The Lost Sanctuary

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Mar 20, 2024 6:17:28 GMT -5 at said:

The cavern above appears empty and yet something is off... the light from the staff Brenner carries appears to swirl in the cold mist as if pushed away from one spot above the entrance.

What about the light from Vadania's shard of sunlight?

In any case, while concerned about the mystery above the ice creature is the more immediate problem. Since it seems vulnerable to fire, Vadania will cast Flaming Sphere right next to it (but away from her allies).

Damage: zZ9_ZCFop_1-6p_1-6=6, none if succeed on DC 15 reflex save1-6�1-6

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The ice-construct is quickly losing cohesion, one more strong blow might finish it but Neera is somewhat occupied.

Hovering above Moriana casts levitate on Brenner, lifting him above the swarming ice spiders - though he can do little but float while suspended above the ground it does at least protect him from further bites and claws.


[Tag Neera to try and break free, with a +2 bonus from the assistance of Vadanias flaming sphere, and Ylva to fight]

(the light of the shard reveals nothing more than any other source of light here, only the staff Brenner carries differs)

[crazydave]

Apologies; I will be out of town for the next week, but I will reply if I get the chance to.

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Mar 25, 2024 22:50:57 GMT -5 crazydave said:

Apologies; I will be out of town for the next week, but I will reply if I get the chance to.

No problem and thanks for letting us know. Play by post games, particularly this one, are no stranger to gaps in posting

[crazydave]

Thank you for your patience. I have returned. I believe it was Neera's action?

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[Tag Neera to try and break free, with a +2 bonus from the assistance of Vadanias flaming sphere, and Ylva to fight]

The swarm is of tiny creatures so not easy to attack with melee weapons, but also unable to prevent larger creatures from moving through it

[harknail]

Welcome back!


Neera tries to break free with STR check: jBoHyYEPp_1-20+7+2=26

Ylva attacks bugs as best she can:
Attack: p_1-20+10=27
Damage: p_1-6p_1-6+6=161-20�1-20�1-6�1-6

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With a surge of strength Neera breaks free of the ice prison before its chill can do her any more harm. The ice monster pursues her through Vadanias fire sphere on increasingly unsteady legs and attempts to seize her once more, this time unsuccessfully.

The tiny ice spiders swarming around Ylva and Vadania bite and chill in equal measure (5 and 7 damage respectively), too small and numerous deal with individually as they also swarm over the summoned wolves drawing them from the main fight.


Held aloft Brenner senses something the others do not, a masked surge of magic from nearby as behind the nearly fallen ice monster a second dead naga rises up encased in fresh ice just as the first had.



[Tag all - as usual you can request Moriana to cast a specific spell or use a specific ability from her limited set, or else she'll attack automatically]


15 - Brenner
14 - Archibald
13 - Ylva
11 - Enemy
10 - Moriana
8 - Wolves <----
7 - Vadania
3 - Neera

[crazydave]

Hmm... If there's something invisible casting animate dead, that is what we need to stop. Dispel Magic's area dispel is a 20-foot radius within 180 feet; is that enough range to get around where he spotted the surge of magic?

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The pair of wolves will attack the ice bugs as best they can, snipping at the things swarming them, trying to bite them off of each other.
Wolf 1 attack: zqx|cxvlp_1-20+3=21
Wolf 1 damage: p_1-6+1=3
Wolf 2 attack: p_1-20+3=13
Wolf 2 damage: p_1-6+1=3
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Vadania will have her flaming sphere attack the weakened ice creature by crashing into it.
Damage: vN_g2ivzp_1-6p_1-6=5 fire, negated on reflex save

Meanwhile Vadania will shoot a flaming arrow at the mysterious spot the Brenner pointed out.
Attack: p_1-20+11=29
Damage: p_1-8+1+p_1-6(fire)+p_1-6(fire)=8 piercing + 9 fire=17 total 
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Now that she's free, Neera goes back to slashing, to finish off her original target if it still moving, or the new target if the first target has stopped.
Attack 1: 5nLhhEegp_1-20+14=17
Damage 1: p_1-6p_1-6+7+p_1-6(lightning)=16 total
Attack 2: p_1-20+14-5=22
Damage 2: p_1-6p_1-6+7+p_1-6(lightning)=20 total1-20�1-6�1-6�1-6�1-20�1-6�1-6�1-6

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The combined assault finally fells the first of the animated ice naga as it melts away before the onslaught only to be replaced by its newly formed twin.

Vadanias attention turns upwards, the flame of her arrow flashing silver as it illuminates the shape of something large and multi-legged clinging to the wall of the cave above the entrance, clearly no naga or anything that the group had seen before but she remembered that the demon had left one of its own kind to guard the last prison and this perhaps was another such watcher - any hope that it might simply have been a concealed necromancer shaken by the sheer size of it.

[Tag Brenner, Archibald, Moriana, and Ylva - the target above is concealed but briefly outlined]

[crazydave]

Brenner will attempt to use Dispel Magic on it!

How many Dispel checks would you like me to make? I make one per spell affecting it, if there are any.

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Three checks in all.

[crazydave]

StBMgb6Kp_1-20+8 = 24

p_1-20+8 = 17

p_1-20+8 = 11

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The invisibility spell is broken revealing a huge blue-ish millipede like creature with a stone like hide and a pair of disproportionately large blade-legs either side of a surprisingly human-like face. Its hide has the texture of stone and its many smaller legs bite into the wall of the cave. The broken spell also reveals a sheen of ice around the creature though nothing about its form suggests that the demon itself is frozen like its creations.

It does not look upon its discovery with surprise or anger but rather a cold dispassionate contempt.

[crazydave]

Archibald maneuver: wFUxgQxEp_1-3

Maneuvers readied: Battle Leader's Charge. Current maneuvers readied: Crusader's Strike, Douse the Flames, Battle Leader's Charge.

How high up is the monster, in terms of feet?

1-3

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Apr 11, 2024 12:13:08 GMT -5 crazydave said:

How high up is the monster, in terms of feet?

Twelve feet

[crazydave]

Okay. Sorry for taking so long with questions - is there one more ice creature up right now?