covaithe's E1: Death's Reach

[Lord Sessadore]

In the light of Massacre's revelation, Sarenax bends to inspect the ritual circle more closely.
[sblock=OOC]Religion, +5 from Good Omens (1d20+24=38)

Man, we seem to be having some pretty shoddy luck with skill checks recently![/sblock]

 

[renau1g]

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Don't forget your +5 power bonus...

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That includes it, only +17 mod
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[Oni]

Surely we could destroy it, even writ in stone as it is, Kylek said this as he examined the ritual diagram set into the bridge. He knew some of rituals and partly he was searching for some way to subvert it, but mostly trying to figure out if anything terrible would happen if they broke it.

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Arcana (1d20+15+5=27)

So like how sturdy is this bridge, could we smash it (at least a bit of the diagram) with a big enough piece of rubble from the ruined portion of the temple?

If no one else, surely Anostor between his ED and a Feat of Strength ritual could do the job.
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[covaithe]

Pondering the pool and the ritual circle, you consider your options. One option, as Kylek suggests, would be simply to destroy the part of the bridge containing the diagram. This would almost certainly break the spell, but there's a good chance the bridge would collapse, too, destroying part of one of the holiest sites in the Raven Queen's holiest temple. Would She mind? It's hard to say; She is hard to predict.

On the other hand, a counter-ritual, performed atop the original one, might be able to negate its effect without any more destruction. Such a ritual would be difficult and demanding, though, with little margin for error.

Anostor stands on the bridge, and swings his axe a few times experimentally, grinning widely. It's clear what plan he favors.

[sblock=Status]2 success, 2 failure. If you proceed by destroying the circle, make attack rolls along with Endurance checks as primary for the challenge. If by performing a counter-ritual, use Religion and Arcana. The destructive route will have easier DCs, but may have other drawbacks.

Everyone is up. I counted Good Omens as Massacre's act for this round; he still gets his +5 in the second round.
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[CaBaNa]

Massacre is painfully aware of the heavy handed Anostor swinging his axe about... Shall I lead in dispelling this thing, or are we releasing sir swings-a-lot?

 

[stonegod]

Your bride would find her bridegroom's gift of a temple in pieces specious.

 

[CaBaNa]

Granted. Replies Massacre, moving to his place at the edge of the ritual circle, as he begins humming a chant to break it.

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IC is down or I would roll an arcana...

IC is UP!

38
Arcana to begin unraveling the circle

(Low rolls abound, lucky for Massacre he had a +5 to his roll.)
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[renau1g]

"I do not favour destroying the bridge, not if we can destroy the circle instead. I can aid you with your efforts lich" Kalas says, as he moves next to Massacre, adding his voice to the demi-lich's ritual, managing to harmonize and lend some extra support to the attempt

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Aid Another (Arcana) - DC is 10 so Kalas automatically makes it, +2 to Massacre's roll brings it to 40
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[covaithe]

With help from Kalas, Massacre begins carefully sprinkling ritual components on the diagram already in place. He makes subtle changes, changing a curve into a straight line here, adding a line there, or covering a figure with inert sand. It is painstaking, tricky work, but eventually Massacre's critical eye is satisfied. The ritual is prepared, now it must be performed.

[sblock=status]3 success, 2 failure. Arcana or religion are the current primary skills. Batin, Kylek, and Sarenax are up.[/sblock]

 

[Lord Sessadore]

Sarenax nods. "I will not destroy a holy place of my Queen," he says as he moves to help in the ritual.
[sblock=OOC]If Batin is making an Arcana check, I'll aid him, adding an automatic +2.

Otherwise I'll need some help for a Religion check (only +19 modifier): Religion (1d20+19=37) ... or maybe I won't. [/sblock]