The Blood War Boils Over

[Greymist]

Mottle

Mottle draws the 6 foot long blade and wields it comfortably in one hand.

If it comes to a fight please stay within 30 feet of me he nods to Tynze and Thorg, I have a spell I can maintain which I think you'll find most beneficial

[GimliFett]

Tynze

Looking up at the rock man, Tynze snorts. "Would you care to explain what it will do? I'm not used to all these limits on my movement! And those things are massive. IF," he emphasizes the word, "I go into that melee, I'm doin' it bigger, badder and faster than I currently stand. Comprendes?" he inquires with a glare.

[Lochar]

The two scorpions thrash as Allison's magics bypass their innate resistance to all magics, even as the fire barely flickers on them, although the spell's magical damage penetrates.

But even as they writhe in pain, the wounds heal as well. One scorpion attempts to last up at Allison with it's tail, but she is above the other one and it misses.

The second one however, drops the dragon and it lets out a pitiful keen. It's tail lashes up, slicing through the wind at Allison.

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Colossal creatures have a vertical reach of 128 feet. For the scorpion, I won't say it's claws reach, obviously. It's stinger however...

(1d20+29)[31]
CC: (1d20+29)[45]
Damage: (3d8+6)[14]

Poison is DC 33 Fort save, primary (1d10)[2] Con damage.

[The_Snark]

Allison

The sting strikes a glancing blow at her side, eliciting a grimace—and a burst of white-hot fire that sears through the scorpion's tail. Allison rises upwards, carefully guarding herself from the lashing tail as she does.

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Hellfire Shield; deals (15d6)[45] damage to the scorpion. Spell resistance: (1d20+20)[37]

Allison takes 11 damage after DR; this seems like a nice time to activate Fiendish Resilience, so fast healing 1, too. Fortitude save against poison: (1d20+24)[28] Edit- save ought to have been +19, and a failure. Allison takes 1 Con damage.

And... withdraw action upwards, to a nice 135 foot altitude.

[Lochar]

The stinger seems to catch aflame, with fire that burns hotter than should be possible and even partially melts the stinger, even as it begins to heal.

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Scorpion 1 damage: 30
Scorpion 2 damage: 00

The scorpions both crack the claws, and they continue to attempt to sting Allison, who is flying too high to hit.

[Moral Wiz]

Nathaniel

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Well, all good things must come to an end

As the demonlings swarm over him, Nat grabs Laen, and fervently mutters something. His shadow seems to shift...

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Step into Shadow. Do I actually have to roll for defensive casting? Nat makes it on a 1 (4th level).

[Lochar]

Nate

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Your shadow quickly stretches a distance away, and the swarming quasits are confused as you fall into a shadow they cannot follow you in.

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Be glad they weren't attempting to grapple, otherwise they would have been touched willing creatures. :P

[The_Snark]

Allison

She can feel a slow, suffused heat from the flames spreading up her arm and across her torso. It was nowhere near the raw, bone-deep ache that would have come without the protection she had devised, which (she knew from experience) could intensify until it felt as if one's bones were burning from the inside.

This was much better; but she almost felt she could feel the pain at one remove anyway. Pointing, Allison channels considerably less potent energies, and a curve of pale, heatless flame sweeps down and into the injured scorpion, smashing on its carapace like a wave striking rocks and looping about into the second.

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Normal eldritch chain this time: ranged touch (1d20+16)[29], SR (1d0+20)[21], damage (9d6)[33]. If that hits, followup attack against the second scorpion (1d20+16)[26], (1d20+20)[39], damage half of previous attack's damage.

[Lochar]

The eldritch blast strikes true, and splits off part of it's own heatless fire, catching the second scorpion.

Skittering, the more hurt scorpion backs away, catching notice of the others and charges towards them. The thing moves entirely too quickly for comfort.

The less hurt one continues to thrust it's stinger into the air fruitlessly.

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Big one double moves towards the group, 140'

Updating the map.

[Moral Wiz]

Nathaniel

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Oh, thanks god for that one. BTW, waitin' on a PM from you, in Auromar. EDIT And I count this use as Combat, he's evading the Quasits rather than running for the keep

The shadowcaster wastes no time, he immediately draws upon another mystery, hoping to be well out of sight before the feindlings discover where he is.

He grabs the poor, much abused ball of light quickly, and falls with him into darkness as he vanishes again.

[The_Snark]

Allison

Genuinely irritated—something the mild throbbing sensation of the scorpion venom hadn't been able to do yet—Allison pulls a foot-long rod from her belt, inlaid with dull red enamel and shaped to resemble a spearhead, and points at the fleeing/charging scorpion. White fire erupts from her hand around the scepter, speeding after the scorpion and knifing through its chitin armor as if it isn't there.

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Allison draws an eldritch rod (the Eldritch Spear one) and uses it to augment a hellfire blast. Ranged touch (1d20+16)[35], SR (1d20+20)[28], (15d6)[63]

[Greymist]

Mottle

Noting the other scorpion moving forward he nods to Tynze.

It looks like we don't have a choice, you'll understand in a moment

He starts chanting in Gol-Kaa weaving holy words into his song. You feel somehow bolstered by the voice emanating through you.

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Swift Action Inspirational Boost, Inspire Courage +7 to hit and damage.

Takes (3d4)[7] non lethal damage from words of creation.

Random thought, would Words Of Creation have any negative side effects on evil party members?

[elkhantar]

Memnoth

I think it's clear both our spells will enhance your combat abilities says Memnoth preparing for the incoming beast. With a swift gesture and a muttered word, the usual green bright on his eyes turns blue, as the spell he just cast grants him insight on how to overcome the creature's defenses.

He touches the ground and concentrates in his mystical powers, making a column of impossibly hot fire descend from mid air upon the beast.

After casting his spell, Memnoth walks to stand beside his squad and orders his golem Move in front of me directing it between him and the charging beast.

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Using Assay resistance with the closest scorpion to get +10 to overcome its SR. Then he casts a searing flamestrike.

Overcome SR:(1d20+22)[34]
Damage: (12d6)[42], half is divine, half is fire that ignores fire resistance or does half damage to fire-immune creatures.
Reflex save DC 25 for half damage.

Memnoth moves to G89, and the golem to G84

[Greyen]

Thorg

Having previously loosed his shield which floats beside him, Thorg watches the oncoming monster. Deep seated anger rises inside of him.

Foamy spittle starts to spill out from slots in his mask as Thorg begins to twitch and shake. His vision beginning to close down to a long red tube with death on the other end. Shaking out his arms and legs for a moment he prepares for the coming battle. His sword darkens in color as as shimmering swirl of brilliant light and oily blackness envelops it.

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Initiative (1d20+8)[19]

Rage! as a free action.

Activating the Metalline function to be Cold Iron

Swift action to activate Full Plate of Speed for Haste. Boosting movement up to 70ft

Holding action until the scorpion is at 140ft distant.

Then....Chaaarrrgge!! Pouncing Leap Attack/Charge.

Charging AC: 27

Jump (1d20+37)[56] +12 for additional speed from haste to cover the last 10 feet as a jump

10 points into power attack - All damage is Good/Cold Iron for over coming DR. Crit on 15-20/x2

Each crit also inflicts a negative level.

1st Attack -
To Hit (1d20+29)[13](42) -10 for power atk, +7 for bard song, +2 charge, +1 haste
CC (1d20+29)[16](45)
Damage (2d6+28)[34] +60 for leap attack (94 total plus add ons below)
Sacred damage (2d6)[5] if evil outsider
Bane damage (if has SLA or spells) (2d6)[8]

2nd attack - haste bonus
To Hit (1d20+29)[8](37) -10 for power atk, +7 for bard song, +2 charge, +1 haste
CC (1d20+29)[9](38)
Damage (2d6+28)[36] +20 for power attack (56 total + add ons)
Sacred damage (2d6)[9] if evil outsider
Bane damage (if has SLA or spells) (2d6)[6]

3rd - pounce pt2
To Hit (1d20+24)[18](42) -10 for power atk, +7 for bard song, +2 charge, +1 haste
CC (1d20+24)[14](38) Crit?
Damage (2d6+28)[34] +20 for power attack (54 total +add ons)
Sacred damage (2d6)[8] if evil outsider
Bane damage (if has SLA or spells) (2d6)[7]

4th pounce pt3
To Hit (1d20+19)[9](28) -10 for power atk, +7 for bard song, +2 charge, +1 haste
CC (1d20+19)[12](31)
Damage (2d6+28)[38] +20 for power attack (58 total +add ons)
Sacred damage (2d6)[7] if evil outsider
Bane damage (if has SLA or spells) (2d6)[10]

Total damage before crits and add ons - 262! (+60 if all add ons are effective, not counting the crit)

[Lochar]

Thorg jumps high into the air as Memnoth's flamestrike burns into the creature. As Thorg starts returning to the ground his blade first, the beast lashes out.

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AoO for the 30' reach.
(1d20+34)[37]
CC:(1d20+34)[44]

Damage:(3d8+12)[31]
Improved Grab Grapple: (1d20+58)[74] Grapple with mulitgrab and improved multigrab.

[Greymist]

Mottle

Seeing Thorg race off Mottle runs up behind, somehow managing to grin while maintaining his chant.

There's no way I'm letting him kill that without me

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Running to move 100ft, stopping 40ft from the scorpion.
Init: [roll]1d20+8[/roll]

[Lochar]

The colossal scorpion plucks Thorg out of the air, crushing him with a single claw, even as flame burns away more of it's carapace.

It's stinger then whips around to his held captive, even as it's other claw strikes him as well.

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Auto Constrict damage from grapple: (3d8+12)[25]

Claw: (1d20+34)[48]
CC: (1d20+34)[54]
Damage: (3d8+12)[34]

Stinger: (1d20+29)[45]
CC: (1d20+29)[30]
Damage: (3d8+6)[18]

Fort Save DC 33 or (1d10)[10] Con damage to Thorg if stinger hits.

A blast of burning fire, hot as the sun, strikes the creature from behind as Allison spears it with her eldritch blast.

The other scorpion continues to attempt to swat at the flying ant above it, oblivious to it's mate getting beat down on.

[Greyen]

Thorg

Thorg screams in wordless fury as he gets caught and impaled by the monstrous scorpion.

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Fort save (1d20)[17] Can't look up mod right now Darn new work filters. Its like they don't want you goofing off at work or something.

[Lochar]

Damage:

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Scorpion 1: 120
Scorpion 1: 000

Thorg: 108

[The_Snark]

Allison

Gods damn. Allison sends another incandescent ray of flame into the distant scorpion, the shimmering heat palpable even to Thorg, some distance away in its claws... or at least, it would be if the mongrel orc weren't distracted.

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Hellfire blast, once again with Eldritch Spear: ranged touch (1d20+16)[22], SR (1d20+20)[40], damage (15d6)[49]

[Lochar]

Thorg lashes out at the scorpion holding him, his clawed hand raking into the creature as another hellish blast is launched by Allison and Memnoth's holy light burns it.

The creature staggers forward, almost absently continuing to crush at Thorg as it swipes at Mottle.

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10' move towards Mottle.

Constrict damage to Thorg.
(3d8+12)[29]

Attack on Mottle.
(1d20+34)[43]
CC: (1d20+34)[54]
Damage: (3d8+12)[28]
Grapple check on successful hit: (1d20+58)[63]

The scorpion's blasted carapace slowly begins reknitting itself, although no where near as quickly as you all are tearing it apart.

The other scorpion, seeing it is being ignored by Allison, turns to see what she is blasting at a distance with her fire. Seeing the first scorpion in combat, it begins moving towards that battle at a rapid pace.

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100' double move by the second scorpion.

Damage:

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Scorpion 1: 211
Scorpion 2: 000
Thorg: 137
Mottle: 28

[Greymist]

Mottle

Mottle winces as the giant claw just misses him, dancing unseen he attacks the limb which is currently crushing Thorg.

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HP: 183 (7 non lethal damage)
AC: 26

Current Effects:
Invisibility, Greater 2/10 rounds
Inspire Courage +7
Snowflake Wardance 1/13 rounds

Weapon is good aligned only, not cold iron.

The previous round I had two full round actions so I hope I'm in range :P

Power Attack 5:

Attack 1: (1d20+25)[43]
Damage: (2d6+22)[30] + (1d4)[3]
Evil Outsider: (3d6)[9]
CC: (1d20+25)[45]
Extra dmg on crit: (1d8)[7]

Attack 2: (1d20+20)[35]
Damage: (2d6+22)[30] + (1d4)[3]
Evil Outsider: (3d6)[7]
CC: (1d20+20)[27]
Extra dmg on crit: (1d8)[3]

Attack 3: (1d20+15)[32]
Damage: (2d6+22)[26] + (1d4)[3]
Evil Outsider: (3d6)[9]
CC: (1d20+15)[31]
Extra dmg on crit: (1d8)[3]

Note: The 1d4 is sonic, the 1d8 on crit is sonic and 6 points of the other damage is sonic.

[Greyen]

Thorg

Howling at the injustice of being caught in a giant pincer, Thorg again attempts to rip the claw apart. His cloak shimmers for a moment and his blood loss slows, slightly.

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Do I need to make grapple checks to attack? If so (1d20+26)[8](34) +7 if modified by bard's song.

If I don't then Thorg will hammer away at it with his claw.

Activating cloak to heal 14 HP. 1 use left today.

Attacks - power attacking for 10
To Hit (1d20+23)[6](29)includes all bonuses (+23 base, +2 rage, +1 haste, +7 bard, -10 power atk)
CC (1d20+23)[10](33)
Damage (1d3+21)[23]

Haste attack
To Hit (1d20+23)[7](30)includes all bonuses (+23 base, +2 rage, +1 haste, +7 bard, -10 power atk)
CC (1d20+23)[2](25)
Damage (1d3+21)[22]

2nd attack
To Hit (1d20+18)[2](20)
CC (1d20+18)[6](24)
Damage (1d3+21)[23]

3rd attack
To Hit (1d20+13)[18](31)
CC (1d20+13)[3](16)
Damage (1d3+21)[24]

Yay! The board roller loves me today!

[elkhantar]

Memnoth

Cursing at the tremendous resilience of the vermin, the lich moves forward yet again, trying to get within arm-reach of the scorpion-like creature.

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Memnoth runs forward. That should cause an AoO from the scorpion but also get him within melee reach

[Lochar]

As Thorg rips the claw holding him apart, Mottle's invisible blade slices deep into the heart of the scorpion, dropping it into the ground, raising a huge dust cloud as it falls. With a final twitch of it's tail, it lives no more.

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It's dead at 300 damage + 10 to get it to -10.

[The_Snark]

Allison

Allison doesn't bother with a sigh of relief as the first scorpion falls; she immediately turns her attention to the second. Another wave of her hand, this time without the point of the scepter—now that the scorpion has seen her companions, she needn't worry about attracting its attention to them, and so she flies after it—and another stream of white fire streaks towards the creature.

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Move 60 feet after it, and fire a hellfire blast. Ranged touch (1d20+16)[23], SR (1d20+20)[36], damage (15d6)[51]

[elkhantar]

Memnoth

Seeing the first scorpion fall, the sand lich simply follows forward towards the second, not worrying about its possible attacks. The monstruous vermin bring memories of his father, the tales he was told as a kid, but Memnoth quickly discards them as sentimentalism of a past life.

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ok, then, running towards the second scorpion. I'm better at close range, so I don't mind much if it grabs me. In about an hour I'm leaving for a trip that will last a couple of days. (I should be back friday afternoon). Memnoth will use touch attacks (two a round, attack bonus +27 thanks to the bard) that do 5d6 dehydration (Fort save DC30 for half) 1d6 con (Fort save DC24 to avoid) and 5d6 fire (ignores fire resistance and does half damage to creatures immune to fire, no save).
If he's not grappled and concentration is not otherwisw threatened, he will cast and use harm, Will DC 26; 120 damage if failed, 60 if successful.

[Greymist]

Mottle

Mottle glances up at Thorg noting that he's still alive and kicking with ripped up pieces of carapace in his claws. Mottle then charges towards the remaining scorpion, tumbling as he goes.

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HP: 183 (7 non lethal damage)
AC: 24 (-2 from charging)

Current Effects:
Invisibility, Greater 3/10 rounds
Inspire Courage +7
Snowflake Wardance 2/13 rounds

Assuming the scorpion is within 60 feet, charging and using accelerated tumbling in case the scorpion gets AOO. Mottle will stop singing as soon as his blade connects.

Tumbling: (1d20+5)[18] DC15, roll includes the -10.

Single Attack, power attack 8.

Attack: (1d20+24)[17](41)
Damage: (2d6+25)[29] + (1d4)[1] sonic
Evil Outsider: (3d6)[4]
CC: (1d20+24)[37]
Screaming Burst: (1d8)[5]

[Greyen]

Thorg

Prying himself from the claw of the monstrous scorpion Thorg lets out a frothy howl before turning toward the next scorpion.

He notes the position of the sand lich and begins to charge. He leaps over the form of the lich striking out at the giant bug.

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Here we go again.

Activating the cloak again for another 14 points of healing, as a swift action.

Then waiting to see if the lich provokes an attack of opportunity as he approaches. If he does, good, if not then its time to suck up some damage again.

Charging AC: 27

Jump (1d20+37)[40]

10 points into power attack - All damage is Good/Cold Iron for over coming DR. Crit on 15-20/x2

Each crit also inflicts a negative level.

1st Attack -
To Hit (1d20+29)[41] -10 for power atk, +7 for bard song, +2 charge, +1 haste
CC (1d20+29)[32]
Damage (2d6+28)[37] +60 for leap attack
Sacred damage [roll]2d6/roll] if evil outsider
Bane damage (if has SLA or spells) (2d6)[4]

2nd attack - haste bonus
To Hit (1d20+29)[34] -10 for power atk, +7 for bard song, +2 charge, +1 haste
CC (1d20+29)[31]
Damage (2d6+28)[39] +60 for leap attack
Sacred damage [roll]2d6/roll] if evil outsider
Bane damage (if has SLA or spells) (2d6)[9]

3rd - pounce pt2
To Hit (1d20+24)[31] -10 for power atk, +7 for bard song, +2 charge, +1 haste
CC (1d20+24)[38]
Damage (2d6+28)[40] +60 for leap attack
Sacred damage [roll]2d6/roll] if evil outsider
Bane damage (if has SLA or spells) (2d6)[10]

4th pounce pt3
To Hit (1d20+19)[25] -10 for power atk, +7 for bard song, +2 charge, +1 haste
CC (1d20+19)[26]
Damage (2d6+28)[37] +60 for leap attack
Sacred damage [roll]2d6/roll] if evil outsider
Bane damage (if has SLA or spells) (2d6)[8]

[Lochar]

Memnoth distracts the huge scorpion by allowing himself to be caught, as he watches Thorg sail over his head, falchion leading, swinging a deadly series of blows. The blade driving straight into the scorpion's skull, as blood and ichor burst from inside it, covering the raging half-orc.

A massive shudder goes through the body of the scorpion, as first the tail falls, barely missing Thorg, before the rest of the body shakes and falls, ripping Thorg's blade out of it as it collapses to the ground, quite dead.

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Memnoth takes (3d8+12)[21] damage, then Thorg rips the thing apart.