(5.24 PBP) Vault of the Dracolich (IC) Redux

[Kobold Stew]

"It's made of the rock -- of the mountain itself...." Urgan says to no one in particular, but loud enough to be heard. But does it have a mind? he asks himself, unspoken.

Urgan is not by nature brave. He sees himself as an artist, and as a scholar. The thing had ignored the illusion he had tried to place in its mind, so now he reached out, psychically, assaying whether there was even a mind there he could exploit. A niggle, to distract or confuse this beast. Because Urgan was angry, at this crearture and at himself, regretting the loss of Scamp.

Urgan reached out with his thoughts, probing the mind of this monster.

OOC: Mind Sliver from where he is: DC 14 Int save or 1d6=4 points psychic damage and -1d4 from the next saving throw it makes before the end of the next turn.

 

[TaranTheWanderer]

Spoiler: Merrick- Team CAVES!

Merrick Thorburn Race: Human	HP: 53/53 AC: 15/17(with shield)	Buffs:
Rage: 2/3	Inner Healing:1/4	HD: 3/3
Spoiler: Stats(saves) STR: 16+3(+5) DEX: 13+1(+1) CON: 16+3(+5) INT: 8-1(+-1) WIS: 10+0(+0) CHA:11 +0(+0)	Spoiler: Skills Athletics+5 Intimidate: 2/5 Perception: 2/5 Performance 2 Stealth: 3/5 Survival: 2/5	Spoiler: Spells Daily: JUMP: 1/1 At will Thaumaturgy Message

Merrick moved to the Dracolich trying to get its attention. Not really sure how, he decided to hurt it. While the first attack was about to miss, Fate intervened and the dragon moved right into the path of the strike.

The second attack hit solidly.

Spoiler: OOC

Move to BD24, behind the creature,

Attack With Polearm Master
Attack 1: 2D20.HIGH(1)+5 = [7, 4]+5 = 12
Miss. I'm going to use my Inspiration to reroll.
Attack 1 reroll: 1D20+5 = [18]+5 = 23

Slashing then radiant damage: 1D10+5+1D6+2:
[3]+5=8 Slashing
[4]+2=6 Radiant = 14 Total

Bonus polearm attack and damage: 2D20.HIGH(1)+5 = [10, 7]+5 = 15
1D4+3 = [4]+3 = 7

Total=21

 

[MetaVoid]

Torhak was worried when the beast survived their first and best assault, especially once he saw it was made of stone. Such creatures were commonly resistant to physical damage. And mental too, which this one seems not to be.

Once enraged, he looked with approval as the Paladin used his power over earth in such decisive manner even if he found the dance fight too flashing for his liking.

Once Merrick and Urgan did their part, it was almost easy to jump up again, over the stone prison and stab at the same place where he already damaged the base of the neck. Heaving both weapons in scissoring action, he severs the connection between the body and the neck.

With a loud clatter, the stone bones fell apart as whatever magic animated them was severed with the neck


Shortsword attack vs dracolich: 2D20.HIGH(1)+6 = [9, 17]+6 = 23
1D6+3+1D6 = [1]+3+[4] = 8
Dagger attack vs dracolich: 2D20.HIGH(1)+6 = [19, 5]+6 = 25
1D4+4+1D6 = [1]+4+[3] = 8

9 and 8 damage, should be enough even of mental strike didn't take. Note the first roll error with +3

OOC: Urgan should focus more on support against magic resistant enemies

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Team Lake

Bjorn sent a beam of silvery moonlight down upon the transporter. The cultist inside screamed and fell, while whisps of smoke came off the mercenary, who stepped out and to one side, hacking his sword at the giant frog in front of him.

Shade-9 stood statue-still and studied the glow of the red stone atop the transporter. Each of his observation came with a wide margin of error, but he concluded that though the red stone was likely to be a power source, it was also likely to be warded with protective magic, possibly impervious to conventional damage, and at any rate not at all fragile.

Loklafd and the other mercenary were locked in battle, with the big northman thrusting his spear and sliding in the mud to avoid the merc's vicious attacks with a hand-axe. The merc still held his crossbow in his off-hand, but was unable to bring it to bear in such tight space.

OOC: Bjorn took 8 slashing from M1's sword. Loklafd took 8 and did 9 to M2. @VLAD the Destroyer Darius to go to roll the round.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Team Caves

Again Shamal brought the big bone (stone?) Dragon down by enveloping it with the dirt and stone of the ground. It struggled to free itself as Merrick rushed in to run it through with his glaive. Rib bones broke and crumbled, but the tail broke free and it swung around hitting the young adventurer hard across the midsection.

Urgan sent a psychic attack to learn from its reaction - sure enough, it had a presence, but one that resisted his assault. But was it a copy of a personality, or a personality that controlled it remotely? It was impossible to tell, in particular with its magical defenses being quite strong.

As Torhak worked his way through the sliding earth that held the thing down, to get once more at its neck, a freed wing slashed across his back. Grunting with the pain, the dwarf dug deep and sawed at the same spot as his previous attack, and the great heavy head came free, collapsing to the ground and crumbling. Poisonous gases escaped from somewhere within, leaving a green noxious cloud around a pile of now-inert rocks.

OOC: Merrick took 12 Bludgeoning from the tail, which will knock him into the fighting pit if he fails a dc15 STR Save. Of course, if he makes the save, then he will be there for the poison cloud, which will either way get Shamal & Torhak, who will take 17 poison damage & be poisoned for 1 hour (dc15 CON Save for 1/2, no condition). Also, Torhak took 14 slashing from a claw.