Eyes of the Lich Queen OOC II

[Sallera]

The intrepid and long-suffering party:
Daiya Milkeye
Xaxhan
Grimmgang Thunderbreaker
Shard

Former party members:
Trunk

IC I
IC II
OOC I

[TekHed]

Think we'll manage to survive this thing without a TPK gang?

[TheFallenOne]

Without TPK? Think so, unless we have bad luck with saves against Dura's debuffs. The squid hits hard, but with the bardic bonuses we should chew through its respectable amount of HP in a reasonable time.

Now, without a fatality? Less sure about that. Though if it fails the save against a Glitterdust I'll be rather confident. 50% miss chance, and no AoO's for moving through its reach.

[Postmodernist]

My only concern for Glitterdust: Clerics have good Will saves, and I think undead favor Will as well. I can't see the zombie having a particularly awesome Wisdom score, but I'm still a little worried. Anyway, I'll give it a shot anyway. Post forthcoming.

[MoleMage]

(1d20+9)[25]
c'mon, no fall damage...

[Postmodernist]

Will save vs. DC 15 for what I'm assuming is Hold Person:
(1d20+5)[17]

[TekHed]

W00t! He saves!

Shard enters unto the breach!

Fallen, Mole...see if you can do some damage. Does Daiya have any ranged abilities to snipe at Dura?

Shard will take an AoO for doing so, but should be able to get to Dura this next round (round 4).

[TheFallenOne]

Gotta love me some tumble to avoid that AoO for movement... But even with Total Defense it has a more than even chance of hitting me. I'll just keep wailing on it, but it will take a decent number of hits.

[Postmodernist]

The good news is that this thing is probably big, slow, and stupid. If it has Combat Reflexes (let alone a high enough Dex bonus to support the feat), I'll eat my hat. Thus, with Shard drawing its attention with Crystal Guard's Glare, we should be able to wail on it without too much trouble. Dura, however, is the main problem, as she'll make life very unpleasant for us until we drop her. What's the plan regarding that?

[Postmodernist]

Crap. That attack should have an additional +4 on the attack and +4 damage from Inspire Courage. Let's also throw another action point on that attack, just in case.

AP: (1d6)[5]

[Sallera]

Actually, you can't hit it from the lower platform anyway. G17-J20, roughly, is the range where it's within reach.

[Postmodernist]

Screw the tumbling, then. I'll amend my IC post, move within striking distance, and prepare to suck up the AOO if it comes. Wasted that nat 20 on the Tumble roll, but I'll live with it.

[TekHed]

The plan is Shard attempts to beat her with the ugly stick until she stops moving...

...hopefully supported at range by Daiya and/or Xaxhan's crossbow.

Grimm have any alchemist's fire left to ruin her day?

I filled up the other OOC thread...so sue me, I'm a completionist.

[TheFallenOne]

I do, though I can hardly use it without eating an AoO. And with the fire there is a chance she has a resistance casting up anyway. I'll keep attacking the squid rather I think.

[TekHed]

Ok. It's up to Mole now!

[Postmodernist]

Daiya and Shard on Dura, Drasil, Grim, and Xax on the squid? This might actually work.

[TekHed]

Shard has improved Sunder so can go after tentacles after dealing with Dura...

[TheFallenOne]

doh, completely forgot Drasil.

Move to I18
attack - (1d20+10)[14] (1d6+9)[14] (3d6)[7]

[Postmodernist]

I had nearly forgotten what a rough condition Nauseated can be. MoleMage, keep Daiya out of trouble!

[MoleMage]

Doin' my best!

[TekHed]

Rolling my save first: (1d20+10)[11]

A 1 is always a 1 right? So no AP or immediate action Elan save would help in this case?

Seriously...the luck I have with this character...and only this character.

[TekHed]

Let me throw an AP on that because I can and she needs to die...


(1d6)[6]

[Sallera]

Correct. For future reference, though, remember that unlike APs, Elan Resistance needs to be used before you roll.

[Postmodernist]

So, ouch. Xaxhan can survive maybe one more hit like that. We may need to reevaluate our strategy. How would you guys feel about Xaxhan switching it up and trying to help Shard out with Dura? Alternately, we can try and fight from range, which might be smarter.

Quick question for Sal: Xaxhan has a healing belt which, in addition to healing, can also channel positive energy to damage the undead. How would you have this interact with DFI during the touch attack?

[TekHed]

Originally Posted by Sallera

Correct. For future reference, though, remember that unlike APs, Elan Resistance needs to be used before you roll.

Yep, even though it's immediate...I didn't want to (and didn't think i'd need to), because I needed my swift to dimension hop.

Oh, and btw, today is my birthday! Yay! I accept gifts in the form of sweet xp, or as the case may be, a timely ressurection.

Edit: Fallen...you may want to drop an AP on your attack roll there...

[Sallera]

I guess if I allowed it to apply to alchemist's fire, a Healing Belt attack should qualify as well.

[TekHed]

Fallen...it looks like you're not including the Inspire Courage in your rolls? If not maybe an AP isn't necessary...

[Postmodernist]

So here's the tentative plan:

Standard action: zap the zombie.
Swift action: anklet of translocation up onto the zombie.
Move action: head toward Dura, possibly even tumbling for a flank.

Sound good?

[Sallera]

It's 15ft from the floor to the zombie's back. You'd have to teleport to the edge and then pull yourself up as a move action.

[TheFallenOne]

Originally Posted by TekHed

Fallen...it looks like you're not including the Inspire Courage in your rolls? If not maybe an AP isn't necessary...

-2 two weapon fighting; and sword is one lower because it's mundane. Don't think I need an AP; the sword might hit with 20, and the spikes do too litte damage to be worth it.