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<blockquote data-quote="FitzTheRuke" data-source="post: 7863371" data-attributes="member: 59816"><p><strong>Western Lair</strong></p><p></p><p>The summoned Reghedmen had been very excited by the idea of leaving their celestial resting place and joining a fight against a Dracolich; it had seemed like such a thrill. But as the portal to the torchlit halls closed behind them, they were plunged into darkness. Many of them were plunged into ice-cold sea water, as well, and the terror of dragonfear gripped them as they bumped into each other in the icy water, struggling to reach an edge in the dark.</p><p></p><p>A flash of light and the sound of battle gave Kalorn his target, and he stumped forward on his bad leg, firing eldritch energy toward the sound of the dragon's swooping wings. The blasts went off into the swirling mists and the darkness beyond Sesto's light, and Kalorn cursed that he had no idea if he'd been successful or not.</p><p></p><p>Primus tried to force his way into the dragon's mind, but as dim-witted as it was, it resisted him.</p><p></p><p>Awash with Lathander's light, Loklafd awoke to terrible gut-wrenching dragonfear. He pried his brace of javelins out of the ice, and ran for cover behind the nearest ice-shelf. Alhana, too was recovering thanks to Lathander, and she stood, firing two arrows at the Dracolich as Sesto slid off the ledge and brought his shield's light to the scene. One arrow struck the dragon, and it reared up, flapping its wings and sucking in the misty air around it. It appeared to be about to breathe again, so Alhana jumped down behind the shelf she had been standing on, taking cover.</p><p></p><p>Sesto moved toward the Reghedmen who were mostly flailing in the water. At least, he thought, they had Lathander's light to see by. The dragon's powerful wing-beats were making it difficult for them to stand, and Sesto watched as Oggsbruff began to stand, only to have the dragon beat him down again with a blow of its tail. The big troll's armored body slid into the icy water of the pool that was below the dragon. Sesto directed his spirit-mace to strike at the dragon, and it made a solid thumping-noise.</p><p></p><p>Lorenn tried to fly forward to help, but he found that the fear that gripped him kept him locked to his spot near the ceiling. Still, he caused a ball of flame to appear, which dropped on the dragon from above, bouncing off in a shower of sparks, and it landed on the ice below, rolling away.</p><p></p><p>One of the berserkers, who had been clinging to the dragon's neck, tried to kick at it's wing again, but the dracolich tore her free and she fell to the ice below. Then it back-beat its wings and took some distance. For a moment, Sesto thought it would flee - then it turned, lowered its head, and breathed another roiling wall of mist, ice-shards, and death, which washed over the struggling berserkers, and Sesto himself.</p><p></p><p>As the ice-breath cleared, Primus could see through his psychic eye, that only a small handful of berserkers had survived. One climbed out of the water and dragged himself over to Sesto, while another was stuck under a lair of ice that had formed over the surface, struggling to free himself in a panic. One more, that had not fallen into the water, had survived by sheer luck, and that Raghedman threw a hand-axe at the dragon and ran for cover.</p><p></p><p>Primus was watching this unfold as he was suddenly struck from behind. He was blind to his immediate surrounding, but he could tell by the smell that it was one of those drowned trolls.</p><p></p><p>The drowned troll that had been fighting Oggsbruff got to its feet and began to move back toward the rest of Imani's Agents - it began to climb up onto the treasure-shelf. Another drowned troll crossed the lair and began to climb after Lorenn. Things were looking dire.</p><p></p><p>[ooc]That was pure insanity. Let me know if I screwed anything up. I hope Sesto can survive another 64 cold damage Breath! dc19 Con (Shield give advantage) for "only" 32 cold damage. I'll be back "soon" to finish the East Side and roll over the round.[/ooc]</p><p></p><p>[GM][Spoiler="Resolutions"]</p><p>(Allies)</p><p><strong>Kalorn</strong> moved to (AT29) & missed (EB) <strong>IcyDeath</strong></p><p><strong>Sesto</strong> moved to (AI32) & did 10 (spirit weapon) damage to <strong>IcyDeath</strong></p><p><strong>Primus</strong> stayed & did no damage (mind blast) to <strong>IcyDeath</strong></p><p><strong>Lorenn</strong> stayed & did 6 (flaming sphere) damage to <strong>IcyDeath</strong></p><p><strong>Alhana</strong> did 15 (bow) damage to <strong>IcyDeath</strong> & moved to (AS32) (Cover)</p><p><strong>Loklafd</strong> dodged & moved to (AT33) (Cover)</p><p><strong>Berserkers</strong> mostly died, except:</p><p><strong>Berserker1</strong> stuck in the water at (AD34); gains exhaustion 2</p><p><strong>Berserker3</strong> climbed out of the water, moved to (AI33)</p><p><strong>Berserker9</strong> missed <strong>IcyDeath</strong> (hand axe) & moved to (AK43)</p><p><strong>Oggsbruff</strong> regenerated to 10HP</p><p>(Enemies)</p><p><strong>IcyDeath</strong> stayed & did 11 (tail) damage to <strong>Oggsbruff</strong> & escaped the grapple</p><p>then moved to (W42) & breathed 64 cold damage (dc19 con save for half) to <strong>Sesto</strong> & <strong>Bersekers</strong></p><p><strong>Skragg1</strong> got up & dashed to (AN33)</p><p><strong>Skragg2</strong> dashed to (N41)</p><p><strong>Skragg3</strong> moved to (AX37) & did 13 & 13 (claws) damage to <strong>Primus</strong></p><p>[/spoiler][spoiler="Rolls"]</p><p>Dragonfear Saves</p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231900" target="_blank">Alhana Fear Save: 1D20+1 = [18]+1 = 19</a></p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231900" target="_blank">Loklafd Fear Save: 1D20+1 = [9]+1 = 10</a></p><p>IcyDeath dc16 Int Save vs Primus</p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231901" target="_blank">Save: 1D20-1 = [18]-1 = 17</a></p><p>Alhana attacks:</p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231902" target="_blank">Bow1: 1D20+6 = [5]+6 = 11 for 1D8+11 = [6]+11 = 17</a></p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231902" target="_blank">Bow2: 1D20+6 = [13]+6 = 19 for 1D8+11 = [4]+11 = 15</a></p><p>Berserker11</p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231903" target="_blank">Attack: 1D20+5 = [3]+5 = 8</a></p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231904B11 Athletics: 1D20+5 = [12" target="_blank">+5 = 17 VS IcyDeath Athletics: 1D20+6 = [16]+6 = 22</a></p><p>IcyDeath Dex Save vs Flaming Sphere</p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231912" target="_blank">Save: 1D20 = [19] = 19</a></p><p>IcyDeath Tail vs Oggsbruff</p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231905" target="_blank">Tail: 2D20.HIGH(1)+11 = [16, 1]+11 = 27 for 2D8+6 = [4, 1]+6 = 11</a></p><p>Yikes!</p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231906" target="_blank">BW recharge: 1D6 = [6] = 6</a></p><p>Double Yikes!</p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231907" target="_blank">BW: 12D8 = [6, 1, 7, 7, 5, 6, 2, 8, 8, 3, 7, 4] = 64</a></p><p>Berserker's Saving Throws</p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231908" target="_blank">Save: 1D20+3 = [16]+3 = 19</a></p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231908" target="_blank">1D20+3 = [14]+3 = 17</a></p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231908" target="_blank">1D20+3 = [18]+3 = 21</a></p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231908" target="_blank">1D20+3 = [1]+3 = 4</a></p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231908" target="_blank">1D20+3 = [8]+3 = 11</a></p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231908" target="_blank">1D20+3 = [7]+3 = 10</a></p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231908" target="_blank">1D20+3 = [14]+3 = 17</a></p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231908" target="_blank">1D20+3 = [13]+3 = 16</a></p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231908" target="_blank">1D20+3 = [20]+3 = 23</a></p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231908" target="_blank">1D20+3 = [14]+3 = 17</a></p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231908" target="_blank">1D20+3 = [15]+3 = 18</a></p><p>Exhausted Berserkers try to climb out of water...</p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231910" target="_blank">B1 Athletics: 2D20.LOW(1)+5 = [20, 4]+5 = 9</a></p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231910" target="_blank">B3 Athletics: 2D20.LOW(1)+5 = [14, 12]+5 = 17</a></p><p>B9 alive, throws a hand-axe at the dragon like a champ (almost)</p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231911" target="_blank">Attack: 1D20+5 = [12]+5 = 17for 1D6+3 = [2]+3 = 5</a></p><p>Skragg3 vs Primus</p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231914" target="_blank">SK3 Bite: 2D20.HIGH(1)+7 = [4, 5]+7 = 12 for 2D6+4 = [6, 1]+4 = 11</a></p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231914" target="_blank">SK3 Claw: 2D20.HIGH(1)+7 = [14, 4]+7 = 21 for 2D6+4 = [3, 6]+4 = 13</a></p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231914" target="_blank">SK3 Claw: 2D20.HIGH(1)+7 = [19, 9]+7 = 26 for 2D6+4 = [3, 6]+4 = 13</a></p><p>[/spoiler][/gm]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FitzTheRuke, post: 7863371, member: 59816"] [B]Western Lair[/B] The summoned Reghedmen had been very excited by the idea of leaving their celestial resting place and joining a fight against a Dracolich; it had seemed like such a thrill. But as the portal to the torchlit halls closed behind them, they were plunged into darkness. Many of them were plunged into ice-cold sea water, as well, and the terror of dragonfear gripped them as they bumped into each other in the icy water, struggling to reach an edge in the dark. A flash of light and the sound of battle gave Kalorn his target, and he stumped forward on his bad leg, firing eldritch energy toward the sound of the dragon's swooping wings. The blasts went off into the swirling mists and the darkness beyond Sesto's light, and Kalorn cursed that he had no idea if he'd been successful or not. Primus tried to force his way into the dragon's mind, but as dim-witted as it was, it resisted him. Awash with Lathander's light, Loklafd awoke to terrible gut-wrenching dragonfear. He pried his brace of javelins out of the ice, and ran for cover behind the nearest ice-shelf. Alhana, too was recovering thanks to Lathander, and she stood, firing two arrows at the Dracolich as Sesto slid off the ledge and brought his shield's light to the scene. One arrow struck the dragon, and it reared up, flapping its wings and sucking in the misty air around it. It appeared to be about to breathe again, so Alhana jumped down behind the shelf she had been standing on, taking cover. Sesto moved toward the Reghedmen who were mostly flailing in the water. At least, he thought, they had Lathander's light to see by. The dragon's powerful wing-beats were making it difficult for them to stand, and Sesto watched as Oggsbruff began to stand, only to have the dragon beat him down again with a blow of its tail. The big troll's armored body slid into the icy water of the pool that was below the dragon. Sesto directed his spirit-mace to strike at the dragon, and it made a solid thumping-noise. Lorenn tried to fly forward to help, but he found that the fear that gripped him kept him locked to his spot near the ceiling. Still, he caused a ball of flame to appear, which dropped on the dragon from above, bouncing off in a shower of sparks, and it landed on the ice below, rolling away. One of the berserkers, who had been clinging to the dragon's neck, tried to kick at it's wing again, but the dracolich tore her free and she fell to the ice below. Then it back-beat its wings and took some distance. For a moment, Sesto thought it would flee - then it turned, lowered its head, and breathed another roiling wall of mist, ice-shards, and death, which washed over the struggling berserkers, and Sesto himself. As the ice-breath cleared, Primus could see through his psychic eye, that only a small handful of berserkers had survived. One climbed out of the water and dragged himself over to Sesto, while another was stuck under a lair of ice that had formed over the surface, struggling to free himself in a panic. One more, that had not fallen into the water, had survived by sheer luck, and that Raghedman threw a hand-axe at the dragon and ran for cover. Primus was watching this unfold as he was suddenly struck from behind. He was blind to his immediate surrounding, but he could tell by the smell that it was one of those drowned trolls. The drowned troll that had been fighting Oggsbruff got to its feet and began to move back toward the rest of Imani's Agents - it began to climb up onto the treasure-shelf. Another drowned troll crossed the lair and began to climb after Lorenn. Things were looking dire. [ooc]That was pure insanity. Let me know if I screwed anything up. I hope Sesto can survive another 64 cold damage Breath! dc19 Con (Shield give advantage) for "only" 32 cold damage. I'll be back "soon" to finish the East Side and roll over the round.[/ooc] [GM][Spoiler="Resolutions"] (Allies) [B]Kalorn[/B] moved to (AT29) & missed (EB) [B]IcyDeath Sesto[/B] moved to (AI32) & did 10 (spirit weapon) damage to [B]IcyDeath Primus[/B] stayed & did no damage (mind blast) to [B]IcyDeath Lorenn[/B] stayed & did 6 (flaming sphere) damage to [B]IcyDeath Alhana[/B] did 15 (bow) damage to [B]IcyDeath[/B] & moved to (AS32) (Cover) [B]Loklafd[/B] dodged & moved to (AT33) (Cover) [B]Berserkers[/B] mostly died, except: [B]Berserker1[/B] stuck in the water at (AD34); gains exhaustion 2 [B]Berserker3[/B] climbed out of the water, moved to (AI33) [B]Berserker9[/B] missed [B]IcyDeath[/B] (hand axe) & moved to (AK43) [B]Oggsbruff[/B] regenerated to 10HP (Enemies) [B]IcyDeath[/B] stayed & did 11 (tail) damage to [B]Oggsbruff[/B] & escaped the grapple then moved to (W42) & breathed 64 cold damage (dc19 con save for half) to [B]Sesto[/B] & [B]Bersekers Skragg1[/B] got up & dashed to (AN33) [B]Skragg2[/B] dashed to (N41) [B]Skragg3[/B] moved to (AX37) & did 13 & 13 (claws) damage to [B]Primus[/B] [/spoiler][spoiler="Rolls"] Dragonfear Saves [URL='http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231900']Alhana Fear Save: 1D20+1 = [18]+1 = 19 Loklafd Fear Save: 1D20+1 = [9]+1 = 10[/URL] IcyDeath dc16 Int Save vs Primus [URL='http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231901']Save: 1D20-1 = [18]-1 = 17[/URL] Alhana attacks: [URL='http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231902']Bow1: 1D20+6 = [5]+6 = 11 for 1D8+11 = [6]+11 = 17 Bow2: 1D20+6 = [13]+6 = 19 for 1D8+11 = [4]+11 = 15[/URL] Berserker11 [URL='http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231903']Attack: 1D20+5 = [3]+5 = 8[/URL] [URL='http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231904B11 Athletics: 1D20+5 = [12']+5 = 17 VS IcyDeath Athletics: 1D20+6 = [16]+6 = 22[/URL] IcyDeath Dex Save vs Flaming Sphere [URL='http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231912']Save: 1D20 = [19] = 19[/URL] IcyDeath Tail vs Oggsbruff [URL='http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231905']Tail: 2D20.HIGH(1)+11 = [16, 1]+11 = 27 for 2D8+6 = [4, 1]+6 = 11[/URL] Yikes! [URL='http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231906']BW recharge: 1D6 = [6] = 6[/URL] Double Yikes! [URL='http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231907']BW: 12D8 = [6, 1, 7, 7, 5, 6, 2, 8, 8, 3, 7, 4] = 64[/URL] Berserker's Saving Throws [URL='http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231908']Save: 1D20+3 = [16]+3 = 19 1D20+3 = [14]+3 = 17 1D20+3 = [18]+3 = 21 1D20+3 = [1]+3 = 4 1D20+3 = [8]+3 = 11 1D20+3 = [7]+3 = 10 1D20+3 = [14]+3 = 17 1D20+3 = [13]+3 = 16 1D20+3 = [20]+3 = 23 1D20+3 = [14]+3 = 17 1D20+3 = [15]+3 = 18[/URL] Exhausted Berserkers try to climb out of water... [URL='http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231910']B1 Athletics: 2D20.LOW(1)+5 = [20, 4]+5 = 9 B3 Athletics: 2D20.LOW(1)+5 = [14, 12]+5 = 17[/URL] B9 alive, throws a hand-axe at the dragon like a champ (almost) [URL='http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231911']Attack: 1D20+5 = [12]+5 = 17for 1D6+3 = [2]+3 = 5[/URL] Skragg3 vs Primus [URL='http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=231914']SK3 Bite: 2D20.HIGH(1)+7 = [4, 5]+7 = 12 for 2D6+4 = [6, 1]+4 = 11 SK3 Claw: 2D20.HIGH(1)+7 = [14, 4]+7 = 21 for 2D6+4 = [3, 6]+4 = 13 SK3 Claw: 2D20.HIGH(1)+7 = [19, 9]+7 = 26 for 2D6+4 = [3, 6]+4 = 13[/URL] [/spoiler][/gm] [/QUOTE]
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