FYI, Nemeroff's MBA misses without a Benny, as does Gromley's attack. You can both use a Benny (or more) to re-roll as usuual. His defenses are high!

OOC:Really starting to hate the die roller. Will a 43 do it? and used 3 bennies

Agon walked calmly to the edge of the cliff and blasted Kas. He considered his options, the legendary vampire warrior was brutally tough and fast, but bloodsucking came with a cost. "Kas, you've won an all expenses paid vacation to the elemental plane of air!" Agon shouted. A swirling portal opened up beneath Kas' feet, and for long seconds he dropped through rays of sunlight into the heart of a massive thunderstorm, where he was lashed by lightning and battered by hail and thunder. The portal closed and then reopened, and Kas tumbled out much the worse for wear.

[Move] Shift to edge of cliff
[Minor] Magic Missile vs Kas
[Standard] Dimensional Cascade vs Kas
Attack +36 vs Will (?)
Kas is cast through dangerous planar locations, reappearing more or less immediately
22 Radiant damage, 22 Lightning damage
+ 5 ongoing Radiant and 5 ongoing Lightning (save ends both)

"Wowser!  That were impressive Aggie" roared Harald as he tried once again to slash the big vampire.


23:11, Today: Harald Gaptooth rolled 42 using 1d20+30 with rolls of 12. <BA vs Kas.
23:11, Today: Harald Gaptooth rolled 35 using 1d20+30 with rolls of 5. MBA vs Kas.
23:12, Today: Harald Gaptooth rolled 25 using 2d10+14 with rolls of 1,10. Damage? vs KAs.

Gromley and Agon, a 40 will and a 36 will are both misses on Kas. Your target is 41, just to avoid further confusion. You can spend more Bennies if you want, GTBW. Agon, up to you if you want to Benny.

And GTBW is up, of course. You all should envy the Avenger now :-)

The goblin just cackles gleefully as the vampire tries to hit her und ducks under his swing, even going as far as snapping at his wrist and drawing a bit of blood!
Then she continues to fillet Kas, despite him being something of an undead demi god, and despite most of her companions being unable to hit him at all.

Basic cunning tells her though she might be making herself a target. Smiling grimly, the Great and Terrible Bone Witch vanishes in the zone of shadows she has summoned around the vampire and is not to be seen anymore. Actually no one can even tell anymore where she is at all.


OOC: Aspect of Fury is still active, so Kas did take 5 dmg when he started his turn beside me, and 5 dmg when he attacked me (if it was a melee attack).

IMMEDIATE: Goblin Tactics as Kas misses me, teleport 3 (heck, staying where I am)
           use Wrist Biter, 11 dmg
NO ACTION: regenerate 0
MINOR    : Refire the Forge (gain hp if I hit, get free attack when bloodied or dropped)
STANDARD : Overwhelming Strike vs Kas, crit, 110 radiant dmg, regain 7 hp
           teleport 1 SE
MOVE     : shift/teleport 2E (opposite of Nem), hide with Stealth 49 (rolling twice for assassin's cloak)

08:07, Today: Great and Terrible Bone Witch rolled 49 using 2d20+33, dropping the lowest dice only with rolls of 16,14. Stealth.
08:07, Today: Great and Terrible Bone Witch rolled 94,15,1 using 5d12+53,3d8,1d6 with rolls of 5,11,11,11,3,3,6,6,1. crit dmg.
08:06, Today: Great and Terrible Bone Witch rolled 50 using 2d20+30, dropping the lowest dice only with rolls of 20,4. Overwhelming Strike w/CA.
08:05, Today: Great and Terrible Bone Witch rolled 11 using 3d4+3 with rolls of 2,2,4. Wrist Biter.

In reply to EpicOne (msg # 646):

(OOC-Can I spend another bennie to add one to my re-roll, making it 41?)

41 is a hit.

Agon, do you want to Benny your roll?

Kas looks positively shocked at the beating he’s taking by the party, now bleeding in several spots. “What ARE you creatures?” he snarls. In particular, when hit by the Great and Terrible Bone Witch’s attack, strikes Nemeroff quickly before flying away from the melee-types, risking blows from them.

“But you cannot truly slay me today, fools. I will return for my sword, for it cannot really leave me behind. This place will betray you—as will your party!”

He points at Nemeroff, who is filled with a consuming hatred of the Great and Terrible Bone Witch!

He then moves up to the two casters, Agon and Zog, and with a flurry of blows slices the both of them.

“I will see you all die!” he roars. Optimistic, perhaps, but defiant!

Firstly, very cool stuff. You’re beating up a level 26 solo! :-)

Secondly, GTBW, noted the 10 damage from your encounter effect. Thanks!

I need Harald, Nemeroff and GTBW to make OAs as he flies away as an Immediate Reaction to GTBW’s attack.

He regenerates,  then does a ranged attack minor action on Nemeroff—Nemeroff is Dominated (save ends) and will charge GTBW on his next turn. Nemeroff can't use his Aegis while dominated.

He then moves up to Agon and Zog and attacks, hitting Zog for 15 hp, and then using an Action Point to attack again, hitting Agon for 24 hp.

ALL PCS are up! Nemeroff you are dominated, remember, unless someone can help you get around that.

Initiative:
All PCs<==
Kas

Map: https://docs.google.com/drawin...OAK6P78Lk/edit?pli=1



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In reply to EpicOne (msg # 650):

Gromley focused his energies-and once again blasts the vampire lord with his powers. Even as he escapes the initial attack from the first astral lady he created, another strikes him again.

(OOC-Thought guardian misses its OA. Gromley uses hidden reserves to now use all his powers without Psi point cost. Hits Kas with second attack by spending 2 more Bennies. Now outta bennies and has only 1 psi point-but can use psi points for free.

17:00, Today: Gromley Underhill rolled 20 using 1d8+17 with rolls of 3.
17:00, Today: Gromley Underhill rolled 39 using 1d20+25 with rolls of 14. Thought Guardian with Hidden Reserves.
16:56, Today: Gromley Underhill rolled 27 using 1d20+25 with rolls of 2. Bennie re-roll.
16:56, Today: Gromley Underhill rolled 37 using 1d20+25 with rolls of 12. Thought Guardian OA.

Kas takes 20 damage, is -2 to hit, and -6 to hit Gromley. If he moves or attacks Gromley, thought guardian will get an OA on him.

Gromley moves away from everybody.)
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OOC: Hit AC 44 24 damage
18:15, Today: Nemeroff rolled 24 using 4d4+13 with rolls of 2,3,4,2. green flame blade.
18:04, Today: Nemeroff rolled 44 using 1d20+28 with rolls of 16. OA.

Harald flailed at the vampire lord as he tried to flee.  "Come back ye scaredy bastard!" he yelled, "Ye'll no' get away frae me that easily."

With surprising agility the dwarf jinked across the space between himself and the vampire, scampered easily up the scree face and lashed out once again.

"Didnae think Ah'd get ye that easy, did ye?"

OA (MBA) as Kas tried to escape.  Then use Defensive advance to shift next to Kas again.  +2 to all defences TeomnT
MBA vs Kas
Kas marked by Harald

01:16, Today: Harald Gaptooth rolled 43 using 1d20+30 with rolls of 13. reroll.
01:15, Today: Harald Gaptooth rolled 39 using 1d20+30 with rolls of 9. MBA vs Kas.
01:16, Today: Harald Gaptooth rolled 30 using 2d10+14 with rolls of 7,9. damage if hit.

01:24, Today: Harald Gaptooth rolled 23 using 2d10+14 with rolls of 8,1. damage.
01:24, Today: Harald Gaptooth rolled 42 using 1d20+29 with rolls of 13. MBA vs Kas.

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"You fool. Do you think I fear your presence?" hisses faux-Vecna. As if to prove his point, he moves casually to the opposite side of Harald, daring the vampire to hit him, and then strikes with his blade,d ealing a blast of electricity that lights the vampire up...

MOVE: Into flank with harald, blatantly drawing OA--if Kas hits me, Harald gets to hit him.
STANDARD: Elemental Escalation with Elemental Bolt delivered as melee courtesy of Sorcerous Blade, Benny to re-roll pathetic roll, roll 42 vs reflex for 77 hp lightning damage.

23:21, Today: Zog the Faceless rolled 59,18 using 2d12+38,2d10 with rolls of 9,12,8,10. Damage.
23:20, Today: Zog the Faceless rolled 42 using 1d20+28 with rolls of 14. Fricking Benny.
23:20, Today: Zog the Faceless rolled 33 using 1d20+28 with rolls of 5. Elembolt+elemesc w/flanking Sorc Blade.

Nemeroff stood there trying to shake off the effects of the spell that Kas, cast at him but charged the goblin like he had been instructed, After missing the goblin, he was quickly able to break Kas's hold on the warlord.

OOC:07:42, Today: Nemeroff rolled 19 using 1d20 with rolls of 19. save vs dominate.

09:55, Today: Nemeroff rolled 34 using 1d20+28 with rolls of 6. greenflame blade on GTBW.
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The vampire's sword struck down through Agon, but the wizard wasn't there and the blade clanged off the ground. With a thin smile, Agon stepped back and faded into the mists of this dark plane. Another blast of unerring magic struck Kas.

[Reaction] Wizard's Escape. Teleport 5 on being hit.

[Minor] Blur. +2 to listed defenses and invisible to enemies more than 5 squares away
[Minor] Magic Missile vs Kas. 17 damage
[Move] to location.

No one runs from the Great and Terrible Bone Witch and lives. Actually that is at the core of all those little tales about her meant to scare children. Perhaps Kas should have listened to some of those...
Anyway, Night-terror cuts across his legs, severing a major vein in a strike which would probably have killed a mortal. Then the goblin follows him suit up the cliff, darting up like a nimble kobold of death, and strikes at the vampire king again and again.

No one runs from the Great and Terrible Bone Witch and lives. Children can tell you that.


OOC: Aspect of Fury caused another 5 dmg to Kas when he started his turn beside me. The other attacks' damage was boosted by Censure of Pursuit.

OPPORT.  : Overwhelming Strike vs Kas, crit, 112 radiant dmg, regain 7 hp, teleport NE
           get unhidden
IMMEDIATE: -
NO ACTION: regenerate 0
MOVE     : climb cliff, Stealth 46 to hide
STANDARD : Overwhelming Strike vs Kas, hit AC 44, 49 radiant dmg, regain 7 hp
           get unhidden
MINOR    : Sohei Flurry vs Kas, hit AC 47, 32 dmg, regain 7 hp


10:58, Today: Great and Terrible Bone Witch rolled 32 using 2d8+26, dropping the lowest dice only with rolls of 3,6. dmg.
10:57, Today: Great and Terrible Bone Witch rolled 47 using 2d20+30, dropping the lowest dice only with rolls of 17,14. Sohei Flurry w/CA.
10:57, Today: Great and Terrible Bone Witch rolled 49 using 2d8+42 with rolls of 3,4. dmg.
10:56, Today: Great and Terrible Bone Witch rolled 44 using 2d20+30, dropping the lowest dice only with rolls of 14,13. Overwhelming Strike w/CA.
10:55, Today: Great and Terrible Bone Witch rolled 46 using 2d20+28, dropping the lowest dice only with rolls of 1,18. Stealth, -5 move.
10:50, Today: Great and Terrible Bone Witch rolled 96,12,4 using 5d12+53,3d8,1d6 with rolls of 6,12,8,5,12,4,5,3,4. crit dmg.
10:49, Today: Great and Terrible Bone Witch rolled 49 using 2d20+30, dropping the lowest dice only with rolls of 19,15. OA: Overwhelming Strike w/CA.

Transfixed by the Thought Guardian, battered by Harald's blow, harried by Agon's magic missile and then lit up like a lightning storm by Zog, Kas reels and then succumbs to an overwhelming strike from the Great and Terrible Bone Witch. With a snarl and a hiss, Kas melts away into mist and dissipates into a nearby crack, defeated.

None too soon, this is, for the ground itself seems to shudder. The death of the undead lord of Monadhan may have unfortunate effects upon the plane itself!

You win! Now you have to get out of the plane in time before it collapses upon itself, as Agon and Gromley will tell you that it is likely to do.

What do you do?

"As what might come as a shock, evil immortal types are very sore losers!" Gromley yelled out to the others. "Gentlemen, Lady, I think its time to make an exit at high speeds!" Gromley's disk is floating away doing just that, but if anyone needs help getting away he can provide assistance due to Bladrick's powers.

"Run!" Nemeroff said as the ground started to shake and very happy that it was Kas that had been the target of the Great and Terrible Bone Witch's ire and not him.

OOC: getting out of Dodge
Move: Head for the exit
Standard: use as a move and repeat

The aura of arcane power that circulated around Agon faded.  "We have time enough to acquire some samples." He said, face glittering with something beyond avarice. "Three demigods of evil slain today. We have enough time to take our rewards."

"Aye!  Right enough" said Harald.  "Let's get oor rightfu' reward afore we run.  Mind ye, Ah've only got wee legs so maybe Ah'll need a hand..." He roared with laughter "...or maybe a leg would be mair useful."

Hearing the others remind him of the treasure, Nemeroff stopped moving and turned towards them. "Well lets hurry up and grab what we need. I do not want to have this plane explode and send us spinning out in the ethereal. Its a long walk back home if we are lucky enough to survive that experience." he said

The party does a quick search for magic, that being the fastest way to find treasure, and makes their way to the cavern on the southeastern side of the great chamber. There is a fairly impressive hoard there, which is made all the more convenient by the presence of three bags of holding to put it all in. Apparently Arantor was ready to move his treasure rather quickly.

In practical terms, you find 2100 pp, 5000 gp worth of residuum, a potion of recovery, a belt of the witch king, a ring of action reversal, a golden ring of toros, a phoenix helm, a modron toy, an amulet of seduction +5, a pair of many-fingered gloves, and an assassin's cloak +5.


Finally, the Sword of Kas:

The Sword of Kas was created by Vecna for his lieutenant. Kas rewarded his former master by using it to cut off Vecna’s hand and gouge out his eye. The Sword offers great power to any who grasp it, but wielders end up betraying what they love most.
The Sword of Kas is a +5 vicious short sword with the following properties and powers.
Weapon: short sword
Enhancement: +5 attack rolls and damage rolls
Critical: +5d12 damage.
Property: The Sword of Kas deals 2d10 extra damage against
allies and former allies.
Property: Whenever an attack with the Sword of Kas reduces
a target to 0 hit points or fewer, you gain concealment until
the end of your next turn.
Property: If you attack Vecna, a servant of Vecna, a cultist
of Vecna, or any other creature working directly to serve
Vecna’s ends, you deal 5 extra damage on a hit.
Property: When you take the total defense action or use your
second wind, you gain a +5 item bonus to all defenses until the start of your next turn.

And, of course, it's intelligent. If you choose to wield it, you find out the ramifications of that soon.

The party then makes its way post-haste to the western side of the chamber. Agon quickly works things out and you activate the lightning-framed portal on the west wall. Beyond lies Vaerothim and the culmination of your quest.

The portal holds a wavering, indistinct image of a rocky knoll surrounded by the boughs of a great forest. Three leafless trees stand upon the knoll. Crackling energy surges about the portal as the barriers between the planes is ripped asunder. The smell of burning fills the air as lightning arcing from the portal wreathes the Sword of Kas in a blinding halo of light that fades and dissipates after a few moments.

Continued soon in Chapter 2!

The goblin is already exchanging her old and shabby robe against the more splendid one lying on the pile of treaure. ''Oooh.''
She is also fascinated by a pair of odd-fingered gloves and puts them on, wiggling her fingers and watching them.
Great and Terrible Bone Witch also briefly considers claiming the vampire's sword, but his parting words about that has been clear enough. And besides, she is happy enough with Night-terror.

''Anyways, I thinks we slays none todays. Vampires and dragons liches always have ways to crawls back. Lets departs!''

She heads for the gate.

"Aye indeed.  Let's get oor arses intae gear and get the flock outa here."

Harald smiled a gap-toothed smile at the Bone Witch, very impressed with the amount of damage she can deal.