Act 2, Scene 5: In like Lambs

Walking up the dais Rune draws his curved dagger and traces a glowing sigil in the air, but the magic fizzles and fails to effect the Sorceress.

From the eastern corridor come steady footfalls as another actor enters upon the scene, seeing the man Tascela begins to exclaims, "Tolkemec!" but there is no answer, only a high-pitched tittering--from a frame somehow vaguely unhuman--somehow obscenely scaled and reptilian! The sorceress continues to babble, "Not a ghost, but alive! Alive after twelve years among the Bones of the Dead!" she shakes as she talks, "What grisly travesty of life did you live there, Tolkemec--and why have you waited so long to strike, unless?" Her eyes fall to the crystal topped scepter in the desiccated man's hand, "What?!"

That hideous tittering is Tolkemec's only reply--for he is not man, no longer even human--remembering only his long-ago desire for vengeance. He waves the scepter which glows a ghastly bright hue and the air crackles as a bolt of energy flies towards Tascela, she dodges it but Orion isnt as lucky, taking splash damage from the mystical firebolt.

Shocked and scalded, Orion takes a deep breath to collect himself before stepping nimbly around the Sorceress. Despite his calm demeanor, the monk's fists fail to connect properly with Tascela's body.

Rune draws his Magic Staff +3 and walks to K-2.
Rune Misses Tascela with Celestial Sigil.
Tolkemec walks to K-12.
Tolkemec Misses Tascela with Searing Plaguefire and Hits Orion with its Secondary Attack doing 10 Damage.
Orion uses Harmonious Discipline gaining 5 Temporary Hit Points.
Orion uses Wind-Blown Pine to Shift to H-2.
Orion Misses Tascela with Strike the Avalanche.

It is now Greil, Finley and Boone's turns.

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Greil<---
Finley<---
Boone<---
Tascela
Rune
Tolkemec
Orion
End of Round

Greil grunts upon the entrance of the newcomer. still alive and apparently seething. probably gone mad swiftly stepping towards Tascela, Greil emits a low growl. Best not forget us dearie. You've become too much trouble to be left unattended. Bringing his hammer out wide Greil aims low for her legs. How them knees holding up? he brutely asks.

Move: Shift two squares (relentless panther) to H-4
Standard: Earthgrasp Strike vs Tascela's AC:

Attack:
Dice Roll: 1d20+19
d20 Results: 14 (Total = 33)

Damage:
Dice Roll: 1d10+20r2
d10 Results: 10 (Total = 30)

On a hit Greil gains +1 to all defenses. Also Tascela is knocked prone and cannot stand up until end of Greil's next turn. When she first does stand up she takes:

Damage from standing up:
Dice Roll: 1d10+5
d10 Results: 6 (Total = 11)

On a miss Tascela take's 5 damage

Despite his marking Tascela for death, Finley believes Tolkemec as the more immediate threat. Sprinting over to the inhuman wizard, Finley flashes his sword making deathly, piercing noise. Your time is over, ugly!

Move:
Move to J11
Standard:
Mystic Word of Warning: On hit, if Tolkemec moves closer to Greil during Tolkemec's turn, he takes 5 psychic damage, (save ends).

Charisma vs. AC:
Dice Roll: 1d20+18
d20 Results: 4 (Total = 22)

Psychic Damage:
Dice Roll: 3d8+8
d8 Results: 7, 4, 8 (Total = 27)

Miss: Half Damage

"Oh Hells..." Boone mutters as the great undead horror enters the room. He grips his sword tighter and again falls into spellcasting, the eldritch words falling from his mouth without conscious thought. As he casts, Boone lets his feet carry him away, and he soon disappears behind a veil of shadows. His sword, meanwhile, begins gathering ambient energy from the air, coalescing it into a serpent of pure energy. When it's ready, Boone flicks his sword, hurling the Lighting Serpent at the newcomer from behind his illusory hiding place.

"Well, maybe that will do it," Boone says to himself.

Move: to F-7
Minor: Blur. Boone gains +2 to all defenses. Enemies further than 5 squares away cannot see him. He thus gains CA vs. Tolkemec.
STD:

Dice Roll: 1d20+15+2 2d12+12
d20 Results: 9 (Total = 26)
d12 Results: 1, 6 (Total = 19)

Lightning Serpent vs. Tolkemec (Reflex). On a hit, Tolkemec is Slowed and takes 5 poison damage (save ends both). Miss: Have damage and Tolkemec is Slowed (save ends).

With grim humor Greil steps towards Tascela and sweeps her legs out from under her with his hammer and she hits the stone floor with a resounding thud.

Seeing the newcomer, Finley and Boone both turn their attention towards Tolkemec. Finley rushes towards the wizard and slashes at him with his songblade, but shambling like a drunk Tolkemec staggers out of the way of most of the Bard's blow.

Boone moves in the opposite direction, putting his back to the wall as far away from Tolkemec as he can. The air around him and the illusionist disappears into the stonework. From his conjured hiding place Boone looses a serpentine bolt of lightning that glances Tolkemec, searing his grey skin and causing him to stagger even more.

On the dais Tascela is still prone on the stone floor, nonetheless she lunges at Greil with her ceremonial staff. The butt oft the staff hits the Warden, a heavy blow by no means but it forces him back to the edge of the dais.

Greil Shifts to H-4.
Greil Hits Tascela with Earthgrasp Strike doing 30 Damage and knocking her Prone.
Finley walks to J-11.
Finley Misses Tolkemec with Mystic Word of Warning doing 13 Damage.
Boone walks to F-7 and casts Blur on himself.
Boone Misses Tolkemec with Lightning Serpent doing 9 Damage and Slowing him (Save Ends).
Tascela Hits Greil with Staff Lunge doing 8 Damage and Pushing him to H-6.

It is now Rune's turn.

Map.

Greil
Finley
Boone
Tascela
Rune<---
Tolkemec
Orion
End of Round

Greil, I rarely say this, but thank you for putting her in her place and I will begin my own assault on her and she will never rise again. Rune steps up to Tescela's prone body and stabs her with his dagger, where he then disappears, only to reappear next to her on her other side. With the surprising movement, Rune stabs her once again with an arcane force to make sure she has a lasting effect on her so she can not retaliate that well before Rune can kill her for good. Orion, she is all yours...for now. But if you do not finish her off then I will.

Move: Walk to I-3
Standard: Teleporting Strike (+18 vs. AC) vs. Tescela

Dice Roll: 1d20+18 1d4+15
d20 Results: 9 (Total = 27)
d4 Results: 3 (Total = 18)

Attack and Damage
*On a hit, Rune Teleports to G-3 and makes a secondary attack (+18 vs. AC)

Dice Roll: 1d20+18
d20 Results: 12 (Total = 30)

Attack
*If she's hit with this one, she is weakened and slowed until the end of Rune's next turn.*

Rune's heavy metal feet clack across the dais as he lunges, as soon as his dagger rends the Sorceress's flesh the Warforged dissappears, reappearing in a flash behind her he lands another blow, hobbling Tascela.

In the middle of the great hall Tolkemec continues to titter and tatters with a hair raising staccato, holding the crystal scepter out to his side the crystal glows green as a shimmering portal of green appears beside him. Turning his back to Finley, Tolkemec steps through the portal, reappearing through an identical portal further down the hall. Grasping the scepter with both bony hands, it pulses blue and a sizzling crack of blue energy flies towards the Bard who nimbly dodges it, one it has past Finley the bolt turns hard to the left an streaks towards Greil, striking the Goliath in the back.

Rune walks to I-3.
Rune Hits Tascela with Teleport Strike doing 18 Damage, Teleporting to G-3 and Slowing and Weakening Tascela until the End of Rune's Next Turn.
Tolkemec casts Hex Portal, provoking an Attack of Opportunity from Finley and reappearing at H-15.
Tolkemec casts Adaptive Blue Bolt, Missing Finley and Hitting Greil, who takes 13 Force Damage and 5 Ongoing Force Damage.

Finley can make an Attack of Opportunity against Tolkemec, it is now Orion's turn.

Map.

Greil
Finley
Boone
Tascela
Rune
Tolkemec
Orion<---
End of Round

Orion silently turns away from the wall as Rune teleports to Tascela and drives an open palm into the back of her knee, causing her to stumble forward into the stone wall. "There need be no more death, Rune," Orion replies, "Even those fallen fare may find redemption. This I know."

Ongoing Damage

5 Physcic, removes THP triggering Harmonious Discipline.

Move

Shift to I-3

Standard

Drunken Monkey vs Will on Tascela, with CA.

Attack:
Dice Roll: 1d20+16
d20 Results: 20 (Total = 36)

Damage, +7 FoB, +5 Harmonious Discipline:
Dice Roll: 1d8+21
d8 Results: 4 (Total = 25)

Hit:FoB already included.
Doing NONLEATHAL damage, as always.
Triggers Iron Body, get resist 4 vs Tascela.
Slide Tascela to H-2.
Tascela makes a Melee Basic attack against herself with a +5 to hit.

Save

Save vs Ongoing 5, -2 Fort, -2 Saves:
Dice Roll: 1d20-2
d20 Results: 8 (Total = 6)

CRIT!

Total damage is:

Crit +Max Original:
Dice Roll: 2d10+29
d10 Results: 4, 5 (Total = 38)

Wracked by psychic pain, Orion circles around the wounded Sorceress. Staggering forward he hits her with an open palm and she falls limp, unconscious on the ground.

Orion takes 5 Psychic Damage and Shifts to I-3.
Orion Critical Hits Tascela with Drunken Monkey, knocking her Unconscious.

Finley still has an Attack of Opportunity to make against Tolkemec, it is now Greil, Finley and Boone's turns.

Map.

Greil<---
Finley<---
Boone<---
Tascela
Rune
Tolkemec
Orion
End of Round

Boone comes out from cover, and considers for a moment before leveling his sword and launching a massive blast of acid at Tolkemec.

"Damnation!" Boone cries out as his second powerful spell in a row goes wide. "I say," Boone calls out to his companions, "that was pretty much my last good spell. Perhaps one of you other fellows would like to try to hold that beast still, so I can perhaps try my blade on it?"

Move: to H-7

Minor:

Dice Roll: 1d20+18
d20 Results: 4 (Total = 22)

Arcana check on Tolkemec. Boone is looking at Tolkemec and trying to figure out exactly what he's seeing. What kind of creature is Tolkemec and more specifically, will an undead creature like that be resistant to necrotic or even psychic damage?

STD:

Dice Roll: 1d20+15 2d8+12
d20 Results: 1 (Total = 16)
d8 Results: 5, 3 (Total = 20)

Acid Arrow vs. Tolkemec (Reflex). On a hit, Tolkemec takes 5 ongoing Acid Damage (save ends).
Miss: Half damage, 2 ongoing acid damage (save ends)