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<blockquote data-quote="stonegod" data-source="post: 3448692" data-attributes="member: 36973"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Church Round 4</strong></span></p><p></p><p>With a unnatural hiss, the skeleton skitters forward, and swipes at one of Janis' images. Its claw tears through the phantom, which mimics pain as it vanishes. <span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: slategray">[Skeleton hits; image destroyed]</span></span></p><p></p><p>In the church, the remaining zombie mindlessly continues its attack against Jarrith, but the Stalker steps out of the way. Down below, the other undead shuffle forward and take a swipe. The first misses, but the second slams into Janis' image, obliterating it. <span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: slategray">[F5 hits; image destroyed]</span></span></p><p></p><p>Janis pauses for a split second to catch her breath, her eyes widening at the sight before her. "<span style="color: plum">Oh @#$%,</span>" she declares rather calmly, and her fingers twitch and twist into a ward against the evils before her - not that she expects that they'll amount to much good. Her free hand gestures in a less complex gesture, as she crosses them for luck. A brief black flash indicates the formation of her ward. <span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: slategray">[<em>Otiluke's suppressing field</em>]</span></span></p><p></p><p>At the same time, Janis' remaining shadow moves through her, trying to maximize her protection.</p><p></p><p>The deranged Danovich smirks at Janis' defenses, and begins a chant. Janis recognizes it immediately and thinks another sour thought: <em>dispel magic</em>. As the abjuration tears at her magics, she feels her necromantic ward fading while her other projections remain intact. <span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: slategray">[50% chance to target Janis: succeeds. Dispel vs. <em>mage armor</em> fails, vs. <em>mirror image</em> fails, vs. <em>suppressing field</em> succeeds]</span></span></p><p></p><p>The monstrosity steps forward and bites at the two mage's before her. Unfortunately for Janis, it picks the real her. It tears into her shoulder, crushing bone and muscle both. A flaring pain, beyond the bite itself, sears from the wound, clouding her mind. The shock is such she hardly notices black disease spread through the wound, sickening her. <span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: slategray">[50% change to target Janis: succeeds. Hits for 21 hp. Dazed. Fort save 16 fails; sickened]</span></span></p><p></p><p>Having seen the wizardess make an ill-advised leap without taking precaution, Jarrith smirks at her audacity. Because truth be told, that's exactly the same sort of thing he would have done. <span style="color: DarkOrange">"Let us end this, Brother... our electrical magess has made a... <em>shocking</em>... decision."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Sienna">"So it would seem!"</span> the shifter replies. Both Shadowbaners press their attacks against the zombie. Khensu's powerful chop downs the fiend, leaving Jarrith to jump after Janis. His training ensures he lands relatively softly. A wry remark dies on his lips the moment he sees the dire situation. <span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: slategray">[Khensu hit's AC 17; 19 hp; Z drops; Jarrith jumps; Jump DC 15 suceeds; 2 hp non-lethal]</span></span></p><p></p><p>Having dispatched her foe and hearing Janis curse below, Ashlyn retrieves her sword from where it lies and hurries over to the trapdoor in the corner of the room. As she does she calls to the others, <span style="color: Cyan">"I believe that there is a way down over here."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: SeaGreen">"I know I'm going to regret this."</span> Daellin says, pulling a rope out of his haversack. <span style="color: SeaGreen">"But we probably shouldn't leave Janis alone down there, and if my memory serves me, she usually doesn't keep a flight spell handy."</span> He elf fastens the rope to the altar the best he can, avoiding the loose floorboards as he does so.</p><p><span style="color: Olive"></span></p><p><span style="color: Olive">"There's no time for that!" </span>Urik calls at Daellin, and leaps into the darkness. He lands heavily, passing into one of Janis' images that dodges out of the way. Seeing the foes gathered, he bellows in a strong voice, <span style="color: olive">"Danovich! Face me! You and your curs must face Those that Overwatch to answer for your foulness!"</span> The priest grinds his teeth at Urik's words, calling out, <span style="color: red">"Fine, the powers that abandoned me will be your doom!"</span> but the monstrosity is unaffected. <span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: slategray">[Knight's challenge; Danovich fails save, monstrosity succeeds; Danovich provoked]</span></span></p><p></p><p>Undeterred, Urik raises his sword. A silvery glow infuses it a moment as he brings it down on the monstrosity. But the wound is small, worsened by the man's sickness, and the creature hardly notices. <span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: slategray">[<em>smite undead</em>, hits, 4 hp]</span></span></p><p></p><p>Marot moves over to the hatch and attempts to open it in haste. However, it is jammed tight into the floor form discuse and the warlock cannot budge it. <span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: slategray">[11 Str check fails]</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Church Round 5</strong></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.enworld.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=28651" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>S: 23</p><p><span style="color: Silver">B</span>: 21 [Dead]</p><p>Z: 20 [F8: destroyed, I7: destroyed, L5: destroyed; others: unhurt]</p><p><span style="color: plum">J</span>: 16 [8/40, 1 hp non-lethal, -700 XP, inspired 2 rounds, <em>mirror image</em> 66 rounds, <em>mage armor</em>, dazed, sickened]</p><p>D: 16 [moderately wounded, provoked 7 rounds]</p><p>B: 14 [-4 (lightly wounded)]</p><p>DL: 13 [destroyed]</p><p><span style="color: Sienna">K</span>: 13 [50/55, inspired 2 rounds] </p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange">J</span>: 22 [31/31, 2 non-lethal, inspired 2 rounds]</p><p><span style="color: Cyan">A</span>: 11 [40/49, inspired 2 rounds]</p><p><span style="color: SeaGreen">D</span>: 10 [24/31 hp, inspired 2 rounds]</p><p><span style="color: olive">U</span>: 10 [45/59, inspired 2 rounds]</p><p><span style="color: DarkOrchid">M</span>: 4 [30/34, inspired 2 rounds]</p><p></p><p>Light: Shadow illumination (20% miss chance) outside of Khensu's <em>torch</em>.</p><p></p><p>Map Key: <span style="color: cyan">A</span>: Ashlyn, B: Stitched-together corpse, <span style="color: seagreen">D</span>: Daellin, D: Danovich, DL: Magic-infused undead, d: Edi, h: Horse, h: Valo, <span style="color: darkorange">J</span>: Jarrith, <span style="color: plum">J</span>: Janis, <span style="color: sienna">K</span>: Khensu, <span style="color: darkorchid">M</span>: Marot, <span style="color: olive">r</span>: raven, S: Blackened skeleton, <span style="color: olive">U</span>: Sir Urik, Z: Plodding zombies</p><p>Conditions: Mist grants concealment to creatures 30' away. Cyan Border: mirror image, Dark green Border: Sickened, Light Green Border: Entangled, <span style="color: olive">Olive</span>: dazed, Orange Border: Inspired (+1 save vs fear, charm, compulsion; +1 to hit and damage), White: unconscious, Transparent: Dead, White Border: Paralyzed.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: slategray">[Round 5 actions?]</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stonegod, post: 3448692, member: 36973"] [size=3][b]Church Round 4[/b][/size] With a unnatural hiss, the skeleton skitters forward, and swipes at one of Janis' images. Its claw tears through the phantom, which mimics pain as it vanishes. [size=1][color=slategray][Skeleton hits; image destroyed][/color][/size][color=slategray][/color] In the church, the remaining zombie mindlessly continues its attack against Jarrith, but the Stalker steps out of the way. Down below, the other undead shuffle forward and take a swipe. The first misses, but the second slams into Janis' image, obliterating it. [size=1][color=slategray][F5 hits; image destroyed][/color][/size][color=slategray][/color] Janis pauses for a split second to catch her breath, her eyes widening at the sight before her. "[color=plum]Oh @#$%,[/color]" she declares rather calmly, and her fingers twitch and twist into a ward against the evils before her - not that she expects that they'll amount to much good. Her free hand gestures in a less complex gesture, as she crosses them for luck. A brief black flash indicates the formation of her ward. [size=1][color=slategray][[i]Otiluke's suppressing field[/i]][/color][/size][color=slategray][/color] At the same time, Janis' remaining shadow moves through her, trying to maximize her protection. The deranged Danovich smirks at Janis' defenses, and begins a chant. Janis recognizes it immediately and thinks another sour thought: [i]dispel magic[/i]. As the abjuration tears at her magics, she feels her necromantic ward fading while her other projections remain intact. [size=1][color=slategray][50% chance to target Janis: succeeds. Dispel vs. [i]mage armor[/i] fails, vs. [i]mirror image[/i] fails, vs. [i]suppressing field[/i] succeeds][/color][/size][color=slategray][/color] The monstrosity steps forward and bites at the two mage's before her. Unfortunately for Janis, it picks the real her. It tears into her shoulder, crushing bone and muscle both. A flaring pain, beyond the bite itself, sears from the wound, clouding her mind. The shock is such she hardly notices black disease spread through the wound, sickening her. [size=1][color=slategray][50% change to target Janis: succeeds. Hits for 21 hp. Dazed. Fort save 16 fails; sickened][/color][/size][color=slategray][/color] Having seen the wizardess make an ill-advised leap without taking precaution, Jarrith smirks at her audacity. Because truth be told, that's exactly the same sort of thing he would have done. [COLOR=DarkOrange]"Let us end this, Brother... our electrical magess has made a... [I]shocking[/I]... decision."[/COLOR] [COLOR=Sienna]"So it would seem!"[/COLOR] the shifter replies. Both Shadowbaners press their attacks against the zombie. Khensu's powerful chop downs the fiend, leaving Jarrith to jump after Janis. His training ensures he lands relatively softly. A wry remark dies on his lips the moment he sees the dire situation. [size=1][color=slategray][Khensu hit's AC 17; 19 hp; Z drops; Jarrith jumps; Jump DC 15 suceeds; 2 hp non-lethal][/color][/size][color=slategray][/color] Having dispatched her foe and hearing Janis curse below, Ashlyn retrieves her sword from where it lies and hurries over to the trapdoor in the corner of the room. As she does she calls to the others, [COLOR=Cyan]"I believe that there is a way down over here."[/COLOR] [COLOR=SeaGreen]"I know I'm going to regret this."[/COLOR] Daellin says, pulling a rope out of his haversack. [COLOR=SeaGreen]"But we probably shouldn't leave Janis alone down there, and if my memory serves me, she usually doesn't keep a flight spell handy."[/COLOR] He elf fastens the rope to the altar the best he can, avoiding the loose floorboards as he does so. [COLOR=Olive] "There's no time for that!" [/COLOR]Urik calls at Daellin, and leaps into the darkness. He lands heavily, passing into one of Janis' images that dodges out of the way. Seeing the foes gathered, he bellows in a strong voice, [color=olive]"Danovich! Face me! You and your curs must face Those that Overwatch to answer for your foulness!"[/color] The priest grinds his teeth at Urik's words, calling out, [color=red]"Fine, the powers that abandoned me will be your doom!"[/color] but the monstrosity is unaffected. [size=1][color=slategray][Knight's challenge; Danovich fails save, monstrosity succeeds; Danovich provoked][/color][/size][color=slategray][/color] Undeterred, Urik raises his sword. A silvery glow infuses it a moment as he brings it down on the monstrosity. But the wound is small, worsened by the man's sickness, and the creature hardly notices. [size=1][color=slategray][[i]smite undead[/i], hits, 4 hp][/color][/size][color=slategray][/color] Marot moves over to the hatch and attempts to open it in haste. However, it is jammed tight into the floor form discuse and the warlock cannot budge it. [size=1][color=slategray][11 Str check fails][/color][/size][color=slategray][/color] [size=3][b]Church Round 5[/b][/size] [center][img]http://www.enworld.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=28651[/img][/center] S: 23 [color=Silver]B[/color]: 21 [Dead] Z: 20 [F8: destroyed, I7: destroyed, L5: destroyed; others: unhurt] [color=plum]J[/color]: 16 [8/40, 1 hp non-lethal, -700 XP, inspired 2 rounds, [i]mirror image[/i] 66 rounds, [i]mage armor[/i], dazed, sickened] D: 16 [moderately wounded, provoked 7 rounds] B: 14 [-4 (lightly wounded)] DL: 13 [destroyed] [color=Sienna]K[/color]: 13 [50/55, inspired 2 rounds] [color=DarkOrange]J[/color]: 22 [31/31, 2 non-lethal, inspired 2 rounds] [color=Cyan]A[/color]: 11 [40/49, inspired 2 rounds] [color=SeaGreen]D[/color]: 10 [24/31 hp, inspired 2 rounds] [color=olive]U[/color]: 10 [45/59, inspired 2 rounds] [color=DarkOrchid]M[/color]: 4 [30/34, inspired 2 rounds] Light: Shadow illumination (20% miss chance) outside of Khensu's [i]torch[/i]. Map Key: [color=cyan]A[/color]: Ashlyn, B: Stitched-together corpse, [color=seagreen]D[/color]: Daellin, D: Danovich, DL: Magic-infused undead, d: Edi, h: Horse, h: Valo, [color=darkorange]J[/color]: Jarrith, [color=plum]J[/color]: Janis, [color=sienna]K[/color]: Khensu, [color=darkorchid]M[/color]: Marot, [color=olive]r[/color]: raven, S: Blackened skeleton, [color=olive]U[/color]: Sir Urik, Z: Plodding zombies Conditions: Mist grants concealment to creatures 30' away. Cyan Border: mirror image, Dark green Border: Sickened, Light Green Border: Entangled, [color=olive]Olive[/color]: dazed, Orange Border: Inspired (+1 save vs fear, charm, compulsion; +1 to hit and damage), White: unconscious, Transparent: Dead, White Border: Paralyzed. [size=1][color=slategray][Round 5 actions?][/color][/size] [/QUOTE]
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