Second Darkness & St. Caspieran's Mission GM Battle Book [GMBB]

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R1T16: Once again, Rodriguez starts up his song. Filling the corridor with chants. Then he moves to try and engage the the nearest creature. He calls out,”C’mon tubby! Let’s dance!”

Heedless of the space needed for his polearm, he closes directly on the dretch at a standoff from Ozzy (Blue). A maenad screeches and goes through its stomach for 7 NE.

R1T15: Visto, what do you do?

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Ozzy: 18. 1 CON damage. Spirit sensing stance.
* Under effects of soothe syrup (49 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
>>> Ginny: 17.9. UNCONSCIOUS til R11T17. She must make a Fort save vs. DC 13 then or be unconscious 2d4 hours.
Depora Azrinae: 17.
Rodriguez: 16. Guisarme in hands, waterskin held by tail. RAGING SONG (+2 morale STR/ CON, +1 Will saves, -2 AC)!!!
* Under effects of soothe syrup (for about 32 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Visto: 15.
Sol: 10.
* DEX Mutagen in effect for 19 min.
* Shield extract for 2 min.
Red Dretch: 7. (30:30).
Apophis: 6.
* Ingrown Nail: You take a -1 penalty on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. Heal: A DC 20 Heal check removes the attack penalties.
* AB: THP (5). +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Blue Dretch: 5. (2:30).

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R1T15: Visto turns to Ozzy. "Where is Ginny?"

"Ginny's down!" calls Ozzy.

Visto, never very fast of foot, has to double move and adjust slightly to even get into the area where Ozzy's "spotlight" fully illuminates his fallen friend.

R1T10: Sol moves down until he can see what's going on. He concentrates, and forms a ball of fire in his hand.

R1T7: Suddenly, the entire area is engulfed in a thick, green, cloying fog that makes troglodyte stench seem like a welcome bathroom air freshener!

Visto and Rod, roll Fort saves. I will add in Rod's soothe syrup and rage-CON bonus.

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Ozzy: 18. 1 CON damage. Spirit sensing stance.
* Under effects of soothe syrup (49 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
>>> Ginny: 17.9. UNCONSCIOUS til R11T17. She must make a Fort save vs. DC 13 then or be unconscious 2d4 hours.
Depora Azrinae: 17.
Rodriguez: 16. Guisarme in hands, waterskin held by tail. RAGING SONG (+2 morale STR/ CON, +1 Will saves, -2 AC)!!!
* Under effects of soothe syrup (for about 32 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Visto: 15.
Sol: 10. Produce flame til R31T10.
* DEX Mutagen in effect for 19 min.
* Shield extract for 2 min.
Red Dretch: 7. (30:30). Stinking Cloud til R3T7.
Apophis: 6.
* Ingrown Nail: You take a -1 penalty on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. Heal: A DC 20 Heal check removes the attack penalties.
* AB: THP (5). +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Blue Dretch: 5. (2:30).

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R1T7 (Cont'd): Visto and Rod are able to ignore the smell, but there is still the fact of the thick, greenish-yellow cloud to contend with, including the inability of Rod to attack another of these fat-monsters that roll right up on him.

R1T6: Rod gets a sense from Apophis that he is not doing well, that he is backing out of the cloud because he can't breathe. You hear that he is trying to move out the way you came, but by the time he is done a short burst, he still finds himself in the green cloud.

R1T5: The first dretch that Rod had seen shifts position around him slightly. It claws him in the left shoulder for 2, misses wildly with the next claw, and its bite is stopped by Rod's armor.

R1T18: Ozzy calls out, "Get out of this cloud!"

He moves down next to Rod, but then sees the dretch that has since moved up. He changes his stance, as scent is a bad idea right now. He stabs Red through the lower left arm with his light-spear, but the fog cloud causes too much diffusion/ refraction and is useless in this environment.

R1T16: Rod, roll a Fort save again. Regardless of result, what do you intend to do? Both dretches are adjacent to you, so no guisarme attack. Do you maintain raging song?

Visto on deck, Sol in the hole ...

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Ozzy: 18. 1 CON damage. Aura of misfortune.
* Under effects of soothe syrup (49 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
>>> Ginny: 17.9. UNCONSCIOUS til R11T17. She must make a Fort save vs. DC 13 then or be unconscious 2d4 hours.
Depora Azrinae: 17. Stealth 24. READIED action to shoot drow poisoned bolt at first non-dretch that comes in view w/ RS!!!
Rodriguez: 16. Guisarme in hands, waterskin held by tail. RAGING SONG (+2 morale STR/ CON, +1 Will saves, -2 AC)!!!
* Under effects of soothe syrup (for about 32 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Visto: 15.
Sol: 10. Produce flame til R31T10.
* DEX Mutagen in effect for 19 min.
* Shield extract for 2 min.
Red Dretch: 7. (30:30). Stinking Cloud til R3T7.
Apophis: 6. NAUSEATED by the stinking cloud!!!
* Ingrown Nail: You take a -1 penalty on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. Heal: A DC 20 Heal check removes the attack penalties.
* AB: THP (5). +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Blue Dretch: 5. (2:30).

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R2T16: Rod takes a big swig from his waterskin, continuing his chant.”I’ve had hangovers worse than this! Give me a break!" he calls to his allies.”Fall back out of the cloud. I’ll keep the song going but I can’t move as much!” He steps to the side of one of the dretches before casting a cone of shards in their direction, doing 7 mod to both, which is enough to drop Blue. Still, though one fell, it is a bit annoying that their rolls of fat resist taking full damage.

R2T15: Visto, roll a Fort save. Barring a failure, what does he do, and how does he apportion his TE?

Sol on deck, Red in the hole ...

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Ozzy: 18. 1 CON damage. Aura of misfortune.
* Under effects of soothe syrup (49 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
>>> Ginny: 17.9. UNCONSCIOUS til R11T17. She must make a Fort save vs. DC 13 then or be unconscious 2d4 hours.
Depora Azrinae: 17. Stealth 24. READIED action to shoot drow poisoned bolt at first non-dretch that comes in view w/ RS!!!
Rodriguez: 16. Guisarme in hands, waterskin held by tail. RAGING SONG (+2 morale STR/ CON, +1 Will saves, -2 AC)!!!
* Under effects of soothe syrup (for about 32 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Visto: 15.
Sol: 10. Produce flame til R31T10.
* DEX Mutagen in effect for 19 min.
* Shield extract for 2 min.
Red Dretch: 7. (23:30). Stinking Cloud til R3T7.
Apophis: 6. NAUSEATED by the stinking cloud!!!
* Ingrown Nail: You take a -1 penalty on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. Heal: A DC 20 Heal check removes the attack penalties.
* AB: THP (5). +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Blue Dretch: 5. (-5:30). DYING!!!

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R2T15: Visto, repressing the urge to hurl, starts to make his way out of the cloud. He knows he's of no use to heal injuries when he can't see, and he needs to take a moment in order to attempt to disperse the cloud with his power. He hustles, just barely clearing the cloud and a vomiting Apophis.

R2T10: Sol zooms past Visto, leaving plenty of room for others to go, if needed.

R2T7: Red sees Rodriguez swaying drunkenly, and it attacks him, biting him in the stomach for 3 and clawing him in the chest for 4.

R2T6: Apophis slither-stumbles out of the northern edge of the cloud.

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T18: Ozzy takes the raging song, snarling and biting the dretch in the chest for 9 before sidestepping to the east. A maenad floating around him goes through the dretch for 14, disabling the thing.

R3T16: Rodriguez, Ozzy didn't leave, and in fact took your rage song to disable Red (who is still standing, though). Roll a Fort save. What do you do?

Visto on deck, Sol in the hole ...

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Ozzy: 18. 1 CON damage. Aura of misfortune.
* Under effects of soothe syrup (49 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
>>> Ginny: 17.9. UNCONSCIOUS til R11T17. She must make a Fort save vs. DC 13 then or be unconscious 2d4 hours.
Depora Azrinae: 17. Stealth 24. READIED action to shoot drow poisoned bolt at first non-dretch that comes in view w/ RS!!!
Rodriguez: 16. Guisarme in hands, waterskin held by tail. RAGING SONG (+2 morale STR/ CON, +1 Will saves, -2 AC)!!!
* Under effects of soothe syrup (for about 32 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Visto: 15.
Sol: 10. Produce flame til R31T10.
* DEX Mutagen in effect for 19 min.
* Shield extract for 2 min.
Red Dretch: 7. (0:30). Stinking Cloud til R3T7. DISABLED!!!
Apophis: 6. NAUSEATED by the stinking cloud til R6T6!!!
* Ingrown Nail: You take a -1 penalty on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. Heal: A DC 20 Heal check removes the attack penalties.
* AB: THP (5). +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Blue Dretch: 5. (-6:30). DYING!!!

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R3T16: Rodriguez easily pushes past the annoyance of the smell and continues his chant through the stench of the cloud, before preparing to fire another cone of shards if he sees anything comes close to him. Hoping the maenad finishes the disabled Dretch, Rod finds that just as he holds himself at the ready, the maenads floating around him do not attack, either.

R3T15: Visto, you are outside of the cloud. What do you do?

Sol on deck, Red dretch in the hole ...

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Ozzy: 18. 1 CON damage. Aura of misfortune.
* Under effects of soothe syrup (49 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
>>> Ginny: 17.9. UNCONSCIOUS til R11T17. She must make a Fort save vs. DC 13 then or be unconscious 2d4 hours.
Depora Azrinae: 17. Stealth 24. READIED action to shoot drow poisoned bolt at first non-dretch that comes in view w/ RS!!!
Rodriguez: 16. Guisarme in hands, waterskin held by tail. READIED to cast chord of shards in case an enemy other than dretch appears!!!
* RAGING SONG (+2 morale STR/ CON, +1 Will saves, -2 AC)!!!
* Under effects of soothe syrup (for about 32 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Visto: 15.
Sol: 10. Produce flame til R31T10.
* DEX Mutagen in effect for 19 min.
* Shield extract for 2 min.
Red Dretch: 7. (0:30). Stinking Cloud til R3T7. DISABLED!!!
Apophis: 6. NAUSEATED by the stinking cloud til R6T6!!!
* Ingrown Nail: You take a -1 penalty on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. Heal: A DC 20 Heal check removes the attack penalties.
* AB: THP (5). +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Blue Dretch: 5. (-6:30). DYING!!!

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R3T15: Visto releases the energy of his Storm veil and reforms it into a new one, causing the air to pick up into the semblance of a wind, before drawing more of his Akashic power into it, causing the air to pick up speed, before putting it to bear on the cloud. Unfortunately, the breeze is too gentle to really disperse the cloud.

R3T10: Sol delays ...

R3T7: But luck is with the suqur, for where his weather was not strong enough, the weakness of the dretch's magic is perfect as the cloud dissipates. The mortally wounded creature attacks Ozzy with fury, but can't get past the raging tiefling's armor. Expended, the dretch falls, dying.

At about the same time as all of this, Rod feels a sharp pain in his left knee as he takes 11.

Rod, roll a Fort save!

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Ozzy: 18. 1 CON damage. Aura of misfortune.
* Under effects of soothe syrup (49 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
>>> Ginny: 17.9. UNCONSCIOUS til R11T17. She must make a Fort save vs. DC 13 then or be unconscious 2d4 hours.
Rodriguez: 16. Guisarme in hands, waterskin held by tail. READIED to cast chord of shards in case an enemy other than dretch appears!!!
* RAGING SONG (+2 morale STR/ CON, +1 Will saves, -2 AC)!!!
* Under effects of soothe syrup (for about 32 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Visto: 15.
Sol: 10. Produce flame til R31T10. DELAYING...
* DEX Mutagen in effect for 19 min.
* Shield extract for 2 min.
Depora Azrinae: 7. READIED action to shoot drow poisoned bolt at first non-dretch that comes in view w/ RS!!!
Red Dretch: 7. (-1:30). DYING!!!
Apophis: 6. NAUSEATED by the stinking cloud til R6T6!!!
* Ingrown Nail: You take a -1 penalty on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. Heal: A DC 20 Heal check removes the attack penalties.
* AB: THP (5). +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Blue Dretch: 5. (-6:30). DYING!!!

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Getting shot in the ACL might be damaging and painful, but is a terrible place to apply a poisoned bolt as Rod only feels a numb tingle.

R3T6: Apophis is puking up its guts.

End Round 3, Begin Round 4 ...

R4T18: "There!" calls Ozzy as he turns his light cone as he heads south (and the light with him). "Hiding behind a table to the south!"

R4T17: Sol heads south quickly, but he stops, holding up his sunrod, knowing the healer needs his light. "C'mon, Visto!"

R4T16: Rod, what do you do? You see a human on the other side of an upturned table, lit fully by Ozzy's light. It is a female with a hand crossbow. White hair and dark, purple skin, with very elf-like features.

Visto on deck, Hand Crossbow Archer ....

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Ozzy: 18. 1 CON damage. Aura of misfortune.
* Under effects of soothe syrup (49 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
>>> Ginny: 17.9. UNCONSCIOUS til R11T17. She must make a Fort save vs. DC 13 then or be unconscious 2d4 hours.
Sol: 17. Produce flame til R31T10. DELAYING...
* DEX Mutagen in effect for 19 min.
* Shield extract for 2 min.
Rodriguez: 16. Guisarme in hands, waterskin held by tail.
* RAGING SONG (+2 morale STR/ CON, +1 Will saves, -2 AC)!!!
* Under effects of soothe syrup (for about 32 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Visto: 15.
Depora Azrinae: 7.
Red Dretch: 7. (-1:30). DYING!!!
Apophis: 6. NAUSEATED by the stinking cloud til R6T6!!!
* Ingrown Nail: You take a -1 penalty on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. Heal: A DC 20 Heal check removes the attack penalties.
* AB: THP (5). +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Blue Dretch: 5. (-7:30). DYING!!!

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R4T16: After squinting at his new foe (and regaining 2 hp), Rodriguez calls out, ”The’ve got poison! Apophis get your ass over here! Visto I need some help!” Rod keeps on chanting as he makes his way down the corridor, trying to close with his assailant. He has to hustle, and as the alcove opens up a little more to the west, he does spot a ladder going up into an opening in the rock ceiling.

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Looking at her now up close, you'd be sure she's an elf. The thing that throws you off is her coloration like you've never seen, read, or heard about. She is tall at 7'1", but can't be more than 200 lbs. ... and is even likely much lighter than that. Her eyes are white and pupilless, and her hair silvery white. Her skin is a dark purple, but reflecting light to be a little lighter ... almost mauve in hue. She actually has a mithral buckler in her off-hand. She wears dark clothing of a completely unknown cut and style. Her face is one of impossible beauty, and unbelievable cruelty. There is a strange miasma about her as your maenad misses.

R4T15: Visto, what do you do?

Elf on deck, Apophis in the hole ...

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Ozzy: 18. 1 CON damage. Aura of misfortune.
* Under effects of soothe syrup (49 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
>>> Ginny: 17.9. UNCONSCIOUS til R11T17. She must make a Fort save vs. DC 13 then or be unconscious 2d4 hours.
Sol: 17. Produce flame til R31T10.
* DEX Mutagen in effect for 19 min.
* Shield extract for 2 min.
Rodriguez: 16. Guisarme in hands, waterskin held by tail.
* RAGING SONG (+2 morale STR/ CON, +1 Will saves, -2 AC)!!!
* Under effects of soothe syrup (for about 32 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Visto: 15.
Depora Azrinae: 7.
Red Dretch: 7. (-1:30). DYING!!!
Apophis: 6. NAUSEATED by the stinking cloud til R6T6!!!
* Ingrown Nail: You take a -1 penalty on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. Heal: A DC 20 Heal check removes the attack penalties.
* AB: THP (5). +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Blue Dretch: 5. (-7:30). DYING!!!

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R4T15: Visto doubles down on approaching the combat, passing up Sol in order to allow him to progress further without leaving himself behind.

R4T7: The "purple elf" (we'll call her Purple for now) tries to roll away from both of them, and does a decent job were it not for two opponents opposing her, with Rod holding a reach weapon. Her handling of her buckler as she goes by Ozzy serves her as Ozzy misses her and she deflects the guisarme while continuing east and then north at incredible speed. She speed loads her hand crossbow and then fires at Ozzy. A bolt hits him in the left wrist for 10, digging past the last of Visto's fortification. Ozzy removes the bolt by pulling it straight through. He blinks and shakes his head, but manages to keep on his feet. She speed loads her crossbow again ... proving just how trained and dangerous she is going to prove to be.

R4T6: Apophis tepes back to his master that he "will try" but he is not doing well. Visto sees Apophis sluggishly coming down from the north, vomiting as goes.

End Round 4, Begin Round 5 ...

R5T18: Ozzy turns to face the woman, and in doing so lights her up so now Visto and Sol can see her. He charges her but completely misses.

R5T17: Sol, unaided by spell or wing, takes to the air, flying past Visto to light up the lower cavern with his sunrod. He tosses the bolt of flame in his hand at the woman. It looks like it would have hit, but the magic of the flame just sputters and winks out when it gets to her.

R5T16: Rodriguez, what do you do? Do you maintain the raging song?

Visto on deck, Purple in the hole ...

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Ozzy: 18. 1 CON damage. Aura of misfortune. Charged.
* Under effects of soothe syrup (49 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
>>> Ginny: 17.9. UNCONSCIOUS til R11T17. She must make a Fort save vs. DC 13 then or be unconscious 2d4 hours.
Sol: 17. Shield extract for 2 min.
* DEX Mutagen in effect for 19 min.
Rodriguez: 16. Guisarme in hands, waterskin held by tail.
* RAGING SONG (+2 morale STR/ CON, +1 Will saves, -2 AC)!!!
* Under effects of soothe syrup (for about 32 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Visto: 15.
Depora Azrinae: 7. RS.
Red Dretch: 7. (-2:30). DYING!!!
Apophis: 6. NAUSEATED by the stinking cloud til R6T6!!!
* Ingrown Nail: You take a -1 penalty on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. Heal: A DC 20 Heal check removes the attack penalties.
* AB: THP (5). +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Blue Dretch: 5. (-8:30). DYING!!!

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R5T16: With his song, Rod heals 2, but sounding on the verge of running out of breath, Rod keeps his chant going for a little longer. He studies purple some more before running up and attempting to trip her with his weapon, but she is way too agile. She ducks inside of the sharpened portion of the weapon, leg hooks it and does a fancy twist to suddenly pull Roriguez, who falls to the ground himself. Though he still holds onto his weapon (and she released), he is on the ground and shouts, ”Surround her!”

R5T15: Visto, what do you do? You didn't see what happened with Rod, but heard his shout.

"She" on deck, Apophis in the hole ...

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Ozzy: 18. 1 CON damage. Aura of misfortune. Charged.
* Under effects of soothe syrup (49 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
>>> Ginny: 17.9. UNCONSCIOUS til R11T17. She must make a Fort save vs. DC 13 then or be unconscious 2d4 hours.
Sol: 17. Shield extract for 2 min.
* DEX Mutagen in effect for 19 min.
Rodriguez: 16. Guisarme in hands, waterskin held by tail. PRONE!!!
* RAGING SONG (+2 morale STR/ CON, +1 Will saves, -2 AC)!!!
* Under effects of soothe syrup (for about 32 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Visto: 15.
Depora Azrinae: 7. RS.
Red Dretch: 7. (-2:30). DYING!!!
Apophis: 6. NAUSEATED by the stinking cloud til R6T6!!!
* Ingrown Nail: You take a -1 penalty on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. Heal: A DC 20 Heal check removes the attack penalties.
* AB: THP (5). +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Blue Dretch: 5. (-8:30). DYING!!!

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R5T15: Visto continues toward the fight, and if he can see his ally, unleashes a torrent of healing rain upon him the moment he can. Looking at Ozzy is like looking into a spotlight, but Visto does see Ginny on deck with a bolt in her. Rains wash over Ginny. The bolt turns into ruined destruction outside of Ginny's form, and her wounds seem to fully close - a good sign she isn't dead - and yet she doesn't move.

But that is also when Visto sees "her" ... beautiful and dark and deadly, and partly obscured in some level of darkness.

R5T7: The woman steps out of reach of the two tiefling's reach weapons, and she shoots quickly at Visto, reloading her hand crossbow at impressive speeds. Her first bolt is right at Visto's head. He jerks his head a split-second before impact. Not enough to dodge, but enough to ruin a quick-kill shot. And yet, it is a deadly and efficacious pierce through his beak for 23 (+1d2 bleed). Her second shot has her spin around to fire again at Ozzy for her second crit of the round (but a soft crit this time) in Ozzy's lower right arm for 13. She reloads her crossbow again. Only Visto's akashic link with him keeps him from falling to the poison on the bolt.

R5T6: Apophis continues to make his way south despite his nausea.

End Round 5, Begin Round 6 ...

R6T18: Ozzy recovers from his charge and then disappears, reappearing immediately north of the purple-skinned elf, but she manages to dodge his spear.

R6T17: Sol pops an extract, and then flies south some. "Keep her at range, Ozzy! I doubt she can resist my bombs!"

R6T16: Rodriguez, you are prone ... waterskin in tail, doing a raging song. What do you do?

Visto, roll a Fort save vs. poison!

Visto on deck, Purple lady in the hole ...

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Ozzy: 18. 1 CON damage. Aura of misfortune.
* Under effects of soothe syrup (49 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
>>> Ginny: 17.9. UNCONSCIOUS til R11T17. She must make a Fort save vs. DC 13 then or be unconscious 2d4 hours.
Sol: 17. Shield extract for 2 min. Blurred movement til R36T16.
* DEX Mutagen in effect for 19 min.
Rodriguez: 16. Guisarme in hands, waterskin held by tail. PRONE!!!
* RAGING SONG (+2 morale STR/ CON, +1 Will saves, -2 AC)!!!
* Under effects of soothe syrup (for about 32 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Visto: 15. BLEED 1d2!!!
Depora Azrinae: 7. RS.
Apophis: 6. NAUSEATED by the stinking cloud til R6T6!!!
* Ingrown Nail: You take a -1 penalty on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. Heal: A DC 20 Heal check removes the attack penalties.
* AB: THP (5). +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Blue Dretch: 5. (-9:30). DYING!!!

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Red Dretch: 7. (-2:30). STABLE!!!

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R6T16: Feeling some of his wounds close (FH2), Rodriguez looks in shock at the heavy hits his allies are taking. After standing, he shouts, ”Don’t throw your lives away! Retreat if you need to, I’ll cover and follow behind!” he takes a step toward their purple assailant, and takes a swig from his tail flask.

R6T15: Visto takes 1 bleed. What do you do?

Purple on deck, Apophis in the hole ...

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Ozzy: 18. 1 CON damage. Aura of misfortune.
* Under effects of soothe syrup (49 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
>>> Ginny: 17.9. UNCONSCIOUS til R11T17. She must make a Fort save vs. DC 13 then or be unconscious 2d4 hours.
Sol: 17. Shield extract for 2 min. Blurred movement til R36T16.
* DEX Mutagen in effect for 19 min.
Rodriguez: 16. Guisarme in hands, waterskin held by tail. PRONE!!!
* RAGING SONG (+2 morale STR/ CON, +1 Will saves, -2 AC)!!!
* Under effects of soothe syrup (for about 32 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Visto: 15. BLEED 1d2!!!
Depora Azrinae: 7. RS.
Apophis: 6. NAUSEATED by the stinking cloud til R6T6!!!
* Ingrown Nail: You take a -1 penalty on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. Heal: A DC 20 Heal check removes the attack penalties.
* AB: THP (5). +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Blue Dretch: 5. (-9:30). DYING!!!

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Red Dretch: 7. (-2:30). STABLE!!!

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R6T15: Visto unleashes another torrent of healing rain, this time upon Rod (fully healing him), before moving back a bit to be less of a target.

R6T7: Purple looks at the healig on Rod, and seeing magical emanations from Visto in its doing, and she has a face of seething hatred. She just tumbles out of reach of Rod, barely continues away from Ozzy. She continues north and then dodges at the last section to try and fake out Visto, but she must be getting exhausted because she was moving at incredible speed, and Visto was able to swipe at her with one of his talons. Of course, as Visto is not made for physical combat, he misses by a mile. Now standing next to she seems to .... relax? And the most unholy smell emanates from her, way worse than the troglodytes or dretch-cloud!

R6T6: No sooner is Apophis finally getting rid of nausea from the dretch-cloud, than his keen senses are assaulted again. "No, I *ach* got this!"

Sickened, he slithers behind Purple to flank with Visto, but can't land a blow on her.

End Round 6, Begin Round 7 ...

R7T18: "No, Rod. You go. She killed my bird, and Imma' murder this unholy bitch!" shouts Ozzy, the effects of the soothe syrup keeping him from sharing Apophis' fate. He concentrates on her and then runs forward. As fate would have it, the fallen dretches are on each side of him as he crosses the distance, unimpeding his charge. It is a valiant effort as his light-spear stabs he in the lower left arm, but not enough to penetrate ... it seems her skin is made of some tough material.

R7T17: "I can't go until others pull out if Ozzy's staying behind, because I'm Visto's light source!" shouts Sol. "Unless, Visto, you take my sunrod."

Sol drops his sunrod to a point just behind Visto.

R7T16: Rodriguez, what do you do?

Visto on deck, Purple in the hole ...

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Ozzy: 18. 1 CON damage. Aura of misfortune. Saved vs. Depora's stench. Charged. Claim til R8T18.
* Under effects of soothe syrup (49 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
>>> Ginny: 17.9. UNCONSCIOUS til R11T17. She must make a Fort save vs. DC 13 then or be unconscious 2d4 hours.
Sol: 17. Shield extract for 2 min. Blurred movement til R36T16.
* DEX Mutagen in effect for 19 min.
Rodriguez: 16. Guisarme in hands, waterskin held by tail.
* RAGING SONG (+2 morale STR/ CON, +1 Will saves, -2 AC)!!!
* Under effects of soothe syrup (for about 32 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Visto: 15. BLEED 1d2!!!
Depora Azrinae: 7.
* STENCH Active!!!
Apophis: 6. SICKENED by Stench for 10 min (R106T6)!!!
* Ingrown Nail: You take a -1 penalty on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. Heal: A DC 20 Heal check removes the attack penalties.
* AB: THP (5). +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.

OOC
Red Dretch: 7. (-2:30). STABLE!!!
Blue Dretch: 5. (-9:30). STABLE!!!

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R7T16: Rod calls out, ”Fine! I’ll keep going as long as I can! Sol start bombing! Apophis and I can resist most if not all collateral damage so don’t worry about us!” Rodriguez runs back toward the fray, pausing only to wet his whistle and keep the song going. He calls out,”Hey Visto, I’m fine, keep yourself up no matter what!”

The smell, less powerful actually, as it hits Rod, so much as it is much more cutting. If it weren't for the effects of the soothe syrup, perhaps it would have overcome him, but Rod fights past the sickly stench.

R7T15: Visto, you take 1 bleed. Roll a Fort save to not be sickened by the stench. What do you do?

Purple on deck, Apophis in the hole ...

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Ozzy: 18. 1 CON damage. Aura of misfortune. Saved vs. Depora's stench. Charged. Claim til R8T18.
* Under effects of soothe syrup (49 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
>>> Ginny: 17.9. UNCONSCIOUS til R11T17. She must make a Fort save vs. DC 13 then or be unconscious 2d4 hours.
Sol: 17. Shield extract for 2 min. Blurred movement til R36T16.
* DEX Mutagen in effect for 19 min.
Rodriguez: 16. Guisarme in hands, waterskin held by tail.
* RAGING SONG (+2 morale STR/ CON, +1 Will saves, -2 AC)!!!
* Under effects of soothe syrup (for about 32 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Visto: 15. BLEED 1d2!!!
Depora Azrinae: 7.
* STENCH Active!!! Saved (Ozzy, Rod, Sol). Failed (Apophis). Unknown (Ginny).
Apophis: 6. SICKENED by Stench for 10 min (R106T6)!!!
* Ingrown Nail: You take a -1 penalty on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. Heal: A DC 20 Heal check removes the attack penalties.
* AB: THP (5). +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.

OOC
Red Dretch: 7. (-2:30). STABLE!!!
Blue Dretch: 5. (-9:30). STABLE!!!

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R7T15: Visto unleashes the energy of his storm veil, forming another one into it's place, the air in the room starts to become scorching hot, spreading the heat among all the enemies (she takes 7 fire). After that, he backs up next to the sunrod, picking it up in order to provide his own source of light.

R7T7: She seems angry for having been hurt by the heat. She sidesteps to the middle of the passageway - not blocking it but making it difficult to pass her should one desire escape. She begins a volley of shots at Visto, but not before Ozzy misses her completely on an AOO with his light-spear. Her first shot hits Visto in his left hand for 12, and the second grazes his neck for 9.

R7T6: Apophis, sickened and wounded, takes the raging song now that he hears it well enough. He moves a few feet to block her northward progress up the chamber. He misses completely on the bite, and his tail seems to be deflected away from her. His maenads miss her.

End Round 7, Begin Round 8 ...

R8T18: Ozzy, your claim ends on Purple Lady. You are suffering light CON damage. You are in aura of misfortune stance. You saved against her stench, still affected by the soothe syrup you drank previously. Visto has a link to you that makes you more ferocious and resilient, though its fortifying effect is spent. You have your light-spear in hand. Ginny is down, but not dead ... apparently having fallen victim to some type of powerful, fast-acting sedative. Also, you had accepted the raging song last round. What do you do?

Sol on deck, Rod in the hole ...

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Ozzy: 18. 1 CON damage. Aura of misfortune. Accepted RAGING SONG!!!
* Under effects of soothe syrup (49 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
>>> Ginny: 17.9. UNCONSCIOUS til R11T17. She must make a Fort save vs. DC 13 then or be unconscious 2d4 hours.
Sol: 17. Shield extract for 2 min. Blurred movement til R36T16.
* DEX Mutagen in effect for 19 min.
Rodriguez: 16. Guisarme in hands, waterskin held by tail.
* RAGING SONG (+2 morale STR/ CON, +1 Will saves, -2 AC)!!!
* Under effects of soothe syrup (for about 32 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Visto: 15. BLEED 1d2!!! Holding sunrod.
Depora Azrinae: 7. RS/Rapid Shot.
* STENCH Active!!! Saved (Ozzy, Rod, Sol). Failed (Apophis). Unknown (Ginny).
Apophis: 6. SICKENED by Stench for 10 min (R106T6)!!! Accepted RAGING SONG!!!
* Ingrown Nail: You take a -1 penalty on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. Heal: A DC 20 Heal check removes the attack penalties.
* AB: THP (5). +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.

OOC
Red Dretch: 7. (-2:30). STABLE!!!
Blue Dretch: 5. (-9:30). STABLE!!!

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R8T18: ”Stop running!” Ozzy snarls as he lets his own rage and the rage from Rod’s song fill him as he Claims her as his target. He closes on the woman, figuring that with no melee weapon and a hand crossbow he'd be safe .... but then he'd be wrong. She opens up her mouth much wider than you think she should and bites Ozzy in the right shoulder for 15 + 1 NE, blasting right past the fortifying feeling of the rage. He hasn't even closed to his intended spot, when he feels the muscles in his body seize, threatening to lock him in position right there.

Ozzy, roll a Fort save!

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Ozzy: 18. 1 CON damage. Aura of misfortune. Accepted RAGING SONG!!!
* Under effects of soothe syrup (49 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
>>> Ginny: 17.9. UNCONSCIOUS til R11T17. She must make a Fort save vs. DC 13 then or be unconscious 2d4 hours.
Sol: 17. Shield extract for 2 min. Blurred movement til R36T16.
* DEX Mutagen in effect for 19 min.
Rodriguez: 16. Guisarme in hands, waterskin held by tail.
* RAGING SONG (+2 morale STR/ CON, +1 Will saves, -2 AC)!!!
* Under effects of soothe syrup (for about 32 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Visto: 15. BLEED 1d2!!! Holding sunrod.
Depora Azrinae: 7. RS/Rapid Shot.
* STENCH Active!!! Saved (Ozzy, Rod, Sol). Failed (Apophis). Unknown (Ginny).
Apophis: 6. SICKENED by Stench for 10 min (R106T6)!!! Accepted RAGING SONG!!!
* Ingrown Nail: You take a -1 penalty on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. Heal: A DC 20 Heal check removes the attack penalties.
* AB: THP (5). +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.

OOC
Red Dretch: 7. (-2:30). STABLE!!!
Blue Dretch: 5. (-9:30). STABLE!!!

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R8T18 (Cont'd): And that is where Ozzy's movement (and stance) comes to a halt, facing the west (and his eyebeams doing likewise). His maenad is still there as Ozzy seethes in impotent rage, but whips around wildly.

R8T17: Sol flies down to the ground and repositions Ozzy around the side of him, and with his eyebeams facing the Purple lady.

R8T16: Rod, what do you do?

Visto on deck, Purple lady in the hole ...

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Ozzy: 18. 1 CON damage. Accepted RAGING SONG!!! PARALYZED til R13T18!!!
* Under effects of soothe syrup (49 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
>>> Ginny: 17.9. UNCONSCIOUS til R11T17. She must make a Fort save vs. DC 13 then or be unconscious 2d4 hours.
Sol: 17. Shield extract for 2 min. Blurred movement til R36T16.
* He scored '15' total on Knowledge (religion) vs. Depora, but from 20' away (so modified '13').
* DEX Mutagen in effect for 19 min.
Rodriguez: 16. Guisarme in hands, waterskin held by tail.
* RAGING SONG (+2 morale STR/ CON, +1 Will saves, -2 AC)!!!
* Under effects of soothe syrup (for about 32 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Visto: 15. BLEED 1d2!!! Holding sunrod.
Depora Azrinae: 7. RS/Rapid Shot.
* STENCH Active!!! Saved (Ozzy, Rod, Sol). Failed (Apophis). Unknown (Ginny).
Apophis: 6. SICKENED by Stench for 10 min (R106T6)!!! Accepted RAGING SONG!!!
* Ingrown Nail: You take a -1 penalty on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. Heal: A DC 20 Heal check removes the attack penalties.
* AB: THP (5). +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.

OOC
Red Dretch: 7. (-2:30). STABLE!!!
Blue Dretch: 5. (-9:30). STABLE!!!

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R8T16: Rod drinks from his flask. It seems that the alcohol helps lubricate his voice, even if his song would otherwise have ended. Keeping the song going for his own sake at this point, Rod moves south of the purple lady, getting the maenad in her face. The Purple lady not only does, but does a wide-T posture to let the maenad hit her squarely in the chest. The maenad's negative energy courses into her to fully heal her wounds!

The Purple Lady looks at Rod and makes a wicked smile and chuckles. In highly accented Taldane she says, "Thank you."

R8T15: Visto (takes 1 bleed) has to look to himself and steps back, allowing a temporary rainfall to wash over him for 22 healing and stopping the bleeding.

R8T7: The Purple Lady sidesteps against the wall. She points her hand crossbow right at Rod, but Apophis bites her in the left shoulder for 4 mod, and can't get a hold on her. She grazes Rod in the neck with a shot from her hand crossbow for 11. She reloads, and hits Rod in the other side of the neck for 13. At this range, she then bites low at Rod ... but it turns out she wasn't biting at Rod himself .... but rather at the waterskin his tail is holding.

R8T6: Apophis fails to land a bite or tail slap.

End Round 8, Begin Round 9 ...

R9T18: Ozzy is still paralyzed.

R9T17: Sol steps in a little, and then his face widens in apprehension. "I don't know what kind of elf she was before, or if undeath made her purple ... but that there is a ghast! An undead!"

He takes out a flask and tosses it at her head. The glass shatters and the liquid, though clear, seems to burn her like acid for 4 holy damage.

R9T16: Rod, your turn. What do you do?

Visto on deck, Purple Ghast Lady in the hole ...

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Ozzy: 18. 1 CON damage. Accepted RAGING SONG!!! PARALYZED til R13T18!!!
* Under effects of soothe syrup (49 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
>>> Ginny: 17.9. UNCONSCIOUS til R11T17. She must make a Fort save vs. DC 13 then or be unconscious 2d4 hours.
Sol: 17. Shield extract for 2 min. Blurred movement til R36T16.
* He scored '15' total on Knowledge (religion) vs. Depora, but from 20' away (so modified '13').
* DEX Mutagen in effect for 19 min.
Rodriguez: 16. Guisarme in hands, waterskin held by tail.
* RAGING SONG (+2 morale STR/ CON, +1 Will saves, -2 AC)!!!
* Under effects of soothe syrup (for about 32 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Visto: 15. Holding sunrod.
Depora Azrinae: 7. RS/Rapid Shot.
* STENCH Active!!! Saved (Ozzy, Rod, Sol). Failed (Apophis). Unknown (Ginny).
Apophis: 6. SICKENED by Stench for 10 min (R106T6)!!! Accepted RAGING SONG!!!
* Ingrown Nail: You take a -1 penalty on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. Heal: A DC 20 Heal check removes the attack penalties.
* AB: THP (5). +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.

OOC
Red Dretch: 7. (-2:30). STABLE!!!
Blue Dretch: 5. (-9:30). STABLE!!!

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R9T16: Rod spits blood in the ghast’s direction ”My pleasure, you really need a shower by the way.” he shouts, ”Visto I need healing as much as I can get! If you’re close to her don’t take the song!” taking yet another swig (FH2), Rod steps back and goes for a swing with his guisarme (missing), keeping the maenad out of reach.

R9T15: Visto, what do you do?

Purple Ghast Lady on deck, Apophis in the hole ...

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Ozzy: 18. 1 CON damage. Accepted RAGING SONG!!! PARALYZED til R13T18!!!
* Under effects of soothe syrup (49 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
>>> Ginny: 17.9. UNCONSCIOUS til R11T17. She must make a Fort save vs. DC 13 then or be unconscious 2d4 hours.
Sol: 17. Shield extract for 2 min. Blurred movement til R36T16.
* He scored '15' total on Knowledge (religion) vs. Depora, but from 20' away (so modified '13').
* DEX Mutagen in effect for 19 min.
Rodriguez: 16. Guisarme in hands, waterskin held by tail.
* RAGING SONG (+2 morale STR/ CON, +1 Will saves, -2 AC)!!!
* Under effects of soothe syrup (for about 32 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Visto: 15. Holding sunrod.
Depora Azrinae: 7. RS/Rapid Shot.
* STENCH Active!!! Saved (Ozzy, Rod, Sol). Failed (Apophis). Unknown (Ginny).
Apophis: 6. SICKENED by Stench for 10 min (R106T6)!!! Accepted RAGING SONG!!!
* Ingrown Nail: You take a -1 penalty on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. Heal: A DC 20 Heal check removes the attack penalties.
* AB: THP (5). +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.

OOC
Red Dretch: 7. (-2:30). STABLE!!!
Blue Dretch: 5. (-9:30). STABLE!!!

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R9T15: Visto responds to Rod before unleashing a torrent of healing rain upon him again (16 healing). "Visto does not benefit from Friend Rod's music anyways."

Ghast Lady takes 5 fire between this and the previous round.

R9T7: The enemy steps within the reach of Rod's weapon. As she shoots at Rod, Sol misses with his AOO. Rod gets shot in the groin for 13, and then in the right knee for 12. She then bites Rod's lower left arm for 11 ....

Rod, roll a Fort save!

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Ozzy: 18. 1 CON damage. Accepted RAGING SONG!!! PARALYZED til R13T18!!!
* Under effects of soothe syrup (49 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
>>> Ginny: 17.9. UNCONSCIOUS til R11T17. She must make a Fort save vs. DC 13 then or be unconscious 2d4 hours.
Sol: 17. Shield extract for 2 min. Blurred movement til R36T16.
* He scored '15' total on Knowledge (religion) vs. Depora, but from 20' away (so modified '13').
* DEX Mutagen in effect for 19 min.
Rodriguez: 16. Guisarme in hands, waterskin held by tail.
* RAGING SONG (+2 morale STR/ CON, +1 Will saves, -2 AC)!!!
* Under effects of soothe syrup (for about 32 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Visto: 15. Holding sunrod.
Depora Azrinae: 7. RS/Rapid Shot.
* STENCH Active!!! Saved (Ozzy, Rod, Sol). Failed (Apophis). Unknown (Ginny).
Apophis: 6. SICKENED by Stench for 10 min (R106T6)!!! Accepted RAGING SONG!!!
* Ingrown Nail: You take a -1 penalty on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. Heal: A DC 20 Heal check removes the attack penalties.
* AB: THP (5). +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.

OOC
Red Dretch: 7. (-2:30). STABLE!!!
Blue Dretch: 5. (-9:30). STABLE!!!

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R9T7 (Cont'd): And with that bite, Rod doesn't even get a chance to fall from the blow of the shock as he is now unconscious, dying, and paralyzed in a standing position. His song ends. His rage ends. The maenad's disappear. With the loss of his rage and his vitality returned to normal, he journeys every faster towards death. In addiition, with his unconsciousness, his force of will loses its connection and control of Apophis, who in turns disappears, and Visto feels the vicious snapback of akashic burn from the sudden loss of connection.

End Round 9, Begin Round 10 ...

R10T18: Ozzy is still paralyzed ...

R10T17: Sol steps away from her, takes out another flask and tosses it at her, again striking her solidly 8 holy damage.

R10T16: Rodriguez, roll a CON check ...

R10T15: Visto, what do you do?

Ghast on deck, Ozzy in the hole ...

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Ozzy: 18. 1 CON damage. Accepted RAGING SONG!!! PARALYZED til R13T18!!!
* Under effects of soothe syrup (49 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
>>> Ginny: 17.9. UNCONSCIOUS til R11T17. She must make a Fort save vs. DC 13 then or be unconscious 2d4 hours.
Sol: 17. Shield extract for 2 min. Blurred movement til R36T16.
* DEX Mutagen in effect for 19 min.
Rodriguez: 16. Guisarme in hands, waterskin held by tail. PARALYZED til R13T17!!! NAUSEATED til end R16T7!!!
* Under effects of soothe syrup (for about 32 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
Visto: 15. Holding sunrod.
Depora Azrinae: 7. RS/Rapid Shot.

OOC
Red Dretch: 7. (-2:30). STABLE!!!
Blue Dretch: 5. (-9:30). STABLE!!!
Apophis: 6. SICKENED by Stench for 10 min (R106T6)!!! Accepted RAGING SONG!!!
* Ingrown Nail: You take a -1 penalty on attack rolls until you score a critical hit. Heal: A DC 20 Heal check removes the attack penalties.
* AB: THP (5). +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.

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R10T15: Visto shakes a bit. "Friend Rod...." He quickly retreats from the foe, then turns to face her with his hands outstretched. But his grief and rage now turns inwards, as Visto realizes with horror that it takes more time and energy than he attempted to bring forth the entangling effect. She still takes 2 fire from the Sirocco, however.

R10T7: Bathed in the glow of the sunrod, the ghast looks to Visto and gives an evil smile. "No. more. healing."

She lifts her crossbow right at Rod's upper throat. She doesn't even look at Rod at this time, staring malevolently at Visto the entire time. Visto's eyes are locked with hers as there is a clicking sound of her hand crossbow being fired, a wet squelching sound, and then the heavy impact of Rod's lifeless body hitting the ground as his guisarme clatters against the stone. She steps a skosh northwards.

End Round 10, Begin Round 11 ..

R11T18: Ozzy is still paralyzed, and could only look on in horror. He saw her actions completely, but through peripheral only saw Rod's fall.

R11T17: Sol moves south to screen Ozzy so he doesn't share the same fate. He tosses bomb at her, but misses her by enough so that she isn't even affected by the splash.

R11T15: Visto, it's back to you. What do you do?

Ghast on deck, Ozzy in the hole ...

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Ozzy: 18. 1 CON damage. Accepted RAGING SONG!!! PARALYZED til R13T18!!!
* Under effects of soothe syrup (49 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
>>> Ginny: 17.9. UNCONSCIOUS til R11T17. She must make a Fort save vs. DC 13 then or be unconscious 2d4 hours.
Sol: 17. Shield extract for 2 min. Blurred movement til R36T16.
* DEX Mutagen in effect for 19 min.
Visto: 15. Holding sunrod.
Depora Azrinae: 7. RS/Rapid Shot.

OOC
Red Dretch: 7. (-2:30). STABLE!!!
Blue Dretch: 5. (-9:30). STABLE!!!
DEAD: Rodriguez.

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R11T15: As if responding to Visto's justified and undeniable rage, the heat in the air starts to cause smoke and ash to fill the room, and with a quick flick of his wing, a ball of ash forms and launches itself at the enemy. Unfortunately, Visto is too far away from his target who is now outside of the storm's area, and ball of fire and ash breaks apart and sputters right about the area where Rod's body lies.

R11T7: Amused by the impotent vulture-man, she focuses her hate elsewhere ... at the man throwing fire and holy water. Sol gets shot in the chest with a bolt for 13, but the second shot is a complete failure and her hand crossbow is ruined, and she tosses the remnants aside. She steps toward Sol, and even though she was more focused on her weapon, she bites at Sol, but can't get through his armor.

End Round 11, Begin Round 12 ...

R12T18: Ozzy still paralyzed ...

R12T17: Sol steps away, takes out an extract, and drinks it for 10 healing.

R12T15: Visto, what do you do?

Ghast on deck, Ozzy in the hole ...

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Ozzy: 18. 1 CON damage. PARALYZED til R13T18!!!
* Under effects of soothe syrup (49 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
>>> Ginny: 17.9. UNCONSCIOUS til R11T17. She must make a Fort save vs. DC 13 then or be unconscious 2d4 hours.
Sol: 17. Shield extract for 2 min. Blurred movement til R36T16.
* DEX Mutagen in effect for 19 min.
Visto: 15. Holding sunrod.
Depora Azrinae: 7. RS.

OOC
Red Dretch: 7. (-2:30). STABLE!!!
Blue Dretch: 5. (-9:30). STABLE!!!
DEAD: Rodriguez.

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R12T15: Visto's rage has clearly messed with his ability to think clearly, but even in this state, he knows what he must do in order to hurt the source of his anger. He closes the distance between them and launches another ball of ash, clearly out for blood at this point. But that doesn't help his aim any, and she dodges out of the way.

R12T7: Now, with her favorite weapon ruined, the ghast must change her tactics as well. She steps to the south, looks east, and casts a spell. A wave of flame - though to be fair, not very impressive - rolls over Sol, the fallen dretch, and the paralyzed Ozzy. As expected, Sol and the dretch body are unharmed, but Ozzy can't get out of the way of what would have been a weak flame, and takes 3 fire. But at Ozzy's current state, that is still painful.

End Round 12, Begin Round 13 ...

R13T18: I guess the fire caused pain in Ozzy, enough to wake up his nervous system, for he is no longer paralyzed! Ozzy, what do you do?

Sol on deck, Visto in the hole ...

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Ozzy: 18. 1 CON damage.
* Under effects of soothe syrup (49 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
>>> Ginny: 17.9. UNCONSCIOUS til R11T17. She must make a Fort save vs. DC 13 then or be unconscious 2d4 hours.
Sol: 17. Shield extract for 2 min. Blurred movement til R36T16.
* DEX Mutagen in effect for 19 min.
Visto: 15. Holding sunrod.
Depora Azrinae: 7. RS.

OOC
Red Dretch: 7. (-2:30). STABLE!!!
Blue Dretch: 5. (-9:30). STABLE!!!
DEAD: Rodriguez.

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R13T18: Feeling fresh burns on his skin, Ozzy hisses through his teeth and looks around. Seeing Rod’s body not far away confirms his fears, but also crushes the faint hope that he yet lived. Refocusing, Ozzy calls out to his allies, ”I might be next without healing, but I really want to kill this thing.”

Ozzy focuses on his akashic spear and it bursts into motes of pure akasha and reforms in his hands as vortexes of swirling light. A quick reallocation of essence makes the light glimmer dangerously and the ring on Ozzy’s finger also brightens noticeably. Staring death at the Ghast, Ozzy launches the Banelight Vortex at his foe before falling back, just as the light hits the ghast in the belly for 26, seeming to hurt her far more than Ozzy would have expected, even for undead!

R13T17: Sol circles around to the south and tosses a bomb that misses and hits the northern wall, hurting nothing.

R13T15: Visto, what do you do?

Ghast on deck, Ozzy in the hole ...

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Ozzy: 18. 1 CON damage.
* Under effects of soothe syrup (49 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
>>> Ginny: 17.9. UNCONSCIOUS til R11T17. She must make a Fort save vs. DC 13 then or be unconscious 2d4 hours.
Sol: 17. Shield extract for 2 min. Blurred movement til R36T16.
* DEX Mutagen in effect for 19 min.
Visto: 15. Holding sunrod.
Depora Azrinae: 7. RS.

OOC
Red Dretch: 7. (-2:30). STABLE!!!
Blue Dretch: 5. (-9:30). STABLE!!!
DEAD: Rodriguez.

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R13T15: Ozlech's words seem to have brought Visto back to his senses. With another combatant active, Visto knows that he's going to help more helping his friend than attacking his foe. Soothing rains fall just on Ozlech to provide him with 15 healing.

R13T7: The woman looks at the many supernatural burns inflicted upon her, her eyes this whole time squinting from the brightness of Ozzy's light. She smiles, and then chuckles. "Well, it seems that the surface provides challenges I am unaccustomed to with akashic wielders of light. So be it, I have a feeling we shall meet again."

With that, and with truly preternatural speed, she moves 10' up the wall, her feet attached somehow to the wall while her hands are free, and she darts along the rock face to the south and around the west while taking a bolt out of her case. To the south, there is a sudden eruption of darkness where Visto's sunrod simply will not penetrate, and the faint sound of something clattering.

End Round 13, Begin Round 14 ...

R14T18: Ozzy, what do you do? You barely see her (with your darkvision) to the south at the southernmost jut of the northwestern wall. Also, you realized that you were so focused on the enemy, that you didn't realize that last turn Ginny not only awoke but stood up. So she is now active, but would need some guidance on what to do as she's been out of it.

Sol on deck, Visto in the hole ...

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Ozzy: 18. 1 CON damage.
* Under effects of soothe syrup (49 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
>>> Ginny: 17.9.
Sol: 17. Shield extract for 2 min. Blurred movement til R36T16.
* DEX Mutagen in effect for 19 min.
Visto: 15. Holding sunrod.
Depora Azrinae: 7.

OOC
Red Dretch: 7. (-2:30). STABLE!!!
Blue Dretch: 5. (-9:30). STABLE!!!
DEAD: Rodriguez.

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R14T18-17.9: Seeing their enemy flee, Ozzy moves south near the likely blinded Visto to protect him and claims the Ghast as his target. He flings a parting Banelight Vortex at her, but the light is immediately diffused, scattered, and shut down by the dark veil. He calls out to his blinded allies, ”It’s fleeing! Sol, move toward my voice in case it decides to double back.”

Ginny hops into the area just underneath Ozzy's fast-diffusing eyelights, unable to sense an opponent in the murk.

R14T17: Sol stumbles next to Ozzy.

R14T15: Visto, the darkness to the west extending its edges right to and around you limit your sight. Ozzy's eye-cones, bright as they are, do not penetrate. What do you do?

Ghast on deck, Ozzy in the hole ...

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Ozzy: 18. 1 CON damage.
* Under effects of soothe syrup (49 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
>>> Ginny: 17.9.
Sol: 17. Shield extract for 2 min. Blurred movement til R36T16.
* DEX Mutagen in effect for 19 min.
Visto: 15. Holding sunrod.
Depora Azrinae: 7.

OOC
Red Dretch: 7. (-2:30). STABLE!!!
Blue Dretch: 5. (-9:30). STABLE!!!
DEAD: Rodriguez.

[lostsole31]

R14T15: Visto takes a deep breath, and directs the Essence invested into Ozlech into another veil, placing his hand upon himself to start to healing his wounds slowly. As he does so, Ozzy feels a lot of the ferocity he has begun to take for granted ebb out of him.

R14T7: Ghast Lady disappears around the corner to the west.

End Round 14, Begin Round 15 ...

R15T18: Ozzy, what do you do?

Ginny on deck, Sol in the hole ...

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Ozzy: 18. 1 CON damage.
* Under effects of soothe syrup (49 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
>>> Ginny: 17.9.
Sol: 17. Shield extract for 2 min. Blurred movement til R36T16.
* DEX Mutagen in effect for 19 min.
Visto: 15. Holding sunrod. FH11 til R17T15.
Depora Azrinae: 7.

OOC
Red Dretch: 7. (-2:30). STABLE!!!
Blue Dretch: 5. (-9:30). STABLE!!!
DEAD: Rodriguez.

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R15T18: Seeing the Ghast continue fleeing Ozzy thinks about giving chase for a moment, but with the darkness blocking his allies vision he would be going alone. One look at Rod’s body is enough to know how that would likely end.

Sighing in defeat, Ozzy moves south and says to his allies, ”Looks like it’s gone. Leave the darkness this way, I will keep a lookout for if the creature returns.”

Ginny and Sol, agreeing, delay...

R15T15: Visto, you get FH11. Do you agree with Ozzy and drop out of combat, or give chase into a darkness that your held sunrod cannot penetrate?

Ghast on deck, Ozzy in the hole (if necessary) ...

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Ozzy: 18. 1 CON damage.
* Under effects of soothe syrup (49 min).
* AB: THP 5. +2 insight saves. +4 insight damage rolls.
>>> Ginny: 17.9.
Sol: 17. Shield extract for 2 min. Blurred movement til R36T16.
* DEX Mutagen in effect for 19 min.
Visto: 15. Holding sunrod. FH11 til R17T15.
Depora Azrinae: 7.

OOC
Red Dretch: 7. (-2:30). STABLE!!!
Blue Dretch: 5. (-9:30). STABLE!!!
DEAD: Rodriguez.