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<blockquote data-quote="Cerebral Paladin" data-source="post: 4287370" data-attributes="member: 3448"><p>Both sides fought fiercely in the large, pitched battle. The Eum shaman rebuked the undead, while the rank-and-file Eum engaged the foe in a grand melee.</p><p></p><p>The vampire knight led the undead charge, rushing straight towards the phylactery. Zolt and some of his most enthusiastic knights met the enemy in a brutal fight—even with the vampire having rushed into battle without adequate preparation, his capabilities outmatched Zolt’s. I snuck close to the fight and cast a Maximized Extended <em>Demon Dirge</em>. [This is probably a broken combination—the combination of Sudden metamagic feats and a spell which has two numeric variables resulted in an attack that inflicted 12 hp/round for 11 rounds.] Several of my companions also pressed the vampire knight with energy missiles and magic missiles. With the support of our spells, it became clear that we would prevail. </p><p></p><p>The ghost hurried in to try to assist its master, but Spring was able to lure it off by shooting it with needfire from his crossbow, which could still harm an incorporeal foe, unlike most of the Eum weapons. The ghost then charged at Spring, a fatal mistake. He was able to lead it further away, whittling away with <em>magic missiles</em>. A budding Eum sorcerer adopted the same tactic while Sideh lobbed in holy water—consecrated to Glor’diadel, not to the Lord of Orderly Darkness, but still effective against a Shadow creature. Finally, Sideh’s last vial of holy water destroyed the ghost.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, after more than a minute of battle, the vampire fell to Zolt’s sword and our spells. It dissolved into dust and a flick of light through the surrounding shadow as it departed. All of us except Spring and Sideh pursued the gaseous vampire while Zolt and his Eums concentrated on the remaining corporeal undead. Somewhat surprisingly, it did not head towards the Dragonhold. We followed and followed, out into the countryside as the form entered a cleft in the rocky ground. It traveled down quite far—about 300 feet-- to a casket at the bottom of the chasm. We carefully lowered ourselves down and forced open the casket to find the still body of the vampire. We chopped off its head, burned the head, and then buried the ashes. Based on my knowledge of the undead, that should be sufficient to destroy it permanently. We then returned, by which point the Dragonhold had fallen to our forces fully.</p><p></p><p>The Eums had been outnumbered nearly four to one, because there were only about 150 Eums left at the beginning of the battle. Nonetheless, they were much more disciplined and stronger than the corporeal undead. The battle inflicted heavy casualties on our erstwhile allies, but they had triumphed completely, leaving the undead mostly dead and with any survivors routed and scattered.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cerebral Paladin, post: 4287370, member: 3448"] Both sides fought fiercely in the large, pitched battle. The Eum shaman rebuked the undead, while the rank-and-file Eum engaged the foe in a grand melee. The vampire knight led the undead charge, rushing straight towards the phylactery. Zolt and some of his most enthusiastic knights met the enemy in a brutal fight—even with the vampire having rushed into battle without adequate preparation, his capabilities outmatched Zolt’s. I snuck close to the fight and cast a Maximized Extended [i]Demon Dirge[/i]. [This is probably a broken combination—the combination of Sudden metamagic feats and a spell which has two numeric variables resulted in an attack that inflicted 12 hp/round for 11 rounds.] Several of my companions also pressed the vampire knight with energy missiles and magic missiles. With the support of our spells, it became clear that we would prevail. The ghost hurried in to try to assist its master, but Spring was able to lure it off by shooting it with needfire from his crossbow, which could still harm an incorporeal foe, unlike most of the Eum weapons. The ghost then charged at Spring, a fatal mistake. He was able to lead it further away, whittling away with [i]magic missiles[/i]. A budding Eum sorcerer adopted the same tactic while Sideh lobbed in holy water—consecrated to Glor’diadel, not to the Lord of Orderly Darkness, but still effective against a Shadow creature. Finally, Sideh’s last vial of holy water destroyed the ghost. Meanwhile, after more than a minute of battle, the vampire fell to Zolt’s sword and our spells. It dissolved into dust and a flick of light through the surrounding shadow as it departed. All of us except Spring and Sideh pursued the gaseous vampire while Zolt and his Eums concentrated on the remaining corporeal undead. Somewhat surprisingly, it did not head towards the Dragonhold. We followed and followed, out into the countryside as the form entered a cleft in the rocky ground. It traveled down quite far—about 300 feet-- to a casket at the bottom of the chasm. We carefully lowered ourselves down and forced open the casket to find the still body of the vampire. We chopped off its head, burned the head, and then buried the ashes. Based on my knowledge of the undead, that should be sufficient to destroy it permanently. We then returned, by which point the Dragonhold had fallen to our forces fully. The Eums had been outnumbered nearly four to one, because there were only about 150 Eums left at the beginning of the battle. Nonetheless, they were much more disciplined and stronger than the corporeal undead. The battle inflicted heavy casualties on our erstwhile allies, but they had triumphed completely, leaving the undead mostly dead and with any survivors routed and scattered. [/QUOTE]
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