwork with his acrobat boots. His honed senses intuitively try to seek out a weak point, even in this creature that has no true vital organs, and he thrusts out with Nighteater. His gambit works, and he stabs deep for 11.

R4T21: Darrius' defensive gambit works as well, as he dodges and blocks his opponent's blows.

R4T17: Tom, the one your are fighting just got popped by a ray of heat from Desiria. What do you do?

Agnipati's opponent on deck, Shouting Tree in the hole ...

[Swami Monsoon]

Seeing the success of Desiria's elemental attack, Tom pivots to make sure that nobody else is in the line of fire and then exhales a blast of numbing frost at the same target...

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5' step (to set up a shot without anyone else in the way)
Breath weapon (line)
Damage (2d6)[9]
Recharge (1d4)[1]

If there's no way to get a clear shot, let me know and I'll edit.

[lostsole31]

R4T17: Seeing the success of Desiria's elemental attack, Tom pivots to make sure that nobody else is in the line of fire and then exhales a blast of numbing frost at the same target. Tom has a chance to step 5' to the side and breathe a line at both, but that 5' step isn't quite so easy. While his own opponent beats against Tom's hide, the other one tips Tom in the right kidney for 3 mod. Tom makes the lineup and breathes at an excellent angle. Tom's opponent gets the wind in his face for 12 cold, but partially blocks the wintry blast for the other, who only takes 6 cold.

R5T16: Agnipati continues to trade blocks with her opponent.

R5T12: Shouting Tree continues to use the same style of full-power/ defense, but misses.

R5T10: Agnipati's turn to go on the offensive, but only one thrust catches a corner of it for 9 (min).

R5T9: It was burned, then frozen, and now Dr. Cohen steps up and swings with his hammer, which only tips off of the monster's outer, gooey hide.

R5T8: Tom's opponent swings twice at him; once bouncing off of his skin, the other blocked by his shield.

R5T4: Desiria, what do you do?

Darrius and his opponent after that ...

[MikelaC1]

DESIRIA

The last one worked so well, but Desiria only prepares one per day. Silently, she curses the fact that her priestly spells do not work the same way as her sorcery spells, but goes back to the tried and true magic missile

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(3d4+3)[13]

[lostsole31]

R5T4: The last one worked so well, but Desiria only prepares one per day. Silently, she curses the fact that her priestly spells do not work the same way as her sorcery spells, but goes back to the tried and true magic missile for a much more pleasing 13 force, which is even more pleasing since Tom's opponent drops into a pile of mulch.

End Round 4, Begin Round 5 ...

R4T26: Darrius, you still have your opponent. What do you do?

[PSinger]

This time, it is less about focusing his senses so much as focusing his mind. He waits for a lull in the creature's defenses, and then strikes.

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Attack with sapphire nightmare blade (p 65)
Concentration (1d20+8)[18], damage (1d6+5)[10] + (1d6)[5]

[lostsole31]

R5T26: This time, it is less about focusing his senses so much as focusing his mind. Darrius waits for a lull in the creature's defenses, and then strikes. It is only because of Desiria's call to Myhriss that just guides his blade home for 16, and parts are slopping off the monster even though it is not yet down.

R5T17: Tom, your breath weapon won't be available until after this round. Darrius' opponent would require 5' forward movement (10'/ 2 sq) if you engage in melee. What do you do?

[Swami Monsoon]

Tom steps forward and stabs again at the captain's opponent...

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Attack (1d20+7)[11]
Damage (1d6+3)[4]

[lostsole31]

R5T17: Tom steps forward and stabs again at the captain's opponent. While only a little more agile than a trained warrior, the plant men seem to have either training (unlikely) or a form (likely) that is good at defensive movement as Tom's spear passes.

R5T16: With no ability to affect Agnipati, the visciousness of the plant man on the other side now focuses on Shouting Tree. The slams come close to being straight on, but Shouting Tree's decision to fight defensively saves him both times as the sloppy fists fail to concuss him through his eel hide studded leather.

R5T12: Shouting Tree, seeing how fighting with defense has saved him, keeps this tactic along with power, whalloping the thing for 13 and dropping it.

R5T10: Agnipati strolls over and thrusts through the final plant man, ending it and the battle.

Combat Ends ...

[PSinger]

Darrius looks at the group, some of the wounded (such as himself), and thinks about the energy expended so far. "With an army of these things seemingly building outside, there is no going back. I need a full rundown of spells available - prepared or open; spontaneous cure spells; consumables of any kind; etc."

[MikelaC1]

DESIRIA

Desiria gathers the wounded together once again, and casts her channelled healing, curing the group of wounds suffered.

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[MikelaC1]

DESIRIA

Realizing that her last effort did little good, Desiria repeats the action

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(3d6)[12]

[lostsole31]

Agnipati says, "As you know, I'm a master with the spear. Since the real opponent until we get to Mother are the controllers, I shall keep the Hellfire Hunter form. With it I have the olfactory sense of a hound and I can riposte a strike against me with a significant amount of heat."

She turns from the tall, muscular, red-headed woman into a lupine humanoid covered in reddish-brown fur with a wolf's face, red-brown fur, and burning, fiery eyes. As always, her palms are turned the opposite way.

Dr. Cohen admits that he is able to bring about himself a powerful protection that has a 20' aura of magic circle against evil. He was afraid of using it before because he isn't sure of the changes that have come over him in the last month.

Spoiler: Lazer's Healer Spell Choices

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Orisons: create water, deathwatch, detect magic, detect poison, light, mending, purify food & drink, read magic, stabilize.

1st-Level Spells: bless water [M], cure light wounds (1d8+11), goodberry, protection from evil, remove fear, remove paralysis, sanctuary (6 rds), speak with animals.

2nd-Level Spells: calm emotions, cure moderate wounds (2d8+11), delay poison, gentle repose, remove blindness/ deafness, remove disease, (lesser) restoration.

3rd-Level Spells: close wounds (SpC), create food & water, cure serious wounds (3d8+11), neutralize poison, remove curse, restoration, status.

Since Desiria's channel energy has been used to heal the group, he hasn't needed to use any of his healing, so he has unlimited orisons, 8 1st-level, 7 2nd-level, and 4 3rd-level spells remaining.

In addition, he seems to have been blessed with certain powers.

Spoiler: Lazer's SLA and Su Powers

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CLW; detect evil, remove fear, aid, see invisibility, continual flame, dispel magic, remove curse, remove disease. He can use these SLAs each 3/day, though he only has 1 CLW remaining, and 2 dispel magic remaining.

As a healer he can cleanse fear, disease, and paralysis each 1/day. Whenever he channels positive energy to heal, he removes the sickened and dazed conditions.

He seems to have some ability to shrug off minor blows.

Shouting Tree has little protection, though Dr. Cohen vows he is damn tough. He prefers his Spear of Fertility, though he has used his jaguar-skull mace since he is not sure what his plant-enhancing spear would do to the enemy. He is quite strong, but nothing like the captain, let alone Agnipati. He is extremely fast on his feet, acrobatic, and athletic. This environment is problematic for him, though. Most of his personal power comes from a rapport with animals, and he hasn't trained his panther yet; his preferred hit-and-run style of combat is useless against creatures that have no true weak spots; and has been stated, his defenses are weak and he might just get hammered again and again, but without being a spellcaster he is also best on the front lines.

Darrius, Desiria, Tom .... what about you?

[MikelaC1]

DESIRIA

I have used two of my abilities to channel healing, that leaves me another 9. However in terms of offense, I am much more limited, I have used all but 3 of my magic missiles, my best remaining attack is a scorching ray which I can use 5 times.

[PSinger]

The captain says, "You've seen my martial tricks, though you may not recognize them. However, the most dramatic you may have noticed is to step through one shadow and out of another up to 50' away. Much of my prowess is mitigated by our opponents, but I already chose the best combination of 'incarnum melds' to help with footwork on the sargasso, sighting, and acid attack.

"I can detect the presence of evil, something I often forget when directing the actions of others, but we don't have time for that slow bit of movement. As I said, once a day I can channel the power of good to create some protection for me, protection that is completely unlike any other that someone might offer me as well."

[Swami Monsoon]

"I can breathe frost and call mist all day if I have to... I still have all of my healing and other ordinary spells. Unfortunately all of my war magic is cold based, which does not work on everything out here. And it's a problem when fighting in rooms no bigger than a broom closet, which also seems to be the rule out here. I can protect us against the elements if we find anything that fights that way. I can make mundane weapons bite deeper for a short time, assuming I have enough warning before a fight... although most everyone here seems to have an enchanted weapon of some sort..."

Tom admires Agnipati's new form. She's like twice the demon he is. That is both alarming and a little exciting...

[PSinger]

"Good," the captain nods tersely to Tom. "Now, this is divine stuff, right? Can you heal if it comes to it?"

[Swami Monsoon]

"Yes, I can heal... although not quite as well as Desiria."

[PSinger]

"But you can heal," says Darrius. "And since you're not saying much about your spells otherwise right here, let's have Desiria focus more on offense, you on mixed healing/ combat, and Dr. Cohen on healing/defense."