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<blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 1552479" data-attributes="member: 1210"><p><strong>Demilich Weirdness</strong></p><p></p><p>“SYBELE!” Thrush screams. “NOO!!!”</p><p></p><p>“Mom,” Jezebel whispers.</p><p></p><p>The party stands aghast. The sight of Sybele, stitched up like a corpse and hung from a hook in the ceiling, makes their collective stomach roil, and when she moans and squirms it’s almost enough to make them heave. Thrush’s blade is naked in his hands, but there’s no one for him to kill. He whirls and glares at Horbin and Orbius. “Get her down, now!!” he cries wildly.</p><p></p><p>“I’ll do my best,” Orbius says, and proceeds to unleash a tremendous amount of magical power to that effect- but to no avail. Horbin steps up to try, and Sybele even tries to trigger the <em>contingency</em> that Orbius laid on her* to <em>plane shift</em> out, but the magic that has snared her is beyond the power of anything they can throw at it.</p><p></p><p>“I’ll use some divinations,” Orbius states grimly. “Maybe I can determine what will free her.”</p><p></p><p>Thrush is shaking with rage and grief. Sybele briefly spasms. From her sewn shut eyes, tears are falling. She is in the worst agony she’s ever experienced and can’t even think.</p><p></p><p>But when Orbius casts <em>contact other plane</em> he is in for a horrible shock. </p><p></p><p><em>Why has Acererak led us to his Fortress of Conclusion?</em> <strong>I seek apotheosis.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Eeek!</strong> thinks Orbius, and swallows.</p><p></p><p><em>Will your apotheosis be achieved by sucking my soul alone?</em>** <strong>Come see.</strong></p><p><em>What good-aligned deity has the most to be gained by us destroying you?[/b] <strong>Most of them.</strong></em></p><p><em><em>Where is your phylactery located inside your Fortress of Conclusion?</em> <strong>If you are worthy, you will find it.</strong></em></p><p><em><em>Out of all of us, who do you fear most?</em> <strong>Undead are immune to fear.</strong></em></p><p><em><em>Will a </em>gate<em> allow us to travel to the Fortress of Conclusion from Var?</em> <strong>Yes.</strong></em></p><p><em><em>Why have you trapped Felenga?</em> <strong>To serve my apotheosis.</strong></em></p><p><em><em>Is Felenga trapped within your phylactery?</em> <strong>Yes.</strong></em></p><p><em><em>If we destroy your phylactery, will Felenga be set free?</em> <strong>Depends.</strong></em></p><p><em><em>What must we do to not free Felenga when we destroy your phylactery?</em> <strong>You will fail to destroy my phylactery.</strong></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>“Well, crap,” the Eye says grimly, and tells the others of his conversation.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>“What about Sybele?” cries Thrush.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>“I think,” Horbin sighs, “we have to defeat the demilich before we can free her.”</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>“Wait a second, let me try a <em>divination,</em>” Lester offers, and casts one. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><em>How can we get Sybele off the hook?</em></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><strong>Ask Acererak.</strong></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>“Right,” the L nods cheerfully. “Kill the demilich it is.”</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>“Then let’s go!” Thrush cries. His knuckles, wrapped around the hilt of his huge sword, are white. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>“He’s everywhere,” the Eye says, his voice a little frightened. “I cast a <em>locate creature</em> and he’s <em>everywhere</em> here.” To his perceptions, everything around them if full of demilich. He concentrates, trying to resolve detail, to see if he can differentiate anything; and he notes two strange concentrated areas, but he can’t quite tell...</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>“What do you mean?” Ulla asks.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>“I’m not entirely sure.”</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>***</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>There’s only one hallway leading away from Sybele’s Folly, and Orbius scouts it out with an <em>arcane eye.</em> “Hmm, get’s incrementally darker... I think there’s another of those dark shadow things down there, like in that one trapped hallway in the Tomb of Horrors!”</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>“Let’s f**king <em>kill it!” Thrush cries, and gives out a frustrated, angry scream. </em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em>“Right,” Orbius says, “that corridor is probably trapped again, so instead of going to it we’ll lure it out to us.” And he fires a volley of <em>seeker missiles</em> which streak off down the hallway. </em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em>Then his perceptions, still under the <em>locate creature</em> spell, twist as one of the concentrations he noted earlier vanishes and reappears down the hall. </em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em>Then a <em>meteor swarm</em> explodes around the party.</em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em>*Orbius has a custom feat, Bestow Spell, that lets him cast spells with a range of personal as if they were touch spells. (Metamagic yay!)</em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em>**In a lucidaphen-given dream, the pcs saw Acererak achieve some sort of great triumph by absorbing Orbius’ soul.</em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em><em><strong>Next Time:</strong></em> Our heroes battle do a lot of battle!</em></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="the Jester, post: 1552479, member: 1210"] [b]Demilich Weirdness[/b] “SYBELE!” Thrush screams. “NOO!!!” “Mom,” Jezebel whispers. The party stands aghast. The sight of Sybele, stitched up like a corpse and hung from a hook in the ceiling, makes their collective stomach roil, and when she moans and squirms it’s almost enough to make them heave. Thrush’s blade is naked in his hands, but there’s no one for him to kill. He whirls and glares at Horbin and Orbius. “Get her down, now!!” he cries wildly. “I’ll do my best,” Orbius says, and proceeds to unleash a tremendous amount of magical power to that effect- but to no avail. Horbin steps up to try, and Sybele even tries to trigger the [i]contingency[/i] that Orbius laid on her* to [i]plane shift[/i] out, but the magic that has snared her is beyond the power of anything they can throw at it. “I’ll use some divinations,” Orbius states grimly. “Maybe I can determine what will free her.” Thrush is shaking with rage and grief. Sybele briefly spasms. From her sewn shut eyes, tears are falling. She is in the worst agony she’s ever experienced and can’t even think. But when Orbius casts [i]contact other plane[/i] he is in for a horrible shock. [i]Why has Acererak led us to his Fortress of Conclusion?[/i] [b]I seek apotheosis.[/b] [b]Eeek![/b] thinks Orbius, and swallows. [i]Will your apotheosis be achieved by sucking my soul alone?[/i]** [b]Come see.[/b] [i]What good-aligned deity has the most to be gained by us destroying you?[/b] [b]Most of them.[/b] [i]Where is your phylactery located inside your Fortress of Conclusion?[/i] [b]If you are worthy, you will find it.[/b] [i]Out of all of us, who do you fear most?[/i] [b]Undead are immune to fear.[/b] [i]Will a [/i]gate[i] allow us to travel to the Fortress of Conclusion from Var?[/i] [b]Yes.[/b] [i]Why have you trapped Felenga?[/i] [b]To serve my apotheosis.[/b] [i]Is Felenga trapped within your phylactery?[/i] [b]Yes.[/b] [i]If we destroy your phylactery, will Felenga be set free?[/i] [b]Depends.[/b] [i]What must we do to not free Felenga when we destroy your phylactery?[/i] [b]You will fail to destroy my phylactery.[/b] “Well, crap,” the Eye says grimly, and tells the others of his conversation. “What about Sybele?” cries Thrush. “I think,” Horbin sighs, “we have to defeat the demilich before we can free her.” “Wait a second, let me try a [i]divination,[/i]” Lester offers, and casts one. [i]How can we get Sybele off the hook?[/i] [b]Ask Acererak.[/b] “Right,” the L nods cheerfully. “Kill the demilich it is.” “Then let’s go!” Thrush cries. His knuckles, wrapped around the hilt of his huge sword, are white. “He’s everywhere,” the Eye says, his voice a little frightened. “I cast a [i]locate creature[/i] and he’s [i]everywhere[/i] here.” To his perceptions, everything around them if full of demilich. He concentrates, trying to resolve detail, to see if he can differentiate anything; and he notes two strange concentrated areas, but he can’t quite tell... “What do you mean?” Ulla asks. “I’m not entirely sure.” *** There’s only one hallway leading away from Sybele’s Folly, and Orbius scouts it out with an [i]arcane eye.[/i] “Hmm, get’s incrementally darker... I think there’s another of those dark shadow things down there, like in that one trapped hallway in the Tomb of Horrors!” “Let’s f**king [i]kill it!” Thrush cries, and gives out a frustrated, angry scream. “Right,” Orbius says, “that corridor is probably trapped again, so instead of going to it we’ll lure it out to us.” And he fires a volley of [i]seeker missiles[/i] which streak off down the hallway. Then his perceptions, still under the [i]locate creature[/i] spell, twist as one of the concentrations he noted earlier vanishes and reappears down the hall. Then a [i]meteor swarm[/i] explodes around the party. *Orbius has a custom feat, Bestow Spell, that lets him cast spells with a range of personal as if they were touch spells. (Metamagic yay!) **In a lucidaphen-given dream, the pcs saw Acererak achieve some sort of great triumph by absorbing Orbius’ soul. [i][b]Next Time:[/b][/i][b][/b] Our heroes battle do a lot of battle![/i][/i] [/QUOTE]
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