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[EdgeGrinder]

The Haunt next to Gorrun was sent flying 10 feet north by its own attack (Provoking Attack of Opportunity).

Section 6
The western-most paladin killed both troglodytes attacking their horse.

The paladin south of Alyren killed its target despite a miss.

The paladin southeast of the first one killed the final Troglodyte.

The next paladin to the south missed their second attack on the Bloody Bones but when they did hit, they did less damage than they should have.

The next paladin hit the Bloody Bones, but did no damage on the first and only a little on the second. They missed the third hit.

Alyren hit his targeted Bloody Bones, but did very little damn on his first two attacks and then missed on the third, however, the Bloody Bones was looking critical now.

The Archers rained arrows down on the Soul Reaper, but the creature dodged every single arrow but one. The arrow sank into the Reaper, finding its mark. It was starting to look critical after the beating it was taking.

Two new Dretches appeared (16,-14) (25,-16).

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As the haunt attacks Gorrun springs into action.
(1d20+40)[46] Parry vs DC 6
(1d20+40)[45] Reposte (1d8+21)[22] +[12](good, S/P)

(1d20+42)[60] AoO (1d10+20)[26] +[17] (good, Ada, B/P)

[EdgeGrinder]

Gorrun's surprise attacks connected but only gave him mild resistance. The Haunt vanished into nothingness.

[Wolfykins]

Aurora felt her horseshoes buzzing with anticipation, ready to act again because of the demon under her feet. Hang on, hang on, hang on! Let me get where you'll be more effective first! More is better, right?? she thought urgently. Iblisavcisi simmered down, but Aurora could feel their impatience.
"May the Divine Wind soothe your wounds!" Aurora declared in Sylvan, waving her hand at Umbear, Gorrun and Malaika.

Spoiler: Spellcraft DC 21

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Mass Cure Moderate Wounds

Umbear, Gorrun and Malaika are each healed (2d8+13)[24].

The centaur oracle-ranger then quickly flew northeast and north to (22,23/-14,-15) and allowed Iblisavcisi to have its way with the dretches, unconcerned about the demon below her.

Aurora's eyes flashed an unearthly blue and her voice seemed to have a dual quality briefly, as Iblisavcisi used her voice.
"Rüzgar," she said, Iblisavcisi echoing the word telepathically.
A ripple of power spread out from the horseshoes on Aurora's feet as they activated their dedicated power. (Check to overcome SR if applicable: (1d20+15)[34])

Spoiler: Spellcraft DC 22

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Holy Word

Spoiler: Holy Word's Effects (on all non-good creatures within 40'...ish... see aoes below)

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DC 22 will save
15 HD or less: Deafened for (1d4)[4] rounds (Save negates)
14 HD or less: Blinded for (2d4)[7] rounds (Save reduces to (1d4)[1] rounds)
10 HD or less: Paralyzed and helpless for (1d10)[6] minutes (Save reduces the paralyzed effect to 1 round)
5 HD or less: Living creatures die. Undead creatures are destroyed. (Save negates; if the save is successful, the creature instead takes (3d6+15)[28] damage)
Furthermore, if you are on your home plane when you cast this spell, non-good extraplanar creatures within the area are instantly banished back to their home planes. Creatures so banished cannot return for at least 24 hours. This effect takes place regardless of whether or not the creatures hear the holy word. The banishment effect allows a Will save (at a -4 penalty) to negate.

Spoiler: map

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[EdgeGrinder]

The Dretches all vanished in either destruction or banishment.

[dysmorphia]

Kest backed up a pace and charged at the wall, leaping high over the wall (Acro 23). Once over the wall, he took in the sight of the battlefield. Putting a bit more energy into his gallop, he galloped towards the soul reaper left standing.

As he ran, he began to cast, and once in position, cast a ray attach at the soul reaper.

End movement at (24,25/-16,-17).

Hellfire ray 1:
ranged touch attack: (1d20+22)[34]
dmg: (15d6)[58]

Hellfire ray 2:
ranged touch attack: (1d20+17)[37]
dmg: (15d6)[66]

Hellfire ray 3:
ranged touch attack: (1d20+12)[24]
dmg: (15d6)[58]

Spoiler: Hellfire Ray info

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A blast of hellfire blazes from your hands. You can fire one ray, plus one additional ray for every 4 caster levels beyond 11th (to a maximum of three rays at 19th level). Each ray requires a ranged touch attack to hit and deals 1d6 points of damage per caster level (maximum 15d6). Half the damage is fire damage, but the other half results directly from unholy power and is therefore not subject to being reduced by fire resistance. The rays can be fired at the same target or at different targets, but all rays must be fired simultaneously and aimed at targets within 30 feet of each other.

Any creature killed by this spell must attempt a Will saving throw; failure means the creature’s soul is damned to Hell as a burst of brimstone appears around its corpse. A nonevil spellcaster attempting to bring the creature back from the dead must attempt a caster level check (DC = 10 + the slain creature’s level) to succeed; failure means the spellcaster cannot try again for 1 day. Evil spellcasters can raise the slain character normally, without requiring a check. A raised character’s soul is no longer automatically consigned to Hell.

If killed: Will save DC 23

[EdgeGrinder]

The Hellfire Rays hit the Soul Reaper. The second blasted through the hellish undead.

"I'm already from Hel, cleric! You're sending me home!" The Soul Reaper laughed at its shroud loosened from its form and a void of darkness with a scythe vanished.

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Gorrun surveyed the field as demons and undead fell in waves and few were left standing. He placed his hand on Malaika Let's get you fixed up. He said and began to cast a spell.

Spoiler: Spellcraft DC19

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Restoration

He couldn't reach any enemies in time so he watched his allies in case anyone needed defending.

[EdgeGrinder]

Geiravor, knowing the hearts of her Paladins and their mounts, aimed her left hand towards the Bloody Bones amid a company of Paladins (24,-18).

Spoiler: Celestial

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"Goddess, clean this field of these Bloody Bones!"

Spoiler: Spellcraft 19

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Holy Smite

A 20 foot burst of light erupted from (24,-18)

Geiravor vs. Bloody Bones

Will Save DC(1d4+29)[32] for half damage vs. Dmg: (5d8)[20] and Blinded for 1 round

Geiravor flew 55 feet north (20,-31).

The Bloody Bones is the middle seemed disoriented. The Bloody Bones in the south was in critical. The other two seemed as healthy as a blood-soaked skeleton could be.

[Wolfykins]

Malaika looked relieved as her strength returned to her. "Whew," she said, "Kasidra would be impressed, I think! Or possibly she would convince herself she's not useful anymore and get sullen..." she ended in a mutter.

Malaika strode 15' south, southwest, south (18,19/-23,-24) to stop next to Umbear and the hovering demon.
"Hi. You don't look undead, so..." she spun one of her black daggers in hand and thrust it between the outsider's ribs, seeking to impale the creature using one of her new tricks.
Attack: (1d20+30)[49] <- 19, crit, 34 to confirm, 24(+12) additional damage
Damage (P or S, primal cold iron): (1d6+18)[19] +50% (9) if vulnerable to cold iron, +(4d6)[13] damage that ignores any DR, +(1d4)[4] con damage (DC 21 fort save negates)
(Skirmisher) Sneak Attack: (8d8)[51]

Spoiler: Maneuver info

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Impaling Strike
Discipline: Primal Fury (Strike); Level: 4
Prerequisite(s): One Primal Fury maneuver
Initiation Action: 1 standard action
Range: Melee attack
Target: One creature
Duration: Instant
Saving Throw: Fortitude partial

DESCRIPTION

The disciple who has reached this level of mastery in the art of Primal Fury has learned that by striking to a foe’s heart and center with a singular but powerful blow, it causes the foe’s ability to withstand punishment to falter. The initiator makes an attack against his target and if successful, inflicts an additional 4d6 points of damage to this attack which ignores damage reduction. The target must make a Fortitude save (DC 14 + primary initiation modifier) or suffer an additional 1d4 points of Constitution damage from being hit in a vital area. Targets immune to critical hits are not subject to this Constitution damage.

[EdgeGrinder]

Takrilak was stabbed rather viciously by Malaika, but while hurt, it was not weakened by her special technique.

The north Bloody Bones pointed a bony finger at Alyren. "The half-breed." It hissed. The other two pointed at the Elf Orc without looking.

Spoiler: Spellcraft 21

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Mass Inflict Moderate Wounds

North Bloody Bones vs. Alyren, (18,19/-29,-30), and (21,22/-31,-32)

Will Save DC21 for half damage vs. Dmg: (2d8+10)[18]

Middle Bloody Bones vs. Alyren, (18,19/-29,-30), and (21,22/-31,-32)

Will Save DC21 for half damage vs. Dmg: (2d8+10)[13]

South Bloody Bones vs. Alyren, (18,19/-29,-30), and (21,22/-31,-32)

Will Save DC21 for half damage vs. Dmg: (2d8+10)[20]

[Wolfykins]

The three paladins did their best to shield themselves, with a mix of failures and successes. Alyren looked like he was beginning to sweat.

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Nameless looked across the field and saw the enemies had mostly been cleared out. She wrinkled her blunt little nose at the disgusting skeletons and tilted her head to one side, noting the condition of the paladins around them. She shrugged and flew across the field and descended to 5', near Markas (25/-23).
"You speak like a dragon," she said, "Not just the language, but the way you said it. The only other human I've heard speak so like a dragon is Aurix." Nameless shook her mane and looked down at Markas, her big, golden eyes solemn.

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The halforc palidin aback the white elk in the southern formation spurred his mount 35' north west and 10'west [25,26/-25,-26] the mountain bred stag made easy work of the difficult terrain. From it's back the rider channeled a wave of positive energy in a 30' burst harming all undead for (4d6)[17] DC 20 will save for half.

The remaining riders fell back into formation to await orders from their leader.

The old dwarven hospitaler held his holy symbol outstretched toward the last remaining haunt. "Begone with ye" he bellowed. A ray of positive energy blasted the apparition.

(1d20+11)[15] vs touch ac. (4d8)[21] dmg DC 22 will save for half.

[Darius Vibrtrar]

Umbear scans the feild, noticing nameless speaking to markas.

Spoiler: draconic

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"were I not an ogre I'd be insulted"

Umbear looks back to the last three undead. He sighs before gathering energy. The ground rumbling. He then does a circular motion with his wrist before jutting two fingers upward.

(Maximized empowered charged water wall. )

A 15ft long, 20 ft high wall of electrified water shoots up from the ground beneath the three bloody bones. (93 damage. No save) half electricity half cold damage.

[EdgeGrinder]

The wave of positive energy hit the Bloody Bones, but the ray missed. Umber's Water Wall, however, wiped away the Bloody Bones clean.

[paladin_artea]

Markas smiled at Nameless,

Spoiler: draconic

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"That evil dragon's challenge had to be answered and the fact I was also able to impress a draconic ally...You honor me with your words, friend. Now to return to battle!"

He looked around at the battlefield noticing most of their enemies had indeed been cleared except for a handful of stragglers. He looked to the west and saw the demon near two of his allies and decided to back them up. He moved southwest while ascending to (23,-24/+15') then shot straight west to (17,-24), flying over Malika, then came down on enemy with a punch as he also dropped to ground level in one devastating attack!

Paralyzing Fist!
Greater Vital Strike!
Devastating Strike

(1d20+33)[50] Damage: (8d10+24)[54] + (1d4)[4] bleed and DC 22 Fort save or be paralyzed for (1d6+1)[4] rounds.

Diamond Resilience 6 rounds remaining
Diamond Soul 17 rounds remaining
Wind Jump 6 rounds remaining
Deadly Juggernaut 8 rounds remaining

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* post roll count doesn't match database

[EdgeGrinder]

Markas hit Takrilak hard and the Nasbasu Demon was looking wounded by this point. It pointed a finger at the monk and uttered some words.

Spoiler: Spellcraft 19

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Enervation

A dark beam blasted from Takrilak's finger to at Markas.

SR 30 (rolled in dice roller)
Ranged Touch Attack (1d20+12)[22] vs. 1 (rolled in dice roller) Negative Levels

The Company D Paladins were wondering on the battle was going. The ones operating the siege engines on the wall passed off the progress to the ones waiting below.

[Wolfykins]

When Markas struck the demon, Malaika seized an opening and lashed out with a dagger.
(Opportunist) AoO
Attack: (1d20+31)[50] <-19, crit! 43 to confirm, 23(+11) additional damage
Damage (P or S, primal cold iron): (1d6+18)[20] +50% (10) vs creatures vulnerable to cold iron

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"Hey! Who said you could cast a spell?" Malaika barked, struck with her dagger again while the enemy was distracted.
AoO
Attack: (1d20+31)[43]
Damage (P or S, primal cold iron): (1d6+18)[23] +50% (11) vs creatures vulnerable to cold iron

[paladin_artea]

"What she said!" Markas added as he attacked the demon as well!

(1d20+33)[51] damage (2d10+18)[24] + (1d4)[2] bleed

"Didn't know you cared," Markas grinned at Malika as he joined the attack.

[Wolfykins]

"Who says I do?" Malaika retorted. "Maybe I just like stabbing things and getting paid!" The shobhad's eyes twinkled, the corners of her mouth twitching upward.

[EdgeGrinder]

Using their various openings, Malaika, Umbear, and Markas reduced the Nabasu Demon to ash before it could cast a spell.

[Andrew Markham]

Aurix points to the one remaining enemy on the battlefield, an incorporeal Haunt. "Torilee, Magic Missile barrage!" Aurix pulls on Wergontix to cast Maximized Magic Missile, while Torilee casts a regular one pulled from Aurix's power.

Maximized- 5 hits of 1d4+2 = 30 force damage
Torilee's:
(1d4+2)[5]
(1d4+2)[5]
(1d4+2)[6]
(1d4+2)[5]
(1d4+2)[6]

[EdgeGrinder]

The barrage of Magic Missiles blasted into the last Haunt until it faded from the material plane, clearing the field of the final hostile.

IO Over

Geiravor relaxed her stance and landed to the ground after a few moments of scanning the battlefield. "Is it over?"

[Darius Vibrtrar]

Umbear looked around, with no foes in sight he sighes. He looked over himself and those around, no one seemed overtly injured. He eyed Nameless again for a moment before flying up to the Princess.

"well that was an increase in size."

[Andrew Markham]

Aurix gazes once again at the tower. It stands silent and still. Aurix lands near Umbear and Geiravor. "I don't see any more forces gathering at the tower entrance. I think we're clear for now." He reaches out a hand towards the Princess and smiles gently. "I saw you heading my way to save me from that...undead dragon thing. I'm touched that you cared, and proud that My Lady is a brave warrior."

[EdgeGrinder]

Geiravor sheathed her fauchard. She smiled at Aurix. "The threat of that creature was so great, I thought I may have had to Smite it. Clearly, the beast had something against dragons. One sniff of you, my dear Champion, and you were the next target." She took Aurix's hand happily.

She looked to Nameless. "Though I wonder why it had such hate for you, young one. Jealously, perhaps?"

[Wolfykins]

Nameless twisted around to look at the princess with arched brows.
"Jealous? What would that thing have to be jealous of?" she wondered.


The paladins retreated back into formation.


Malaika sheathed her daggers and grimaced as she poked at sore spots. "As quickly as we took care of that problem, I must admit it wasn't quite fast enough for my taste. I like it better when things die before they get a chance to hit me," she said wryly.


"I can relate!" Aurora said cheerfully as she stepped up to the shobhad woman and laid a hand on her shoulder.
"Divine Winds heal you!"

Spoiler: Spellcraft DC 19

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Cure Critical Wounds
(4d8+13)[39]

[Andrew Markham]

Aurix looks at Nameless and Geiravor. "Probably more likely something to do with Nameless being a Sovereign. They serve an important role in the dragon world. Your presence may have had greater meaning to that creature than we understand."

Aurix turns to Umbear. "Umbear, you opportunistic wretch! Shall we attend to the business of the day? We have an expedition to organize, yes?"

[Darius Vibrtrar]

Umbear laughed to aurix and slapped his arm.

" I thought it would hurt the little dragon. So I saved you the hassle of having to champion ANOTHER imperial something or other. "

He glanced to the princess before back to aurix.

"She approved the withdrawl? "

He looked around to see kest.

"Kest! Come over here, I have something for you!"

[Andrew Markham]

Aurix sighs in exasperation at Umbear. "Fine, that's an excellent reason...but I totally would have had it." Aurix squints his eyes shut at Umbear's question, and holds up a finger as if to wait.

Spoiler: Geiravor

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Aurix speaks into Geiravor's mind, "Princess, Sir Umbear and I request permission to return to the mana crystal mines. We'd like to make Umbear more elemental mana crystals and investigate the Water Plane saturation point up there."