Chapter 9 - The Library of Last Resort

[thesloth]

Kendrick Willowsong

The enemies were closing fast and their carefully laid trap was near worthless. This would be a fight, not an ambush it seemed. Static rose from his clothes and filled the air in a bubble for thirty feet on every side of Kendrick. He focused on his enemies, allowing cousin Tuco to exclude his friends from the blast.

"Now! Shock them now!"

 

https://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/s/stormbolts/

Successful Fort saves will allow the villains to take half. Allies are not affected.

 

[parody]

 

Pain. It was a searing symphony of agony that resonated through Duncan's battered body. Yet, within the storm of suffering, a calm resolve held firm. He wouldn't succumb, not while his companions remained in peril.

"Solev, grant me strength," Duncan prayed silently as his spirit igniting with the fervor of a Strategic Blow. The bardiche sang as it sliced through the air, but the strike went astray, a bitter disappointment that twisted in his gut. "No matter," he thought, drawing upon the strike's inherent healing energy, feeling the warmth of divine grace mend his wounds. "Every moment counts."

With a surge of haste fueled by his enchanted boots, Duncan became a whirlwind of righteous fury. "For my family... for my friends... for all that is good," he whispered with each swing of his bardiche. One blow missed, a fleeting frustration, but the other three found their mark. The first, empowered by the divine, struck true with a thunderous crack, cleaving through Shinoyari's defenses and sending a jolt of satisfaction through Duncan's weary soul. He smiled grimly smile.

Each strike was a testament to his unwavering resolve, each parry a defiant stand against the encroaching darkness. His body might falter, his strength might wane, but Duncan Szordrin, the paladin of Solev, would fight on.

 

Actions

Fort save vs DC16

Free action: Hero point to take standard action

Standard action -> Strategic Blow (martial strike)

AttackDamageAdditional Damage from Strike

Swift action -> Martial Healing

Healing

Free action: Boots of Speed -> Haste

Full attack:

Attack 1Damage

Attack 2Damage

Attack 3Damage

Attack 4Damage

Crit confirmation:

Additional Crit DamageCrit Confirm Atk 1

Free: 5' step

 

 

Edited yesterday at 03:58 AM by parody
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[DangerBoy]

  

Edmund fires the repeating crossbow, sending a flurry of quarrels at the enemy warrior. One bounces off Shinoyari's armor but two others strike true, drawing grunts from the mysterious fighter. Aranaias immediately follows up with a Holy Smite, fully blasting Seraphina and Krekie. Izenfen is able to avoid the brunt of the damage.

In a burst of ancestral power, Kendrick raises his hands to the ceiling and burns with a bright glowing flame for a moment before a blast of holy energy rips from his body, exploding outward and catching both Shinoyari and Jalabar in the area of effect. Neither are stunned, but both look injured.

Then Duncan proceeds to wail on Shinoyari again, inflicting mortal damage upon Shinoyari, who collapses in a bloody, pulpy heap.

The spiritual ally moves itself to flank Kendrick and then Jalabar lashes out at the oracle in a flurry of unarmed blows, chanting in a guttural tongue as he does so. Fire leaps from the tiefling's hands as he punches over and over, finally executing a leg sweep with the fury and speed of a viper. As that happens, Seraphina casts a spell and is suddenly surrounded by seven illusory copies of herself that all move as one.

"Fire at the paladin. He's vulnerable and hasn't moved," Izenfen hisses to Krekie. The tengu nods and fires her bow. The first arrow goes wide, as does the third (both would have hit had the assassin not been blind), but the second strikes true. Izenfen points the Hand of Vecna at Duncan and hisses, "Now die!" A bolt of sizzling green lightning blazes through the cavern and strikes the paladin full in the chest before leaping first to Aranaias and then to Kendrick.

Kendrick takes 15 points of fire damage, 15 points of negative energy damage, and is prone. Duncan takes 7 points of damage and needs to make a DC 15 Fort save or be poisoned. Duncan, Kendrick, and Aranaias each take 60 points of electrical damage. Duncan may make a DC 24 Reflex save for half. For Aranaias and Kendrick, the save is DC 22.

 

Mystery Combat Summary

Round 1

Duncan (23) - casts Vanish
Aranaias (29) - Moves to cave, dismisses Wind Walk
Enemies (17) - Double moves
Kendrick (16) - cast Storm of Souls
Edmund (11) - activates Zone of Nope
Shinoyari - moves

Round 2

Duncan (23) - Uses wand, Lead Blades
Aranaias (29) - Casts Invisibility Purge
Kendrick (16) - Waits
Edmund (11) - Waits
Shinoyari - Moves
Krekie - Moves

Round 3

Duncan (23) -
Aranaias (29) -
Kendrick (16) -
Edmund (11) -
Shinoyari - Moves, casts a spell
Krekie - Moves, casts a spell
Seraphina - Moves, casts a spell
Jalabar - Moves, casts a spell
Izenfen - Moves, casts Quickened Fireball followed by Cloudkill

Round 4

Duncan (23) - Detects evil, finds none
Aranaias (29) - Activates Celestial Armor, flies above Cloudkill
Kendrick (16) - Readies a spell
Edmund (11) - Observes (I didn't see a readied action)
Shinoyari - Moves into cave, sees Duncan, closes distance and attacks, mssing
Krekie - Moves, fires arrow at Duncan, misses
Seraphina - Sings a song
Jalabar - Casts a spell, doubles in size, moves
Izenfen - Casts Quickened Mirror Image, casts Spiritual Ally
Spiritual Ally - appears

Round 5

Duncan (23) - Hammers Shinoyari for 228 points of damage
Aranaias (29) - Casts Wall of Fire, hits Krekie and Jalabar for 22 each, Izenfen for 4, and Seraphina for 3
Kendrick (16) - Casts Holy Word, blinds Shinoyari for 1 round
Edmund (11) - fires missile, misses
Shinoyari - Smites Good on Duncan, full attacks the paladin, hits once for 71 and a second time for 67. Misses twice due to blindness
Krekie - moves, fires bow.
Seraphina - moves, casts Dominate Person at Aranaias.
Jalabar - Double moves to attack Kendrick
Izenfen - moves, casts Reach Heal, healing Shinoyari for 150 points
Spiritual Ally - Moves to flank Duncan

Round 6

Duncan (23) - Blows a Hero Point, hits Shinoyari four times, critting once for 331 (!) damage
Aranaias (29) - Casts Holy Smite, doing 26 damage to Seraphina and Krekie and blinding them for 1 round. Izenfen takes 13 damage.
Kendrick (16) - Casts Stormbolts at Shinoyari and Jalabar. Both save and take 33 damage.
Edmund (11) - Hits Shinoyari twice for 41 damage
Shinoyari - Dead
Krekie - Fires three poisoned arrows at Duncan, hits once for 7
Seraphina - Casts Mirror Image, summons 7 images
Jalabar - Casts Blood Crow Strike at Kendrick, hits four times for 30 (half fire, half negative energy), and trips the oracle
Izenfen - Casts Chain Lightning at Duncan, then Aranaias then Kendrick, hits for 60
Spiritual Ally - moves and attacks Kendrick, misses

Round 7

Duncan (23) -
Aranaias (29) -
Kendrick (16) -
Edmund (11) -
Shinoyari - Dead
Krekie -
Seraphina -
Jalabar -
Izenfen -
Spiritual Ally -

 

 

Enemies

Shinoyari
AC 35 (Touch 12, Flat 32), CMD 35
Fort DC: 30 Ref DC: 22  Will DC: 29

Dead

Krekie
AC 29 (Touch 18, Flat 22), CMD 27
Fort DC: 20 Ref DC: 28 Will DC: 17
22 fire, 26 holy
Blinded

Seraphina Sinfire
AC 27 (Touch 23, Flat 23), CMD 26
Fort DC: 20 Ref DC: 22 Will DC: 22
26 holy
Blinded

Jalabar Sinfire
AC 25 (Touch 21, Flat 20), CMD 30
Fort DC: 25 Ref DC: 23 Will DC: 28

22 fire, 33 electrical

Izenfen the Occluded
AC 34 (Touch 14, Flat 30), CMD 24
Fort DC: 27 Ref DC: 23 Will DC: 36

4 fire, 13 holy

 

 

[Omegang]

Aranaias takes the bolt of electricity, and the energy seems to speed up his actions.

Before Duncan can move, Aranaias utters a prayer to Solev and a bright healing light encompasses himself and the paladin.

Turning slightly, he looks at Jalabar, who is suddenly engulfed in a pillar of flame.

Actions

Aranaias saves against the lightning, taking 30 damage. He uses a Quick Channel to heal himself and Duncan for 36, taking care to exclude Shinoyari from the effect. Jalabar saves vs. Fire damage, so only takes 19 damage.

Statblock

[URL=/sheets/?id=2822672][B][SIZE=+1]Aranaias Aladhen[/SIZE][/B][/URL] M Neutral Good Elf Priest, [B]Level[/B] 16, [B]Init[/B] 10, [B]HP[/B] 93/93, [B]Speed[/B] 120 [B]AC[/B] 36, [B]Touch[/B] 17, [B]Flat-footed[/B] 32, [B]CMD[/b] 22, [B]Fort[/B] 18, [B]Ref[/B] 14, [B]Will[/B] 24, [B]CMB[/B] +8/+3, [B]Base Attack Bonus[/B] 8/3 [B] +1 Mace (Rod of 7 Parts) [/B] ( , ) [B] Celelstial armor +3 Chainmail, Fly 1x/day[/B], [B] Buckler (With Magic Vestment cast on it) Ring of Force Shield +2[/B] (+9 Armor, +7 Shield, +4 Dex, +3 Natural, +3 Deflect) [B]Abilities[/B] Str null, Dex null, Con 12, Int 16, Wis null, Cha null [B]Condition[/B] Fly 16 rounds 1 - 7/2 xAnt Haul, xRite of Bodily Purity, Bless Water, 4x Shield of Faith (+5)/Burning Hands, Protection from Evil, Comprehend Languages 2 - 7/2 2 Spear of Purity, 4 Blessing of Courage and Life, Ironskin (+8)/Flaming Sphere, Align Weapon, Detect Thoughts 3 - 7/2 2 Prayer, 2 xDispel Magic, xMagic Vestment, xInvisibility Purge, Bestow Curse /Fireball, Magic Circle Against Evil, Speak with Dead 4 - 5/2 2x Blessing of Fervor, 2 Restoration, Holy Smite, /xWall of Fire, xHoly Smite, Divination 5 - 5/2 2x Flame Strike, 2 Breath of Life, x Angelic Aspect/Fire Shield, Dispel Evil, True Seeing 6 - 4/2 Heal, xHarm, xWind Walk, Word of Recall /Fire Seeds, Blade Barrier, Find the Path 7 - 4/2 2 Destruction, Greater Restoration, Archon's Trumpet /xElemental Body IV, Holy Word, Legend Lore 8 - 2/2 Sacramental Seal, xGreater Angelic Aspect/Incendiary Cloud, Discern Location, Holy Aura

Aranaias Aladhen
M Neutral Good Elf Priest, Level 16, Init 10, HP 93/93, Speed 120
AC 36, Touch 17, Flat-footed 32, CMD 22, Fort 18, Ref 14, Will 24, CMB +8/+3, Base Attack Bonus 8/3
+1 Mace (Rod of 7 Parts) ( , )
Celelstial armor +3 Chainmail, Fly 1x/day, Buckler (With Magic Vestment cast on it) Ring of Force Shield +2 (+9 Armor, +7 Shield, +4 Dex, +3 Natural, +3 Deflect)
Abilities Str null, Dex null, Con 12, Int 16, Wis null, Cha null
Condition Fly 16 rounds
1 - 7/2 xAnt Haul, xRite of Bodily Purity, Bless Water, 4x Shield of Faith (+5)/Burning Hands, Protection from Evil, Comprehend Languages
2 - 7/2 2 Spear of Purity, 4 Blessing of Courage and Life, Ironskin (+8)/Flaming Sphere, Align Weapon, Detect Thoughts
3 - 7/2 2 Prayer, 2 xDispel Magic, xMagic Vestment, xInvisibility Purge, Bestow Curse /Fireball, Magic Circle Against Evil, Speak with Dead
4 - 5/2 2x Blessing of Fervor, 2 Restoration, Holy Smite, /xWall of Fire, xHoly Smite, Divination
5 - 5/2 2x Flame Strike, 2 Breath of Life, x Angelic Aspect/Fire Shield, Dispel Evil, True Seeing
6 - 4/2 Heal, xHarm, xWind Walk, Word of Recall /Fire Seeds, Blade Barrier, Find the Path
7 - 4/2 2 Destruction, Greater Restoration, Archon's Trumpet /xElemental Body IV, Holy Word, Legend Lore
8 - 2/2 Sacramental Seal, xGreater Angelic Aspect/Incendiary Cloud, Discern Location, Holy Aura

 

 

Edited Sunday at 12:28 AM by Omegang (see edit history)

[thesloth]

Kendrick reflex save.

[thesloth]

Kendrick Willowsong

His enemies were clearly upon him now, the pain attested to this. He gritted his teeth and concentrated on piercing the vale again. If this fight went any longer there might not be any Willowsong family members left on the other side of death to call upon.

"Entrap those at the cave entrance! Let them see your faces!"

Kendrick cast Wall of Ectoplasm shaping it as a hemisphere. It requires 36 damage to destroy a ten foot square section. Damaged sections will be filled by spare sections if this were a flat wall. The overall size of the wall would shrink relative to the damage. Since Kendrick can create a hemisphere 16 feet in diameter but is only creating one 10 feet in diameter this should leave lots of extra ectoplasm to fill in the gaps. A fear effect radiates from one side of the wall. In this case Kendrick chooses the interior wall of the hemisphere.

https://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/w/wall-of-ectoplasm/