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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jbear" data-source="post: 6256777" data-attributes="member: 75065">The second xivort crumpled in a heap, massacred by the coordinated attacks of what had now become a well oiled machine of a team. From the part of the garden where Juliana lays unconscious atop the grassy mound Soryth voice calls out from somewhere. "Love and faith have been the keys to my dominion over this place," she says. "Now, I command this isle. Whatever fine emotion motivates you, pathetic fools, it shall also be your undoing!" The hag laughs, and foul energy washes over the garden. Dead branches, roots, and foliage form into small, evil-looking plant creatures. In the statue room a pulse of power hums in the air. Wat, Zuri , Sabynha and even Daphne's heads are drawn inexorably toward the source of the pulse, where their eyes alight on the object of their greatest desire, as for a moment they lose sense of their surroundings and the peril at hand. All they can think of is possessing what they see before them, the lust is overwhelming and intoxicating. Wat and Sabynha stumble forward a moment but are able to shake off the affect after a few steps although the spell leaves them groggy. Daphne whimpers and trots ahead in a daze, and Zuri breathes in sharply, hand out stretched clutching at thin air as she moves after the phantasms of her desire. Then she stops and stands stock still, eyes glazed. A moment later she screams, eyes wide with fear, blood spilling from her eye lids and mouth. Sabynha, who had not fallen for Soryth's charm also lets out a blood curdle scream and runs forward to join her other companions near one of the open clear crystal doors in panic, as though she were being chased. A moment later Soryth, a vision of stunning beauty, fades into view, startlingly near where the heroes were gathered. Wat who had been awaiting the witch's appearance realises that she has manuevred him away from where he could see her quite deliberately and that they were facing a cunning and tactical foe indeed. "Kill little ones, kill that one dead"Moments later the nasty little plant creatures rush Rain from all sides, ripping into her flesh with their poisonous thorns, many of which snap off under her skin and begin polluting her blood.Yet despite all of the violence all those who are near Soryth feel the power of her allure despite whatever true feelings they harbour for her ... a fact that would have devastating effect when she whispered the words "Who is your enemy? Beware... they are all around..." Moments later all those near her appear suddenly surrounded by bulbous eyed xivorts, intent on stabbing them in the back ... Zuri, Sir Flibbertigibbet and Daphne, who were so overwhelmingly alert, took no pause in responding to this sudden threat. Zuri moved and fired a bolt at point blank range into the back of one of the blue skins ... Sir Flib grunted in pain as a bolt tore into his back. Thinking it a xivort he moved himself away and fired his own eldritch bolt at another ... or at least he was about to, suddenly the xivort was gone and Rain was standing there. At the last moment he wrenched his had away and the blast went up into the air. Daphne danced around the xivorts surrounding her and nipped at one of their heels ... sabynha moved her leg as one of the deformed gnomes tried to bite her ankle ... The blink hound howls a mournful sound and fades away. Wat watched with horror as he saw his companions turn on each other completely unaware of the delusions they were suffering... The hag merely cackles with glee.[GM] Summary: Wat is slowed (save ends)Sabynha takes 16 psychic dmg and is slowed (save ends)Daphne takes 18 psychic dmg + 5 psychic dmg and is unsummonedZuri takes 35 psychic dmgRain takes 20 poison dmg and has ongoing 5 poison dmg (save ends)Sir Flib take 23 + 5 psychic dmg = 28 psychic dmg [/GM][sblock=Combat]Soryth: Minor Action: Summon 4 Twig Blight SeedlingsStandard: Visions of Desire Area Burst 2 within 10 centred at H10 vs Will (<a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4392507/" target="_blank">Sabynha 16 vs Will= Miss</a> <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4392505/" target="_blank">Wat 12 vs Will=Miss Effect on Miss: Slide 2 and slowed (Save ends); Zuri 27 vs Will=Hit and Daphne 28 vs Will=Hit</a> for <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4392509/" target="_blank">2d8+6=18 psychic dmg</a>) Action Point: Nightmare Compulsion: Soryth Makes 2 basic attacks: <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4392515/" target="_blank">Nightmare Charm vs Will Sabynha 19=Hit Zuri 15=Hit </a> <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4392521/" target="_blank">Sabynha takes 16 psychic dmg and Zuri takes 17 psychic dmg</a> and Slide up to 4 squares (Zuri remains where she is Sabynha slides 4 to H14)Move: to I18Turn Ends: Soryth becomes visble; Wat has no line of sight so his action does not triggerTwig Blights Act Immediately After Soryth:Twig Blight Seedlings 1, 2, 3 & 4 attack Rain: <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4392529/" target="_blank">All 4 attacks Hit</a> (30, 23, 27 & 21 vs AC), each for 5 poison dmg for a total of 20 dmg and Rain gains Ongoing 5 poison dmg (due to a critical hit with CAdv from Twig Blight 1; this would normally be ongoing 2 poison dmg)Next Round: Initiative Order (Unfortunately important in this fight)Zuri, Sir Flib & Daphne 26 (Tied)Wat 24Sabynha 15Rain 12At the Start of Zuri, Sir Flib and Daphne's turn:Soryth: No Action: Field of DelusionsEffect: Slide Target 2 squares and the make a MBA or RBA vs Closest ally; if atk misses they take 5 psychic dmgZuri slides 2 into flank position and makes RBA vs Sir FLib with CAdv (-2 atk Wat's Bloodstone): <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4392541/" target="_blank">25 vs AC=Hit for 23 dmg</a> Sir Flib Slides 1 into flank position and makes RBA vs Rain with CAdv (-2 Bloodstone): <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4392546/" target="_blank">8 vs REF=Miss</a> so takes 5 psychic dmgDaphne slides 2 into flank position and makes MBA vs Sabynha (-2 Bloodstone): <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4392549/" target="_blank">11 vs AC=Miss</a> so takes 5 psychic dmg which unsummons her.Sir Flib and Zuri are now free to actThen WatThen Sabynha: At start of her turn she suffers the same delusion as the others (I will intervene before taking your turn)Then Rain: At start of her turn she suffers the same delusion as the others (I will intervene before taking your turn)[/sblock]<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlN6gtzec0JTdFdjck1fdFVVUE1YSmxvWkVfa01KeXc&usp=sharing#gid=6" target="_blank">MAP</a></blockquote>

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