In reply to Keef (msg # 403):

Vora glances at the writhing kelp and the magical barriers springing up around her, but decides her allies remain strong enough to fend for themselves for the present.

Instead, she focuses her wrath on those nearby, swinging her mighty hammer four times in savage succession.

[Attacking (Auriel, Finwe): 53, 1 (fumble? no)]

The first attack against Auriel hammers home with resounding force, dealing significant damage.. though less than before. The blow aimed at Finwe, however, whizzes far off-target.

[Damage (Auriel): 40]

The follow-up attack against each takes on a slightly different form, as the hammer is swung in a way meant to knock the target far away.

[Awesome Blow (Auriel, Finwe): 49, 39]

Both of these strikes find their mark, threatening to launch Auriel and Finwe from their grounded position.

[Damage (Auriel, Finwe): 41, 42]

[Reflex (Auriel vs DC 46; Finwe vs DC 47): 33, 27]

Though they attempt to avoid it, both paladins find themselves hurtling through the air in a gloriously shiny arc. Auriel is hurled northward, directly into the magical barrier -- this arrests his flight, but in a painful fashion.

[Damage (Auriel): 9]

Finwe is knocked in the opposite direction, and sails far away from the battlefield.

Both paladins land in an undignified heap, falling prone.

Auriel's allies are healed by his aura before he is knocked into yesteryear.

[Healing (Lyriel, Shahara, Finwe): 8]

Vora surges with crackling energy, and lets loose a bolt of lightning as before.

[Quickened Chain Lightning (Keef): 31]

The bolt arcs out to strike Auriel and Lyriel, as well.

[Chained Lightning (Auriel, Lyriel): 16, 16]

All three make their reflex save, however, minimizing the damage significantly.
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Maeve frowns in disapproval as Shep and Darris collectively help the werewolf shake off the vast majority of his damage.

"BAD DOG."

Before Shep has much time to revel in his newly healed self, a fresh wave of destruction hits him smack in the face.

[Attack 1: 47]
[Attack 2: 31]
[Attack 3: 35]
[Attack 4: 31]

[Total damage: 112]

Finished smacking Shep around for the time being, Maeve and Sekhmet bravely beat a retreat to hang out a little closer to Lyriel.

In reply to Maeve Hassan (msg # 405):

Darris shivers and suffers from the kelp.

[Damage: 7]

He attempts to free himself from the grapple.

[Darris Grapple vs Kelp: 29 vs 34, fail]

"Confounded..." he mutters, glaring at his feet.

In reply to Darris (msg # 406):

Shep shivers and suffers from the kelp.

[Damage: 4]

He, too, strains against his bonds... but more successfully than his ally.

[Shep Grapple vs Kelp: 40 vs 26, success]

He stomps southward, and is accosted immediately by more annoying strands of kelp.

[Grapple Kelp vs Shep: 38, 45, success]

These, too, he shakes free of, and with a howl, he plows through the prismatic wall.

The prismatic wall surges and crackles, and Shep howls with indignity as the error of his plan becomes known to him through magical pain.

[Spell Resistance 19 vs Boreas Caster Level 18: 33,34,30,20,34,22,21, all hit]



Shep howls and pants and spits up blood, but remains on his enormous paws. Barely.
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Auriel slams against Boreas' wall, but a faint aura of holy energy flickers around him.

[Success on all saves, immunity to poison, ER 10 to cold and electricity]

He falls prone as the wall attempts to singe, shock, and dissolve him, suffering only (relatively) minor harm.

[Damage: 50]

Lyriel darts forward and her palms begin to glow as she works two spells simultaneously.

She skids to a halt next to Auriel, touching a palm to his brow. Healing energy suffuses him to the point where he looks temporarily composed of pure energy. When it fades, all traces of his wounds have vanished.

[Heal: 200]

She points her other hand outward, and a massive inferno of amethyst flame engulfs the every part of the room not containing allies.

The magical energy vanishes an inch from Vora's armored skin, but their other foes cry out in pain as the holy energy scorchese them.

Darris and A'tril flatten themselves to the ground and thus avoid the worst of it [Damage: 36], but Shep catches it full force. [Damage: 73]

Lyriel's guardian steps forward and attacks Vora, but her defenses prove too strong to overcome.

The multiple Boreases fly higher, hovering over the emerald wall.  They continually fuse and separate, making it impossible to tell which is the real one.  Green energy crackles around the gem of one Boreas for a moment before releasing in a massive burst of power.  The blast coalesces into sizzling acid moments before striking the flesh of Shep.

[Casting Eldritch Chain, Vitriolic Blast]

[Ranged Touch vs. Shep 27]
[Acid Damage vs. Shep 48]

The beast roars in agony, and three more blasts of energy ricochet from him, striking A'Tril, Darris, and Vora.

[Ranged Touch vs. A'Tril 41]
[Acid Damage vs. A'Tril 25]

The acid hits Darris full in the face as he struggles against the binding kelp.

[Ranged Touch vs. Darris 42 - Crit confirm? Yes, but barely]
[Acid Damage vs. Darris 41]

[Ranged Touch vs. Vora 31]
[Acid Damage vs. Vora 19]

[Shep, Darris, A'Tril, and Vora each take 2d6 Acid Damage every round for 3 rounds.]

Boreas blinked.  Another blast of energy streaks toward Shep*, gathering for a moment to punch through his resistance, then hitting him in the gut.

[Ranged Touch vs. Shep 32]
[Caster Level vs. SR 27]
[Damage 41]

*[OOC]If Shep happens to have been killed by the previous attack, Boreas targets Darris instead.[/OOC]

Auriel climbs back into his saddle, resolving not to be knocked off again next time.

In reply to Auriel (msg # 411):

A'tril, freed from the effects of the kelp through his dexterous efforts last round, takes stock of the situation.

Apparently recognizing that he cannot get through the prismatic barrier and join the fray easily, he instead melts directly into the shadows -- disappearing before your very eyes.

Those who can detect magic can tell that he has not used magic to obscure himself. He is simply somehow hiding in plain sight.

In reply to A'tril (msg # 412):

Finwe staggers to his feet and shakes his head as though to clear it. He then splays his fingers and chants a series of strange words.

An emerald glow suffuses him, and shortly afterward a pearlescent charger springs forth between his loins -- leaving him instantly saddled.

"On, Magnus!" he bellows, pointing his weapon in Vora's direction. "CHARGE!"

The mighty warhorse unleashes its fiercest death whinny and prepares to surge toward the Goddess of Oblivion in the immediate future.

In reply to DM (msg # 413):

Keef has HELD his action. I cannot advance the round until he has either taken his action or decided to allow the round to end with his action untaken.

I will do the damage calculation though so you don't waste your shot on anyone who is dead.
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In reply to DM (msg # 414):

"Roaaaaraaararrgh!"

Shep whimpers piteously as Lyriel's flames and Boreas's acid consume him, and he drops to the ground in a lifeless heap.
This message was last edited by the player at 18:05, Thu 20 Oct 2016.

In reply to Shep (msg # 415):

"You worthless, fleabitten sack of..." Darris murmurs darkly as Shep falls, glancing toward Vora for a moment before steeling his resolve. "No matter. Oblivion will have its day."
This message was last edited by the player at 18:01, Thu 20 Oct 2016.

In reply to Darris (msg # 416):

Keef declines to act, continuing to watch the scene unfold with morbid fascination.

In reply to DM (msg # 417):

Dark forces swirl around each combatant, and their shields grow weaker as a result.

In reply to DM (msg # 418):

Keef continues to delay. He can jump in at any point during the round, but we will not hold off on posting in the meantime.

In reply to DM (msg # 419):

The Goddess of Oblivion turns as Shep falls, and a streak of bluish light flits over from the werewolf lord's corpse toward the rift in the heavens.

She raises her enormous hammer, poised to strike, then pauses.

>> THE GODS HAVE CHOSEN WORTHY CHAMPIONS. BUT HOW EFFECTIVE WILL YOU BE WITHOUT THE AID OF YOUR CAREFULLY LAID PLANS? <<

She lowers the weapon slightly and intones words of eradication.

[Casting: Epic Purge]

A burst of energy swirls forth from her body like a nova of annihilation, stretching 50 feet laterally in all directions (thus missing Maeve, Boreas, and Finwe). The magical effects surrounding you weaken and flicker as Vora attempts to nullify them.



The results are immediate and dire.

Auriel, Lyriel, and Keef shudder as their most powerful spell (Holy Aura) is ripped away. Fortunately, their most powerful buff (the shield granted by the gods) remains untouched.

Darris and A'tril suffer a similar fate, though you are not sure which spell this effect stripped them of.

Shahara and the summoned Guardian make noises of determination and surprise, respectively, as each is banished from the battlefield.

The Prismatic Wall and field of kelp wink out of existence, though the Wall of Force somehow remains standing strong in the wake of the purging torrent.
This message was last edited by the player at 14:51, Tue 25 Oct 2016.

In reply to Vora (msg # 420):

Aha!  Optimum! Keef blurts out.  He stretches his arms above his head and begins a complicated figure gesture.

I've been wanting to try this... to see the interaction with the local chronic excto-flow.  Let me know if this kills me... I mean... nevermind...

For a split second nothing happens, then Keef.... blurrs suddenly and is standing somewhere else (F20).

A shimmering rainbow bubble has appeared around Darris.

[Private to GM: (OOC:  Time stop, run to Darris using speedy boots, prismatic sphere around both of us, then run back to F20)]

In reply to Keef (msg # 421):

A prismatic sphere pops into existence around Darris, extending 10 feet in all directions from him. It looks very much like the wall Vora just dispelled, and likely acts similarly.

Shep dead, Maeve turns her attention to Vora.  In doing so, she learns that it is rather difficult to slay a goddess, landing only one good hit.

[Damage: 32]

"Let's make Aeryis great again!"

Auriel casts off the momentary dismay of losing his pony, and vaults forward. Thrusts imbued with blinding holy light land explosively, finding purchas in gaps in Vora's armor plating.

"When they go low, we go high!!! he roars.

[Damage: 169]

(already factoring in DR)

[Everybody within 10' of Auriel heals 16]
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Lyriel scoots back and absently sends a blast of healing energy towards Maeve.

[Quickened Cure Critical Wounds: 47]

Her main focus, seems to be elsewhere.

[Readied action]

[Private to DM: Perception +9 top intercept Atril. Summon Monster IX to summon 1d4+1 Celestial Triceratopses skinned as Rhinos, which will charge him, as many as will fit. Extras can be placed to charge Vora. As Triceratops http://www.d20srd.org/srd/mons...saur.htm#triceratops but added Celestial DR and ER http://www.d20srd.org/srd/mons...elestialCreature.htm ]

In reply to Lyriel Vesper (msg # 425):

Darris does something, but it's hard to see exactly what from his place inside the prismatic bubble. Regardless, he remains within it.

[Acid Damage: 10]
This message was last edited by the player at 14:51, Thu 17 Nov 2016.

Boreas floats over, taking a shot at the dark god as he flies.

[Casting Vitriolic Blast]
[Ranged Touch 25]
[Acid Damage 60]
[Reset ongoing acid damage duration]

He fires another burst of energy at Vora.  It breaks through her resistance and strikes her in the chest.

[Casting Quickened Eldritch Blast]
[Ranged Touch 35]
[Spell Penetration 36]
[Damage 39]

In reply to Boreas Highwind (msg # 427):

Lyriel strains her eyes looking for A'tril, but the shadowy figure simply does not reappear.