covaithe's E1: Death's Reach

[Oni]

Even if it means leaving this weeping wound?

Kylek shrugged as if it mattered little to him one way or the other if the filth was stopped.

If this does not work, we can still destroy it. Or leave it to fester. Whatever her servants decide.

This was not done without reason though. With that final though he crouched down to assist in the ritual. Pointing at the diagram he discussed with Batin a few possible approaches to might take in performing the ritual.

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aid Batin's next arcana check. +15, so that should be automatic.

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[stonegod]

Batin moves to the circle, walking around it at a measured pace. His steps seem chaotic, tracing out a path only he can see, but as he does so, the magic he unfolds is palpable. Whatever he was doing, something was happening...

OOC: 39 w/o any aiding.

 

[Lord Sessadore]

"Her Majesty favors us," the unshakeable cleric utters, without emotion as usual, looking directly into Kylek's eyes. "We will not fail."
[sblock=OOC]Haha, I hope we can back up Sarenax's words

With Kylek and Sarenax's help Batin beats Massacre's check, so that should be a success. 4 more to go ...

So Cov, can I use that contingency roll from last round as a check for this round? [/sblock]

 

[covaithe]

Sarenax, Batin, and Kylek join Massacre and Kalas around the ritual circle, lending their considerable skills.

As the ritual proceeds, you begin to perceive the shape of the underlying ritual into which you are inserting your consciousnesses. At its heart, it is very simple: it opens a permanent, very small, portal to... someplace extremely vile. A tiny trickle of concentrated awfulness drips out of the bottom of the bridge, continually fouling the waters of the pool. The rest of the ritual's structure goes into ensuring its permanence. It is a workmanlike enchantment, but... unimaginative.

As you chant together, Massacre begins to direct your combined energies to shape a network of forces to catch and direct the vileness back on itself, shunting it right out the same hole it came in by, though twisted slightly, so that it can flow freely past itself without interference. Your efforts so far have successfully captured the flow of.... whatever it is... and directed it into a temporary arcane reservoir. Basically, you are holding a pool of unspeakably caustic filth, with your minds. Now comes the hard part: shunting it back where it came from without getting any of it in your minds.

"This is boring," announces Anostor. "I'm going to explore and find something else to fight. Later!" With that, he marches boldly into the mists, and is quickly lost to sight.

[sblock=status]5 success, 2 failure. Still Arcana and Religion.[/sblock]

 

[CaBaNa]

Typical human behavior... Massacre shoots a scathing glance toward Kalas, Take care of yourself Anostor. The loss of focus gives the caustic filth from the ritual a moment to spill over into his mind.

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Arcana 27 Natural 1...

Crap.

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[stonegod]

Unlike Massacre, Batin was focused. The magic of the ritual turned on his expertise, the spaces of here and there. The weaves were almost correct; a simple braiding should suffice...

OOC: 40. Of course, if its 3 and were done, we're done....

 

[Lord Sessadore]

[sblock=OOC]I was going to ask if covaithe is OK with retroactive aid anothers, but even if all three of the rest of us aid Orelal it only brings him to 33, which I'm not sure is a success.

So, in that case, I guess it would be best for Sarenax to make a Religion check. Some help would be very appreciated though - only a +19 modifier (which is still higher than either Kylek or Kalas' Arcana or Religion). Assuming two aids, that gives Sarenax a +23 to work with - sound like a plan?[/sblock]

 

[renau1g]

Kalas had spent some time during his training as the Dark Lady's chosen to understand some small teachings of the various religious orders, although the dragonborn surely knew far more than he. After all, he'd spent time worshiping her from his start down the adventuring path. Leaving the lich, Kalas walks over to where the cleric stood, "Come, let's think on this together, perhaps there is something we can figure out to get rid of this mess" the warden says.

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Aid Another (Religion) - DC is 10 so Kalas automatically makes it, +2 to Sarenex's check
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[Oni]

[sblock=ooc]

quick rules question. if we make checks to aid Massacre or Batin this round would they carry over to their next set of rolls?

Given that we've only got one oopsie left, maybe we should all just aid either Massacre or Batin and hope for the best if covaithe will allow it.

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[covaithe]

Massacre allows himself to be distracted for a crucial moment, and the corruption touches him. He rallies quickly and casts it back, but a small part of himself comes away with it.

[sblock=status]5 success, 3 failure. Massacre loses a healing surge.

I'd prefer no retroactive aiding, please. Once it's rolled, it's rolled. If you aid someone this round, that carries over until the next time they roll, so you can all aid Massacre's arcana for next round, if you like. But if you do, and he surprises us all by rolling religion instead, then the bonus is lost. Clear enough?

Edit to add: I'm not interested in putting limits on the number of people who can aid Massacre in this skill challenge. It certainly seems appropriate, given the circumstances. And if I feel like it's getting too easy, I can mix things up still.
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