PrP: Buried Demons
This was a relatively short-lead contract, like so many of them are. A group of gobbers have managed to, using explosive devices, entrap a group of what they claim are demons inside a trash pile in the middle of Goblintown.
True to their word, when you arrive on the scene, there's a massive trash pile at the mouth of a rather narrow (10') alleyway that smells much of fire, brimstone, and other explosives in addition to burnt trash. The resulting smell is less than lovely, but one gobber, festooned with artificer trappings that look to be cobble more of scrap metal than real inventions, dances around you happily as he surveys the wreckage. "Worked beautifully! Just as expected, and they can't get out at all!"
Leaving out that he neglected to include enough explosive to remove them from this plane of existence, of course.
<OOC> Aldean says, "Free RP."
Cool blue eyes glitter radiantly from within the simple steel visor gazing out at the jumble of wreckage. "Inefficient," Thanix comments noncommitally, "But such is to be expected. However-- you are to be commended. There is a distinct lack of collateral destruction."
Not that he could tell. It *is* a junkpile.
"I detect no visual signs of danger," the 'Forged continues, "However, caution is advised. Direct me when we are ready to proceed."
The smell is pungent, and the quarters are close, and at the other end of the alley, an artifice-festooned Arvek leans against the wall, smoking a cigarette and peering at the smoking wreckage. "...Question," says Sully, hefting the device on his back, and taking a slow drag from his cigarette. "If you had boom enough to trap em... Why didn't you just kill 'em? Wouldn't've been much more as you'd needed."
Ah the smell of explosives. One sildanyari rubs her face and shakes her head. "Probably didn't think of it." She says as she looks at the gobber. "So it's up to us to blast this thing out of existence...right?" She says looking at her fingers.
Kailin armors up and hustles over to Goblintown, weaving through the people on the street as he goes, calling out warnings for people to beware of the charging bardarian. When he arrives on the spot he is forced to recoil from the smell and he turns back around once he has properly prepared himself for what they need to fight in. He gives a raise of his hand to the others and greets, "Hail and well met," just slightly out of breath.
He quickly surveys the situation and spins his lengthy hammer in his hands, holding it behind his back. "If we're here then we're meant to go in and take them out ourselves, I presume. Killing demons... anything special I should know? This'll be a first for me."
<OOC> Aldean says, "Knowledge: The Planes if you have it. That covers knowledge of demons. Those of you with bard levels may use bardic knowledge." <OOC> Thanix says, "Nothing here." <OOC> Vasya has Breadth of Experience....so...this'll look odd. <OOC> Aldean says, "OK." GAME: Vasya rolls 1d20+2+2: (7)+2+2: 11 GAME: Kailin rolls 3: (8)+3: 11 <OOC> Aldean says, "Anyone else?" <OOC> Sully shakes, demons are nor artifice or spells. XD
You paged Vasya with 'Demons are past your experience. You know of them, but little more.' You paged Kailin with 'Demons are past your experience. You know of them, but little more.'
For a moment, the gobber simply stands, staring blankly at the cig-smoking hob. His mouth flaps open, then shuts, then opens again, not unlike a fish out of water. "You're the heroes, right? I'm just an inventor! I'm sure you can handle it without any trouble at all!" And with that, he turns tail and makes to dash back down the street and into a ramshackle building a little further down, leaving the lot of you to stare at the trash pile.
Demons aren't something that any of you have a lot of experience with.
"Can't ask a gobber to invent an earth-shattering kboom?" Sully grunts, pushing off the wall and unslinging what once might have been a lute, that has since seen terrible, horrifying atreatment in the scrap pit of a machanic's shop. Tuning one of the strings and striking a note, then nodding in satisfaction, he glances up at the rest of the party. "So who wants to kick over the anthill?"
<OOC> Aldean says, "Right now, you guys are looking at a big, burnt pile of garbage that only a gobber could manage to create with such effective skill -- it's about 10' high and 15' across, obscuring a lot of the side of the building it leans on."
Thanix glances back, waiting until the goblin civilian has scampered away. "My primary purpose is the protection and defense of all sentients," the Warforged states practically, turning back to the pile of steaming scrap. Broad arms extend, hand shifting with a series of internal metal clicks. Faint whining sounds as thick fingers flatten, fold into each other. Locking together, the two solid hands form into spade like attachments, hard anhd strong in the light.
"Rotation complete," Thanix says, striding forward. "Recovery and removal project engaged. Please beware of sharp and/or hot metal." With that, the golem slams a metal spade-fist into the pile, hefting the first of the crumbling residue with a tortured squeal.
Kailin looks between the others and without any extra information coming forth he just nods and looks back towards the pile of trash. "Alright... So just go in and hit them like we would anything else. I've heard all kind of things about demons, so I guess I'll see what turns out to be true..." He starts forward towards the big pile of trash and says, "With all this stuff in the way, they can't get out, but we can't get in. But I'd prefer not just taking it all down." He motions towards the wall it leans against, "I suggest we clear away only what we need to get in. We don't want any to get away through extra space."
"Smart thinkin'," Sully says, nodding to Kailin as he sticks the small roll of tobacco back into his mouth. "Won't hurt to block the door, though. Oi, Big Iron. Dig in an' hold still a second." Flicking a few switches on his iron-shelled gauntlets, the boxes on his back come alive with a hum more felt in the back of the teeth than heard. His fingers slider over the strings of his instrument for a second, and then the Arvek taps his foot to pick up a rhythm... And his hands move.
What surges out of the speakers could be a battle march in the Hells, or a war chant heard in the Plane of Fire. Heavy, stompy, yet still musical in its rough way; *Dun, dun, du-dun-dun! DAdaDAdaDAdaDAda daa-dun-dun!* With each repetition, vibrations shudder through Thanix, increading the War Golem's size, his mass, and most importantly, his strength.
GAME: Sully casts Enlarge Person. Caster Level: 2 DC: 14
"That should work I guess." Vasya doesn't sound too sure of herself, but she's never faced a demon before. Is that fortunate? Not really, because she has no experience in facing a demon. but then Sully begins to play something so deep that Vasya's eyes WIDEN into saucers and she watches Sully play!
The Warforged intones without inflection, working with a steam-shovel's relentless preseverence. "A wise course of action. Guiding excavation course to acknowledge directive: one entry, to avoid allowing escaping enemies." He hefts a long bar of smoldering wood, pausing as the Arvek unleashes his musical storm. Bright eyes flare with the added strength, myometic fibers incrasing, curling tighter. Power flases and surges through the mechnika, and spade-fingers dig into the wood with a snap of splinters.
"Power boost, acknowledged," Thanix replies, nodding after. My thanks. Proceeding with excavation." Dig and smash and ***CRUNCH*** and dig. "--beware of rusted holy metal. It is rather sharp."
Kailin looks to begin taking up a war chant of his own, but is distracted by the music that Sully plays and he turns in his direction, inspecting the artificer in surprise. "That certainly is an amazing device..." He's lost for a moment in that contraption, looking back and forth between Sully and Thanix, seeing the similarities between it and his bardic spells. "I've never seen a contraption quite like that before. Not one that utilizes the song... My respect, sir." He nods as his deep voice rumbles the words to Sully, distracted from the garbage pile for the moment.
Beneath the Arvek's Stetson, a wide smile full of uneven teeth flashes. "You ain't been in a mechanic's shop, buddy. That's got a music, same as your stages and bards. Just a little heavier, is all."
Some of the massive pile threatens to turn into a scrap avalanche, but hangs instead off of twisted pieces of metal and broken wood scraps. A banana peel dangles off the end of one particularly long wooden beam at the far side. It's precarious, as Thanix digs into the pile, but it holds, and before long, three ... things ... that resemble nothing so much as blobs of putrid flesh crawl out of the pile with surprising quickness.
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Aldean has dropped a TIMESTOP!
Please +init, then cease all roleplay and actions immediately and wait for Aldean to instruct you further.
For in-combat commands, type: +thelp.
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GAME: Thanix rolls initiative: 10 + 1 = 11
GAME: Vasya rolls initiative: 6 + 7 = 13
GAME: You roll initiative for Dretch1: Roll: 20 + Bonus: 0 = Total: 20
GAME: You roll initiative for Dretch2: Roll: 5 + Bonus: 0 = Total: 5
GAME: You roll initiative for Dretch3: Roll: 20 + Bonus: 0 = Total: 20
GAME: Sully rolls initiative: 8 + 2 = 10
GAME: Kailin rolls initiative: 3 + 2 = 5
<OOC> Thanix says, "Initiative should be 10; -1 due to Enlarge Person."
GAME: Thanix's initiative total changed to 10.
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20 Dretch3
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20 Dretch1
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13 Vasya 1 Flat-footed (0 rnds active)
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10 Sully 1 Flat-footed (0 rnds active)
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10 Thanix 1 Flat-footed (0 rnds active)
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5 Dretch2
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5 Kailin 3
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<OOC> Aldean says, "Done."
GAME: Vasya refreshes spells.
GAME: You damaged Thanix for -100 points. 38 remaining.
GAME: You damaged Sully for -100 points. 20 remaining.
GAME: You damaged Kailin for -100 points. 38 remaining.
GAME: You damaged Vasya for -100 points. 30 remaining.
<OOC> Aldean says, "Done."
GAME: Kailin refreshes spells.
GAME: Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 20.
It is now Dretch3's turn! Dretch1 is next!
<OOC> Thanix says, "BRING IT ON. :|"
<OOC> Aldean says, "Everyone, Fortitude save please. This is a poison effect."
<OOC> Vasya gets a +2 bonus.
GAME: Vasya rolls fort+2: (14)+4+2: 20
<OOC> Aldean says, "Roll it :)"
GAME: Thanix rolls fort: (11)+7: 18
GAME: Sully rolls fort: (10)+6: 16
GAME: Kailin rolls fortitude: (13)+6: 19
<OOC> Thanix says, "Add +4 to mine-- Constructed. Total is 22 vs poison."
<OOC> Aldean says, "EVeryone's fine, I'll pose to tell you what happened in a sec."
GAME: Aldean rolls 1d100: (68): 68
For supposed blobs of flesh, whatever these are, they're pretty fast. One crawls atop the wreckage, a noxious green cloud emerging from every pore of sickly gray-green skin in a noxious brown cloud that quickly spreads to cover the trash pile and the area where the party stands. The smell makes a gobber farting contest after a bean soup dinner smell like a bouquet of flowers, but all of you manage to steel your stomachs and withstand the smell ... for now.
The other one stomps its blob-like feet as it crawls to a different side of the trash pile and appears to be attempting to ... dance? Nothing happens, though.
DM Note: The "dancing" is a skin for an attempt to summon. All of these attempts fail. Thanks, dice.
GAME: Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 20.
It is now Dretch1's turn! Vasya is next!
GAME: Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 13.
It is now Vasya's turn! Sully is next!
GAME: Note Flat-footed on Vasya ended.
<OOC> Aldean says, "Vasya."
GAME: Note Stinking cloud DC13 active added to Dretch3.
<OOC> Vasya says, "Hmm....are they all on the ground? Sorta?"
<OOC> Aldean says, "One's still in the trash pile, hasn't moved yet. One's close to t he ground, the other one is standing about 5' off the ground on the trash pile."
<OOC> Aldean says, "So ... 2/3?"
<OOC> Vasya says, "hmm.....so Entangle wouldn't affect all of them."
<OOC> Vasya says, "plus it'd cause a bit of a mess. So, Magic missile."
<OOC> Aldean says, "Which one?"
<OOC> Vasya says, "aiming for the one who's dancing, if I can see him."
<OOC> Aldean says, "Yup, you can!"
<OOC> Vasya says, "Then I do that."
<OOC> Aldean says, "Roll damage."
GAME: Vasya casts Magic Missile. Caster Level: 4 DC: 15
GAME: Vasya rolls 2d4+2: (5)+2: 7
<OOC> Aldean says, "You hurt it! Roll damage."
<OOC> Aldean says, "Er, pose."
GAME: Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 10.
It is now Sully's turn! Thanix is next!
GAME: Note Flat-footed on Sully ended.
<OOC> Aldean says, "Sully."
<OOC> Sully snrk. XD Deathray the wounded dancing blob.
<OOC> Aldean says, "Go for it. What type of effect is that?"
<OOC> Sully says, "Standard, so electricity damage."
<OOC> Sully is but a L2 Art. :(
GAME: Sully rolls ranged: (10)+3: 13
Making a bit of a face, Vasya actually holds her breath for a......very long time as the poison cloud goes on by. Once it does, she notices the dretch dancing. She snaps her fingers and simply says 'Magic missile' to make to bolts fly out and hit the dretch. They hurt it. "There's one that's dancing, Take it out."
<OOC> Aldean says, "OK. It's immune. Does nothing. Pose it."
<OOC> Sully says, "Daw."
<OOC> Aldean says, "It hits, but doesn't do any damage."
GAME: Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 10.
It is now Thanix's turn! Dretch2 is next!
GAME: Note Flat-footed on Thanix ended.
<OOC> Aldean says, "Thanix."
The roiling cloud of funk sets Sully's nose flaring, and his mustache curls up in the middle, his chin somehow managing to jut out even further. Spitting onto the floor of the alley, the Arvek slips from the martial stomp to a smooth, brightly jagged squeal of sound, a small bulb at the end of his instrument flaring alight and launching a thin arc of lightning at the wounded creature... which splashes against its flesh, to no appreciable effect. "...Well, shit."
<OOC> Thanix says, "Engage dancer-- draw and attack with two-handed blade."
<OOC> Aldean says, "Roll to hit."
GAME: Thanix rolls 1d20+6: (4)+6: 10
<OOC> Aldean says, "You miss, sorry. Pose it."
GAME: Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 5.
It is now Dretch2's turn! Kailin is next!
"Alert," rings out the booming basso voice of the Warforged. "Enemies detected! Unknown entities-- identified threats. Designated as Targets One, Two, and Three." Thanix simply tosses the twisted brass plate he was moving aside, hands reforming to three-fingered normal in heartbeats. Steam jets in a hiss from his back as one hand curves over the shoulder; a faint thrum pipes as clamps along his back disengage, and the 'forged whirls a heavy zweihander blade before him. He strides forward towards the dancer, sharp blade menacing.
"Acknowledge target," Thanix says mechanikally, both hands taking the handle of his weapon as he lifts-- and swings down with a bone-shattering crunch! "Result: ineffective. Readjusting optikal sapphire."
GAME: Aldean rolls 1d100: (69): 69
A bit further inside the trash pile, the final blob lifts appendages that might be feet, beginning to dance similarly to its fellow. The activity doesn't appear to have an appreciable effect for this one either.
GAME: Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 5.
It is now Kailin's turn! Dretch3 is next!
<OOC> Aldean says, "Kailin!"
<OOC> Kailin says, "Moving to engage Dretch 2 with power attack (an cleave if possible). I have a reach weapon so if I can reach two, I'll position myself to do so."
<OOC> Aldean says, "The one inside the trash pile? You can; it's difficult terrain and you'll provoke AoO from 3, is that okay?"
<OOC> Kailin says, "I'll try to tumble through."
<OOC> Aldean checks one thing.
<OOC> Aldean says, "OK. Roll Acrobatics."
GAME: Kailin rolls perform/dance: (13)+10: 23
<OOC> Kailin says, "Versatile performance for that."
<OOC> Aldean nods. You pull it off! Attack #2 with power attack?
GAME: Kailin rolls melee-2: (8)+10+-2: 16
<OOC> Aldean says, "You hit, roll damage."
<OOC> Aldean says, "Any special qualities on your weapon?"
GAME: Kailin rolls 1d12+9+6: (11)+9+6: 26
<OOC> Kailin says, "Nah. Nuthin yet."
<OOC> Aldean whistles. WOW. You killed it.
<OOC> Aldean says, "Pose it."
GAME: dretch2 removed from initiative list.
GAME: NEW ROUND!
Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 20.
It is now Dretch3's turn! Dretch1 is next!
<OOC> Aldean says, "EVeryone please make me another Fort save."
<OOC> Vasya says, "another poison effect?"
<OOC> Aldean says, "You're still in the cloud."
<OOC> Vasya says, "K"
GAME: Thanix rolls Fort+4: (11)+7+4: 22
GAME: Vasya rolls fort+2: (4)+4+2: 10
GAME: Sully rolls fort: (10)+6: 16
GAME: Kailin rolls fortitude: (15)+6: 21
Kailin spins back towards the trash pile as the dretches emerge and breaks into a run towards the trash pile immediately flipping and tumbling his way around towards one of the undulating blobs. He aerials onto the trash and as he lands his long hammer swings out, using the momentum. It comes out in an overhead arc blazing in towards the ground andslams in, hammerside first as all the force of the blow splatters it wide apart. He lets out a roar as he does so, his head shooting back and his voice carrying into the air.
<OOC> Aldean says, "EVeryone but Vasya's okay; Vasya, you're nauseated." GAME: Aldean rolls 1d4+1: (4)+1: 5 GAME: Note Nauseated -- 5 rounds after cloud added to Vasya. GAME: Aldean rolls 1d100: (88): 88 <OOC> Aldean says, "Ha." <OOC> Aldean hold on one sec.... GAME: Aldean rolls 1d20+4: (4)+4: 8 GAME: Aldean rolls 1d20+4: (3)+4: 7 GAME: Aldean rolls 1d20+4: (11)+4: 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Name | Race | Class |E Lev| CHP | HP | AC |CMD |For |Ref |Wil | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Kailin |GIANTBORN |Bbn/Bard | 5 | 38 | 38 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 2 | |Sully |HOBGOBLIN |Art | 2 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | |Thanix |WAR_GOLEM |Ftr | 3 | 38 | 38 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | |Vasya |WILD_ELF |Sor | 4 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The other two look around as bits of their buddy splatter all over them, and all over Kailin and his weapon both, and their eyes widen. The one on the trash pile begins dancing as well, to similar (read: no) effect. The other, however, stops dancing entirely as it is confronted with a large hunk of metal wielding a sword bigger than it is! Instead, its blobby hands, sporting surprisingly sharp claws on the ends, whip towards Thanix, followed by sharp teeth and foul-smelling breath. All three scrape hopelessly off the wargolem's armor, with a horrific SKREEEEE noise that isn't remotely musical and is closer in sound to a feedback loop on a speaker.
The cloud the first one created is beginning to dissipate,but the foul smell lingers still.
GAME: Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 20.
It is now Dretch1's turn! Vasya is next!
GAME: Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 13.
It is now Vasya's turn! Sully is next!
<OOC> Aldean says, "Vasya."
<OOC> Vasya says, "all I can do is move away from the battle."
<OOC> Aldean says, "OK."
GAME: Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 10.
It is now Sully's turn! Thanix is next!
<OOC> Aldean says, "Sully."
The poison cloud finally gets to Vasya, and she doubles over in pain. She groans a bit, but moves to a wall that keeps her mostly hidden...and hopefully out of the cloud.
<OOC> Sully says, "Pop Titan Armor for Strength, move in and TITANFISTBUMP Dretch3."
GAME: Sully activates his Titan Armor, gaining: +4 Str
<OOC> Aldean says, "Okie. Roll to hit."
GAME: Sully rolls melee: (8)+5: 13
GAME: Sully rolls melee: (20)+5: 25 (THREAT)
<OOC> Sully says, "That is heartening. :D"
<OOC> Aldean says, "Two hits from TFB?"
<OOC> Sully says, "Two slam attacks, yas."
<OOC> Aldean says, "Roll to confirm."
GAME: Sully rolls melee: (4)+5: 9
<OOC> Aldean says, "First one misses."
<OOC> Aldean says, "Second is a normal hit."
<OOC> Aldean says, "Roll damage."
GAME: Sully rolls 1d8+4: (3)+4: 7
<OOC> Sully says, "It's still a hit! :B"
<OOC> Aldean says, "It is! ANd you hurt it, but not as much as you think you should. Pose it."
GAME: Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 10.
It is now Thanix's turn! Kailin is next!
<OOC> Aldean says, "Thanix."
<OOC> Thanix says, "Attack Dretch #1."
<OOC> Aldean says, "OK."
GAME: Thanix rolls 1d20+8: (1)+8: 9 (EPIC FAIL)
<OOC> Thanix says, "FAIL"
GAME: Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 5.
It is now Kailin's turn! Dretch3 is next!
<OOC> Aldean says, "Kailin!"
<OOC> Aldean says, "You can reach and flank either of the other two."
Thanix returns the monster's dreadful attack, hammer and tongs-- or claws and savagely massive blade. Wrenching the weapon from its cleaved divot in the ground, the Warforged whirls it up again-- up and into a vicious side-cutting arc. "Engage Target 3 atop the rubble," Thanix calls. "I shall attend momentarily." Out and across comes the slashing blade; back and away the giggling obtuse monstrosity flows, then back again for more!
<OOC> Kailin says, "I'll go at whichever one is dancing." <OOC> Aldean says, "3." <OOC> Kailin says, "Flank and power attack." <OOC> Aldean says, "ROll to hit." GAME: Kailin rolls melee+2-2: (3)+10+2+-2: 13
Seeing that the lightning had no effect whatsoever, Sully decides to sling the guitar. Slamming his iron-shelled fists together, the Arvek lurches into a heavy, stompy run, plates of iron and steel, glowing fiery-red at the seams sliding down and locking into place over his arms. As he arrive at his destination, he swings both hands around in a vicious sideways arc that clips the blob of demonic flesh, gouging a neat line into its rubbery body.
<OOC> Aldean says, "You are flanking with Sully."
<OOC> Kailin says, "I added it. :-("
<OOC> Aldean says, "Miss, Kailin. Pose it."
GAME: NEW ROUND!
Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 20.
It is now Dretch3's turn! Dretch1 is next!
<OOC> Aldean says, "Dretch3 goes after SUlly."
GAME: Aldean rolls 1d20+4: (6)+4: 10
GAME: Aldean rolls 1d20+4: (5)+4: 9
GAME: Aldean rolls 1d20+4: (5)+4: 9
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| Name | Race | Class |E Lev| CHP | HP | AC |CMD |For |Ref |Wil |
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|Kailin |GIANTBORN |Bbn/Bard | 5 | 38 | 38 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
|Sully |HOBGOBLIN |Art | 2 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
|Thanix |WAR_GOLEM |Ftr | 3 | 38 | 38 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
|Vasya |WILD_ELF |Sor | 4 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
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<OOC> Aldean says, "And fails at life."
<OOC> Aldean says, "Dretch 1 goes after Thanix"
GAME: Aldean rolls 1d20+4: (10)+4: 14
GAME: Aldean rolls 1d20+4: (2)+4: 6
GAME: Aldean rolls 1d20+4: (15)+4: 19
<OOC> Thanix says, "AC: 20"
<OOC> Aldean says, "And close but no kewpie doll. Warforged has got some good armor."
<OOC> Thanix, unstoppable.
<OOC> Aldean waits for poses to catch up.
Kailin whirls on his hand, his legs flairing out from beneath him as he pounces upwards and spins towards one of the other dretches. Opposite of the artificer, Kailin slashes horizontally at the creature but the flesh flattens and Kailin's weight causes the pile of garbage to shift downward. His swing goes wide, zipping just above its target and Kailin growls in frustration at the conditions of this particular fight. He struggles to get his feet back under solid footing before the thing can lurch in his direction.
The two blob creatures take aim at Sully and Thanix with nasty, befouled clawed hands and sharp teeth, but neither finds purchase -- Sully's foe is simply not anywhere near his target, while Thanix's foe leaves another deep but cosmetic scrape across the warforged armor without doing any damage.
GAME: Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 20.
It is now Dretch1's turn! Vasya is next!
GAME: Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 13.
It is now Vasya's turn! Sully is next!
<OOC> Aldean says, "Vasya, you're tryin to get your stomach to behave. Cloud dissipated, by the by, only lasts two rounds."
<OOC> Aldean says, "Any action you want to take?"
<OOC> Vasya says, "I'm still nauseated though, aren't I?"
<OOC> Aldean says, "Yes"
<OOC> Aldean says, "Five rounds"
<OOC> Vasya says, "Then I stay out of the area."
<OOC> Aldean says, "OK."
<OOC> Aldean says, "That it/"
<OOC> Vasya says, "Yup."
GAME: Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 10.
It is now Sully's turn! Thanix is next!
<OOC> Aldean says, "Sully."
<OOC> Sully says, "I have a blob to smash. Ergo, I must smash. QED."
Still unable to make her stomach behave, Vasya actually pukes on the ground, but stays out of the way....
<OOC> Aldean says, "ROll the bones."
GAME: Sully rolls melee: (8)+5: 13
GAME: Sully rolls melee: (15)+5: 20
<OOC> Aldean says, "Second hits! Roll damage ."
<OOC> Sully says, "...THat's 15 and 22 with flanking."
<OOC> Sully derp't.
<OOC> Aldean says, "Then both hit"
GAME: Sully rolls 1d8+4+1d8+4: (2)+4+(7)+4: 17
<OOC> Aldean says, "You're damaging it! They're really resistant, though."
<OOC> Aldean says, "You're getting there, though. Pose it."
GAME: Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 10.
It is now Thanix's turn! Kailin is next!
<OOC> Aldean says, "Thanix."
<OOC> Thanix says, "Power attack #1-- Furious Focus."
<OOC> Aldean says, "KK."
GAME: Thanix rolls 1d20+8: (1)+8: 9 (EPIC FAIL)
<OOC> Thanix says, "Keeping it occupied. As it should be."
<OOC> Aldean says, "Pose it."
GAME: Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 5.
It is now Kailin's turn! Dretch3 is next!
<OOC> Aldean says, "Kailin."
<OOC> Kailin says, "Smash at three again with power attack."
<OOC> Aldean says, "Roll it."
GAME: Kailin rolls melee-2+2: (19)+10+-2+2: 29
<OOC> Aldean says, "That'll hit! Damage."
GAME: Kailin rolls 1d12+9+6: (3)+9+6: 18
The 'Forged's blade scrapes along a chunk of iron bar; sparks fly in screeching counterpoint as the metal warrior advances relentlessly. Blade to claw, the battle rages on-- neither gaining the upper hand just yet.
Still, it is only a matter of time...
<OOC> Aldean says, "That takes three out. Pose it." <OOC> Aldean says, "Wait for Sully."
For a moment, Sully can only stare, pityingly, at the flabby little demon's attempt to hurt him. Shaking his head, he raises both fists high above his head, artifice motors whining and magicite-lit seams glowing hot. "Almost ain't fun..." With a resounding crash, both gauntlets slam atop the creature, causing it to bounce a good few feet in the air, dropping back to earth in wide-eyed bemusement. "....Almost."
GAME: NEW ROUND!
Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round Four - Init 20.
It is now Dretch3's turn! Dretch1 is next!
GAME: Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round Four - Init 20.
It is now Dretch1's turn! Vasya is next!
GAME: dretch3 removed from initiative list.
GAME: Aldean rolls 1d20+4: (1)+4: 5 (EPIC FAIL)
GAME: Aldean rolls 1d20+4: (10)+4: 14
GAME: Aldean rolls 1d20+4: (1)+4: 5 (EPIC FAIL)
Kailin steadies himself on the mound of garbage, realizing that it was his power which caused his footing to slip benath such an unstable surface. Still, he is determined to continue along that path, his weapon arcing diagonally again at the dretch after an agile flip to his left which should not be possible for a man his size. The weapon pummels the fleshy creature and it explodes into fleshy pieces. He turns away at the last second as the pieces scatter and wipes away what splatters onto his red mithril breastplate. "These things are certainly from hell. It is a service to send them back..."
As another one splatters across Sully and Kailin alike, the final one looks around him in fear, and looks like he's thinking about backing away ... but instead feebly waves a set of claws in Thanix's general direction. It does nothing.
GAME: Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round Four - Init 13.
It is now Vasya's turn! Sully is next!
<OOC> Aldean says, "Four left, Vasya."
<OOC> Aldean says, "Want to do anything?"
<OOC> Vasya is still throwing up.
GAME: Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round Four - Init 10.
It is now Sully's turn! Thanix is next!
<OOC> Aldean says, "OK. Sully."
Vasya still puking near the wall. ugh. will the smell of the poison ever end? Doesn't feel like it.
<OOC> Sully says, "Flank with Thanix and relieve him of the burdn of his pattycake partner."
<OOC> Aldean says, "Hahaha okay."
<OOC> Aldean says, "ROll it."
GAME: Sully rolls melee+2: (2)+5+2: 9
GAME: Sully rolls melee+2: (6)+5+2: 13
<OOC> Sully says, "ffff"
<OOC> Aldean says, "Or not. This thing is slippery."
<OOC> Sully says, "OKAY SO THIS IS THE CHOSEN DRETCH."
<OOC> Aldean says, "Pose it."
GAME: Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round Four - Init 10.
It is now Thanix's turn! Kailin is next!
<OOC> Thanix says, "Again-- PA #1!"
<OOC> Sully says, "Also Thanix, are you adding your strength bonus from being embiggened?"
<OOC> Thanix says, "I am, but it is cancelle by -1 for size."
GAME: Thanix rolls 1d20+8: (16)+8: 24
<OOC> Aldean says, "BOOM. Roll damage."
GAME: Thanix rolls 3d6+7: (11)+7: 18
"What is taking so long, Big Iron?" Sully says, slipping past the acrobatic Kailin to slam his artifice-powered fists into... the garbage pile. Twice. "....Oh. Slippery bastard."
<OOC> Aldean says, "Squish.," <OOC> Aldean says, "Pose it." GAME: Aldean rolls 1d20+22: (14)+22: 36 <OOC> Aldean says, "When Thanix has posed, everyone give me a perception check." <OOC> Aldean says, "That includes you, Vasya." GAME: Sully rolls perception: (1)+6: 7 (EPIC FAIL) <OOC> Sully snrk. GAME: Kailin rolls perception: (15)+6: 21 <OOC> Vasya is waiting for the pose. XD GAME: Vasya rolls perception: (1)+4: 5 (EPIC FAIL) <OOC> Vasya XD <OOC> Aldean says, "You smell puke." <OOC> Aldean says, "You hear puke. You see puke." GAME: Thanix rolls Perception: (3)+1: 4 GAME: dretch1 removed from initiative list. <OOC> Aldean says, "OK, Thanix, pose." <OOC> Thanix grrr. Lost it-- on moment.
A final lash-- this time, held for the few seconds as Sully's fist send bits of garbage and iron leaping. Calculating-- checking-- slicing.
The zweihander comes down up and over, and with a gooey, sludgy *crunch*, the demon ends its planewards days bisectedly.
"Awaiting your presence," Thanix replies nonchalantly, withdrawing hios blade form the gooed demon.
Vasya finally comes out of her hiding place, shaking a little bit. She unsteadily walks her way over to one of the dretches... And pukes on it. "Next time.......fart somewhere else."
<OOC> Kailin says, "All I see and hear is puke too?" <OOC> Aldean says, "You're not catching anything, no." <OOC> Aldean says, "You see and hear a bit more than that,but you're not catching anything." <OOC> Kailin nods. GAME: Sully deactivates his Titan Armor. GAME: You clear initiatives. GAME: Aldean has cleared initiatives. GAME: You roll initiative for Slimy Skinny Demon: Roll: 13 + Bonus: 5 = Total: 18
"Better make sure there ain't nothin' left," Sully mutters, backing away slowly from the lawn-sprinkler that is Vasya. "If that was all of it, there wouldn't be no reason for this much fuss."
Without warning, the world is suddenly shrouded in darkness. Those without darkvision will see nothing; Kailin can hear footsteps of something clawed approaching.
DM's note: This pose is actually in error based on a misremembered functioning of the Darkness spell. I correct this later in the sequence. --Aldean-player
<OOC> Aldean XD +initm, all of you. This is a surprise round. GAME: Sully rolls initiative: 11 + 2 = 13
Kailin looks around as the last of the demons are taken down and he gives a quick flip off of the garbage pile. "We're clear. That's the last of them." He nods confidently and whips his huge hammer onto his shoulder. He tosses back his dreaded hair and begins to speak again when there's darkness. "Cancel that..."
GAME: Thanix rolls initiative: 3 + 1 = 4
GAME: Kailin rolls initiative: 20 + 2 = 22
<OOC> Vasya says, "really?"
GAME: Vasya rolls initiative: 1 + 7 = 8
<OOC> Aldean says, "Yes. There was something watching and you guys didn't notice."
<OOC> Thanix should have Init of 3. Enlarge still in effect.
GAME: Thanix's initiative total changed to 3.
<OOC> Aldean says, "Done."
<OOC> Aldean says, "That was the surprise round; this round is a normal round."
GAME: Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 22.
It is now Kailin's turn! Slimy Skinny Demon is next!
<OOC> Aldean says, "Kailin. Do you have darkvision? I'm sorry, I hadn't looked at all."
<OOC> Kailin says, "No, just low light."
<OOC> Thanix has Darkvision.
<OOC> Sully <3 Darkvision.
<OOC> Aldean says, "OK. You can't see."
<OOC> Aldean says, "What do you want to do?"
<OOC> Kailin says, "Tumble backwards, get to a clear open space away from the direction I heard the clawed footsteps."
<OOC> Aldean says, "OK. Tumbling not needed but you can only move at half speed."
<OOC> Kailin says, "Tumbling is always needed!"
<OOC> Aldean says, "Hahaha. OK, twinkletoes. I won't make you roll for it, how's that? :D Pose it."
GAME: Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 18.
It is now Slimy Skinny Demon's turn! Sully is next!
GAME: Aldean rolls 1d4: (1): 1
===================== Current Initiative Order - Round 1 =====================
---Init--Name------------AOO-Notes--------------------------------------------
22 Kailin 3
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>> 18 Slimy Skinny De 1 <<
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13 Sully 1 Flat-footed (0 rnds remaining)
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8 Vasya 1 Flat-footed (0 rnds remaining)
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3 Thanix 1 Flat-footed (0 rnds remaining)
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GAME: Aldean rolls 1d20+12: (13)+12: 25
GAME: Aldean rolls 1d20+12: (14)+12: 26
GAME: Aldean rolls 1d20+12: (7)+12: 19
GAME: Aldean rolls 1d6+5+2d6: (1)+5+(6): 12
GAME: Aldean rolls 1d6+5: (1)+5: 6
GAME: You damaged Thanix for 18 points. 20 remaining.
Kelvin swings his hammer off of his shoulder and gives a swipe in front of him as he darts backwards. The swipe clears the space in front of him while he hits the ground and rolls up to a crouching position away from the clawed footsteps. "Footsteps! Claws!" He calls out in the darkness and doesn't know how widespread the sudden darkness is. "I can't see!" His allies needed to know his condition so they could know they wouldn't be able to count on him.
Without warning, claws and teeth from a much bigger and different-looking creature slash into the darkness, catching Thanix a vicious blow before he can move and leaving torn metal and fittings behind. The creature, for those who can see in complete darkness, is about as tall as a human but utterly emaciated, with hide stretched across bone for skin. It wears no armor., but its toothy grin is cruel and malicious in its pleasure.
GAME: Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 13.
It is now Sully's turn! Vasya is next!
GAME: Note Flat-footed on Sully ended.
<OOC> Aldean says, "Sully."
<OOC> Sully says, "Burning Hands."
<OOC> Aldean says, "OK. Roll damage"
<OOC> Aldean says, "Actually...beat Sr."
GAME: Sully casts Burning Hands. Caster Level: 2 DC: 14
<OOC> Sully says, "Caster check is Level + Attr bonus?"
<OOC> Aldean says, "Straight 1d20 +CL"
<OOC> Sully nod,
GAME: Sully rolls 1d20+2: (10)+2: 12
<OOC> Aldean says, "ACk, not good enough. Sorry."
<OOC> Sully says, "Bawrg."
Second DM note: Another error. Most Art spells are Supernatural and therefore are not subject to SR. Missed by both player and myself, and I deem this to have been of minimal importance given the babau's Resist 10 on fire damage.
"I can," Sully grunts, unslinging his guitar and snapping a red-tinged contraption onto the end. Pointing the device at the demon's head, his fingers tease a wild, fluttering series of not-quite-cacophonous notes, loosing a gout of fire in the middle of the darkness... that parts around the creature to no visible effect. ".....Uh. Huh."
GAME: Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 8.
It is now Vasya's turn! Thanix is next!
GAME: Note Flat-footed on Vasya ended.
<OOC> Aldean says, "Vasya. I'm considering the nauseated ended."
<OOC> Vasya says, "OKie....but there's a darkness field up, isn't there?"
<OOC> Aldean says, "Yes. That effectively leaves you blinded, I think?"
<OOC> Aldean says, "You can't dispel, can you?"
<OOC> Vasya says, "I don't think so, I don't have light yet."
<OOC> Aldean says, "Wait a sec! Hang on. I'm sorry."
<OOC> Aldean says, "I made a mistake. It's dim light, not total darkness."
<OOC> Vasya says, "K. So low light vision can see?"
<OOC> Aldean says, "I forgot that darkness changed in PF so it's just a step drop."
<OOC> Aldean says, "Yes, low light can see. I am genuinely sorry."
<OOC> Vasya says, "OKie..."
<OOC> Vasya says, "So I'm gonna chnage what I was going to do.."
<OOC> Aldean says, "Okay."
<OOC> Vasya says, "I'm gonna use tanglevine and try to trip this guy. help the melee guys with him."
<OOC> Aldean says, "OK."
<OOC> Aldean says, "Is there a save and if so what?"
<OOC> Vasya says, "Just a trip maneuver."
GAME: Vasya rolls 1d20+4+4: (20)+4+4: 28
<OOC> Vasya says, "Tanglevine lets me trip from 15 feet, using my charisma bonus and level."
<OOC> Vasya says, "that's the +4 (for level) and +4 (for Charisma bonus)"
<OOC> Vasya says, "That's all I'm doing."
<OOC> Aldean says, "You got him."
<OOC> Aldean says, "He's prone."
<OOC> Aldean says, "Pose it."
GAME: Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 3.
It is now Thanix's turn! Kailin is next!
GAME: Note Flat-footed on Thanix ended.
<OOC> Aldean says, "Thanix."
<OOC> Thanix says, "Attack the demon. PA engaged with Furious Focus-- +4 from engaging Prone target in melee."
<OOC> Aldean says, "Roll the bones -- you are attacking with a weapon?"
<OOC> Thanix says, "2-hander, yes."
GAME: Thanix rolls 1d20+12: (10)+12: 22
<OOC> Thanix says, "WOAH."
<OOC> Thanix says, "D'oh. Prone. Carry on."
With darkness doing very little to stop Vasya's sight, Vasya uncoils a vine fron her arm and whips it at the new demon. Luckily, it wraps around it's leg and she YANKS the demon off it's feet. "THERE we go! Get 'im while you can!"
<OOC> Aldean says, "OK. This is a two-handed blade? It matters. Make me a Reflex save. I'll explain in a sec." GAME: Thanix rolls Reflex-1: (3)+2+-1: 4 GAME: Aldean rolls 1d8: (4): 4 <OOC> Thanix has 10' Reach, current for large size. <OOC> Thanix says, "If that matters!" <OOC> Aldean nods. OK. You're good, luckily. There's an acidic slime from the creature's skin, looks as if it's trying to eat the blade. The blade is still sound, for now.
<OOC> Thanix nods! "Hit?"
<OOC> Aldean says, "Roll damage."
GAME: Thanix rolls 3d6+10: (11)+10: 21
<OOC> Aldean says, "You hurt it! But not as much as you think you should. For looking papery thin, that hide is supernaturally tough."
<OOC> Aldean says, "Pose it."
GAME: NEW ROUND!
Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 22.
It is now Kailin's turn! Slimy Skinny Demon is next!
<OOC> Aldean says, "Kailin. I am genuinely sorry, I erred in my interpretation of darkness. You can see in low light."
Darkness falls, the brightness of daylight dimming with a sudden, loathesome chill. Warning chimes sing in a steaming hiss as Thanix draws upright once more. "Perimeter alert," the metal man calls, sapphire blue eyes brightening in the midnight blackness. "Rotating to Nullsight vision and marking positionings." Cold sapphire stones barely cut the dim light, and Thanix begins his searching gaze...
...in the wrong direction. An unfortunate error--and a potentially fatal one, as the shriek of tortured metal rings out from the Warforged's direction.
"Warning acknowledged," the 'Forged intones casually-- even as steely, needle claws pierce and *rip* across forged steel. Thanix barely glances at the deep rends scored across arm and shoulder; steam's piercing whistle cuts the air before it abruptly throttles down, almost cut off from within. "Target sighted. Adjusting for damaged mekhanika. Engaging. Tune to the sound of my voice, and proceed with due caution." The mekhan continues his diatribe, casually chattering as if it were the time of day-- and a life-and-death battle with a creature of the Pits.
"Beware of sharp metal points from metal shards," Thanix continues, swinging the zwiehander up and down-- a diagonal slash punctuated with fierce power. "Also, beware the slime remnants of the previous demons. Footing may become unstable on the refuse pile," he adds, faint steam jets whistling down to barely naught. Thanix presses his attack, blue eyes blazing with bright inner fire; the blades cuts through the demon, a sizzling sound followed by a snarl of angry pain. "Caution: creature is acidic. Beware of splatter effects."
<OOC> Kailin says, "Its all good. I'll rage and charge and flank and power attack and dance and from 10' as well."
<OOC> Aldean thinks. because you mvoed away last round ... yes, you can charge. At your level, though, starting bardsong is a standard action, and you can't do both.
<OOC> Kailin says, "No bardsong. The dancing is just coincidental."
<OOC> Aldean says, "OK. Roll to hit."
GAME: Kailin rolls melee+3+2+2-2: (3)+10+3+2+2+-2: 18
<OOC> Kailin says, "Oh, forgot the +4."
<OOC> Kailin says, "So 22."
<OOC> Aldean says, "With the +4, that hits. What are you striking with?"
<OOC> Kailin says, "Lucern hammer"
<OOC> Aldean says, "Roll REflex, please."
GAME: Kailin rolls reflex: (9)+5: 14
<OOC> Kailin says, "The lucerne hammer gives me reach if that matters. I just note it cause it was brought up previously."
<OOC> Aldean nodnods! The trick is that the damage is potentially to the weapon, not you.
GAME: Aldean rolls 1d8: (5): 5
<OOC> Kailin says, "Kill it!"
<OOC> Kailin says, "Kill that hammer dead!"
<OOC> Aldean says, "Actually, it's okay. ONLY JUST."
<OOC> Kailin says, "Werd."
<OOC> Aldean says, "That slime is doing nasty stuff to the haft of the blade ."
<OOC> Aldean says, "It's still sound BUT."
<OOC> Sully says, "Beating this thing with it is a good way to make it not sound at all."
GAME: Kailin rolls 1d12+9+6+2: (9)+9+6+2: 26
<OOC> Kailin says, "That's for damage and afk a bit."
<OOC> Aldean says, "OK."
<OOC> Aldean says, "You damage it! Pose when you get back."
GAME: Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 18.
It is now Slimy Skinny Demon's turn! Sully is next!
GAME: Aldean rolls 1d20+9: (11)+9: 20
<OOC> Aldean says, "Yeah nope."
DM Note: Babau attempts to cast greater teleport defensively (spell-like ability) and fails.
Kailin stands from his crouch and the darkness leaves his eyes. He wipes them away and he can make out just enough to see the thing go down under the entanglement of a magical spell from Vasya. Thanix immediately goes to work on it and Kailin starts in, charging, not knowing how long his vision will last. He roars again as he charges forward, this time his voice bellowing like a lion as his blood and fury surge him forward. He leaps into the air and brings his blade around high. He lands in a crouch, bringing the end of his lucerne hammer down simultaneously and it cracks down with all of his power behind it. The strike nearly misses the embattled creature altogether, but between him and the combined assaults of his allies, it is practically helpless. The metallic hammer strikes home with sickening thud against its hide, but the creature withstands the strike. Its supernatural nature protects it from the battering, but Kailin gives another save roar in defiance of its toughness, promising to overcome it.
Suddenly, the emaciated creature's expression shifts from malicious glee to alarm. This isn't going as planned! Furiously, it raises clawed hands and, dodging back and forth on the ground to avoid additional strikes, tries to cast some sort of spell, but the energies fizzle as fast as they gather.
<OOC> Aldean says, "Spellcraft if you want to figure out what he was trying to do."
GAME: Kailin rolls spellcraft: (20)+5: 25
GAME: Vasya rolls spellcraft: (4)+9: 13
GAME: Sully rolls spellcraft: (14)+3: 17
<OOC> Aldean says, "None of you are sure."
<OOC> Vasya says, "Even Kailin?"
<OOC> Aldean says, "Yeah."
<OOC> Vasya says, "ouch."
<OOC> Aldean says, "I know that sounds weird, but I'll share later."
GAME: Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 13.
It is now Sully's turn! Vasya is next!
<OOC> Aldean says, "Sully!"
<OOC> Sully says, "Zapray!"
<OOC> Aldean says, "OK."
GAME: Sully rolls ranged: (13)+3: 16
<OOC> Aldean says, "Question -- do you want to try the zapray knowing that the others were immune?"
<OOC> Sully says, "......Yeah good point. Armor up fo powa, doublepunch."
<OOC> Aldean says, "KK. This is a titanfist?"
<OOC> Sully says, "Yus it is."
<OOC> Sully says, "Which means they're probably going to be corroded somehow."
GAME: Sully activates his Titan Armor, gaining: +4 Str
GAME: Sully rolls melee: (6)+5: 11
GAME: Sully rolls melee: (9)+5: 14
<OOC> Sully says, "Yaaaaay. :B"
<OOC> Aldean says, "The bad news is, you missed. The good news is, you take no damage. Remember he's still prone."
<OOC> Sully nodnod.
<OOC> Aldean says, "But still not enough. Pose it."
GAME: Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 8.
It is now Vasya's turn! Thanix is next!
<OOC> Aldean says, "Vasya!"
<OOC> Vasya says, "Well....from what I understand, the demon is still prone."
<OOC> Aldean says, "Yes."
<OOC> Vasya says, "and...I doubt it's carrying any visible weapons."
<OOC> Vasya says, "and I smell lasagna."
<OOC> Vasya says, "so....I'm gonna try Magic Missile."
<OOC> Aldean says, "Thank you, Garfield. Go for it :)"
<OOC> Vasya XD
Once again, Sully slams his fists together, powering up his armor and charging forward. His iron-shelled fists swing wide, however, and impact on the trash-strewn ground with a crack of paving stone.
GAME: Vasya casts Magic Missile. Caster Level: 4 DC: 15
GAME: Vasya rolls 2d4+2: (2)+2: 4
<OOC> Aldean says, "Vasya, beat SR."
GAME: Vasya rolls 1d20+4: (19)+4: 23
<OOC> Aldean says, "You beat it like a rented mule ^^"
<OOC> Aldean says, "And you damaged it -- and it worked."
<OOC> Aldean says, "Pose it."
GAME: Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 3.
It is now Thanix's turn! Kailin is next!
<OOC> Aldean says, "Thanix."
<OOC> Thanix says, "PA Attack. I am betting on it breaking before the blade does."
<OOC> Aldean says, "OK. Roll it."
GAME: Thanix rolls 1d20+8+4: (7)+8+4: 19
<OOC> Aldean says, "That hits. Damage."
<OOC> Aldean says, "And Relfex save."
GAME: Thanix rolls 3d6+10: (9)+10: 19
GAME: Thanix rolls Reflex-1: (1)+2+-1: 2 (EPIC FAIL)
GAME: Aldean rolls 1d8: (7): 7
<OOC> Aldean says, "K, still not gonna get through the blade's hardness."
Vasya watches the demon as it's dodging melee attacks, but it doesn't get up. "Heh. he knows if he tries to get up, you guys will hit him." She says before she snaps her fingers. "But, I can still attack." She says as she flips two bolts towards the demon...which gets past it's barrier, and hit him on the nose.
<OOC> Thanix nods! <OOC> Aldean says, "You damaged it, Thanix. You're making inroads but damn this thing is tough."
GAME: NEW ROUND!
Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 22.
It is now Kailin's turn! Slimy Skinny Demon is next!
<OOC> Aldean says, "Kailin, are you here?"
<OOC> Kailin says, "Yar! Moar pounding on the grounding. Flanked and raging, I are."
Down and up and down again-- Thanix swings his weapon with the prowess of w warrior.... and the simple, repetitiveness of a butcher. Acid splatters across the metal of the weapon, steaming and sizzling to no effect. The mekhan scores blows across the demon's frame, setting it snarling as the hack and cleave and chop and strike continues, over and over and over...!
<OOC> Aldean says, "Roll to hit"
GAME: Kailin rolls melee+3+2-2+4: (8)+10+3+2+-2+4: 25
<OOC> Aldean says, "Hit, relfex save and damage"
GAME: Kailin rolls reflex: (12)+5: 17
GAME: Aldean rolls 1d8: (6): 6
GAME: Kailin rolls 1d12+9+6+2: (7)+9+6+2: 24
<OOC> Aldean says, "Kailin, your Lucerne hammer deals its damage, but the haft is badly eaten away enough that it's not sound anymore. Treat the weapon as broken."
<OOC> Kailin says, "Wuz that do?"
<OOC> Aldean says, "Attack and damage -2, crit on 20 only and only deal x2 on a crit."
<OOC> Kailin says, "Werd."
<OOC> Aldean says, "You damaged it, though, and it's looking more tha a little unhappy. Pose."
GAME: Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 18.
It is now Slimy Skinny Demon's turn! Sully is next!
<OOC> Aldean says, "Those of you in melee, take an AoO please."
GAME: Sully uses an AoO! 0 remaining.
GAME: Thanix rolls 1d20+12: (1)+12: 13 (EPIC FAIL)
GAME: Sully rolls melee: (8)+5: 13
<OOC> Aldean says, "Kailin?"
GAME: Kailin rolls melee+3+2-2-2: (8)+10+3+2+-2+-2: 19
<OOC> Kailin says, "If the +4 for prone still counts add that in."
GAME: Kailin uses an AoO! 2 remaining.
<OOC> Aldean says, "It does. Kailin hits, only Kailin roll damage."
GAME: Kailin rolls 1d12+9+6+2: (7)+9+6+2: 24
<OOC> Kailin says, "-2 from that damage. I put it in the attack but not the damage."
<OOC> Aldean says, "OK. It stands up from prone, badly hurt but not down, and goes after kailin."
Kailin sees that the creature continues to struggle under the assault of the allies and he goes back to work, gripping his weapon again and taking another swing. It crashes into the thing again, with another thud beneath the tough hide of the creature and a splash of acid. The corrosion is eating into the weapon and the force of the blow causes the normally trusty metal shaft to bend slightly. The strength of Kailin's powerful arms versus the sudden stop of the hammer divided by the acid-weakened structure equals bad math for the weapon itself. But Kailin seems unconcerned, and more than that undeterred. As soon as it makes a move, Kailin hits it with the bent weapon again, bending it even more. Kailin leans in towards the demon with another roar, with a lack of concern for the state of his weapon.
GAME: Aldean rolls 1d20+12: (9)+12: 21 GAME: Aldean rolls 1d20+12: (5)+12: 17 GAME: Aldean rolls 1d6+5: (4)+5: 9 GAME: You damaged Kailin for 9 points. 29 remaining.
Now desperate, the creature seems to have abandoned stealth. It's well and truly caught, and it knows it -- it can't even cast spells without getting hit! It gets to its feet, suffering another nasty blow in the process that leaves ichor to mingle with the acidic slime that oozes from its flesh. Instead, it lashes with claws at Kailin, trying to free itself a path of escape.
GAME: Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 13.
It is now Sully's turn! Vasya is next!
<OOC> Aldean says, "Sully"
<OOC> Sully says, "Hm."
<OOC> Aldean says, "It looks BAD."
<OOC> Sully will shift to flank, and go for another doubleslam.
<OOC> Aldean says, "Roll to hit."
GAME: Sully rolls melee+2: (2)+5+2: 9
GAME: Sully rolls melee+2: (7)+5+2: 14
<OOC> Aldean says, "Miss"
<OOC> Sully says, "Yeh."
<OOC> Aldean says, "Pose it -- but at least your TFB isn't damaged."
GAME: Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 8.
It is now Vasya's turn! Thanix is next!
<OOC> Aldean says, "Vasya"
<OOC> Vasya says, "Since the demon's up....Tanglevine to trip."
GAME: Vasya rolls 1d20+4+4: (19)+4+4: 27
<OOC> Aldean says, "You're not in its reach, are you?"
<OOC> Vasya says, "No."
<OOC> Aldean nods. Down it goes.
<OOC> Vasya can do this from 15ft.
<OOC> Aldean says, "Down it goes. Pose it."
GAME: Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 3.
It is now Thanix's turn! Kailin is next!
<OOC> Aldean says, "Thanix."
<OOC> Thanix says, "Attack-- PA + flank, +prone."
<OOC> Aldean says, "Roll the bones, sir."
GAME: Thanix rolls 1d20+8+4+2: (1)+8+4+2: 15 (EPIC FAIL)
<OOC> Aldean says, "Pose it."
Vasya smirks a little as the demon gets up, and looks DESPARATE to get away. "Uh uh. You attacked the poeple here." She says as she snaps a vine out to the Demons legs. "Now....suck cobblestone." *YANK* *THUD* "Whip it good."
GAME: NEW ROUND!
Aldean advances the initiative order.
Round Four - Init 22.
It is now Kailin's turn! Slimy Skinny Demon is next!
<OOC> Aldean says, "Kailin."
<OOC> Kailin says, "Rinse and repeat. Rage, flank, power attack"
<OOC> Aldean says, "OK"
GAME: Kailin rolls melee+2+3-2+4-2: (13)+10+2+3+-2+4+-2: 28
<OOC> Aldean says, "THat will hit. Roll damage and a relfex save."
GAME: Kailin rolls 1d12+9+6+2-2: (10)+9+6+2+-2: 25
Thanix draws the acid-scarred weapon up, adjusting the angle, swinging back down-- Sparks smashing from stone as the beast's fall sends it swerving from the weapon's slicing path. "Adjusting," the 'Forged states simply; no need for recriminations, as Thanix hefts the bleade high once more, prepared to set it arcing back down once again.
GAME: Kailin rolls reflex: (7)+5: 12 GAME: Aldean rolls 1d8: (1): 1 <OOC> Aldean says, "You killed it, Kailin." <OOC> Aldean says, "Pose it." GAME: Sully deactivates his Titan Armor. GAME: Aldean removes the timestop. Timestop by Aldean has left. GAME: You remove the timestop.
Kailin again continues to attack the demon with the weapon that is becoming more and more bent with each thump of contact and as the allies continue to distract it, Kailin shows no signs of slowing. When it coes down under another magical spell of perfect timing, Kailin brings his weapon down again, this time finding its skull. There's a crack as the supernaturally touch protection of the thing gives way and the hammer head sinks into the flesh, through the bone.
However, Kailin doesn't stop, he continues to beat the monster until his weapon has sizzled to pieces and only when the hammer head has fallen off of the weapon, the acid having eaten through it all does he notice the condition of his weapon. At that point he looks from the weapon, back to the demon and buries the broken haft of the weapon in the demon's back with a final roar, his shoulders heaving under the physical exertion of the fight.
Finally walking her way forward, Vasya looks at the demon and smirks. "Very good....now accept your beating like the....." And Kalin literally beats the demon to death. "......and you may die now." She then chuckles, but looks at everyone else. 'Everyone okay?" She says as her vine wraps back around her arm....and she looks at it. "These are quite useful it seems."
As it does, its form simply ... fades away and vanishes into the ether.
"....Think I saw somethin' twitchin," Sully says, rolling up a cigarette and holding it in the corner of his mouth. "Maybe you wanna kick it again, jus' to be su-- huh. Or it can run away like a wuss even when it's dead. Good t'know."
Thanix holds his blade at ready for several long moments, silently observing as Kailin completes the demon's ruination. At long last,. he drops his ready stance, cool eyes returning to survey the rubbish. "I have suffered moderate damange," he replies to Vasya. "Minor breaks in steam line, coupled with myometric damage. Self-repair gnostics are already engaged." He glances back at the demon, blue eyes dimming to normal. "I cannot identify these creatures."
Kailin stumbles a bit when the creature disappears, the weapon he is leaning on suddenly dropping onto the street. He picks himself up off the ground and looks around to see if anything remains of the thing with an annoyed scoul. He picks up part of his weapon and looks at it, inspecting the damage. His demeanor lightens just a bit. "This will have to do. Should be good enough." He nods to himself and turns towards the others with a motion to the area where the demon was. "Sorry. I got a little carried away. That happens sometimes." He begins collecting the pieces of his melted weapon.
<OOC> Aldean says, "The darkness effect fades, by the by." <OOC> Thanix nods!
"Couldn't say either," Sully mutters, flicking the strings of his instrument a couple times and producing a brief belch of flame that lights the end of his cigarette. "Thinkin' as I'll want to fix that, if there's more o' them runnin' around."
"No arguments here, Kailin. I'm just glad you were able to kill it." Vasya says before looking to Thanix. "I don't know what they are either. never encountered one. but I imagine we'll find more of these in the short run." She turns her head to Sully. "Good idea. Think we should get these things to the Temples? Preferably Serriel and Daeus?"
Kailin laughs with a slight shake of his head. "I hardly did that on my own. If not for it being kept to the ground, the other three of us would have had one hell of a time trying to surround it and beat it into the ground without being shredded to pieces." He glances to a slash across his thigh. "It had barely a free moment to act and did this to me." He nods his head to Vasya. "I may have gave it the killing blow. But we definitely killed it all together." He waffles his hand and gives a quick wink, "The interpretive retelling of the story may shade it back to your version though..."
"Yes. I would not say otherwise. We all killed it and prevented further injury." Vasya says with a smile. "The gobber caught them in the first place." She then looks at her arm. "I should take a longer look at these." She then looks to Sully. You did wonderfully as well."