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Message: <blockquote data-quote="covaithe" data-source="post: 4997351" data-attributes="member: 46559">Round 2Sarenax struggles against the deathly fascination of the nagas, moving closer.  Batin shudders as he feels the effects of poison and Uganon's pall of darkness.  He swings his suddenly-insubstantial blade, slicing into the naga through its defenses, while shouting a warning that Uganon has moved north.  Kylek strides forward until he can make out the nearest naga.  Chilling frost, backed by his rage, strikes the creature, damaging it badly and driving it back into Massacre's burning sands.  From the southwest corner of the structure, a wiry shifter slips quietly into the compound, moving stealthily and quickly despite the naga's sinuous grace.  The first sign of his presence is the crack of bone, as his bare fist strikes the naga in the spine, breaking off part of a vertebra.  He quickly follows with a roundhouse kick that strikes with a brilliant flash.  Kalas grits his teeth and teleports into the swirling, burning sands.  He quickly activates his boots and teleports out of it, but the damage is done; both he and his mount bear minor burns from the experience.  Kalas ignores them and marks the naga as his lawful prey, but Gilthanas shies in pain, and Kalas misses his stroke.  Massacre calms Lucifa and directs her higher, out of the necrotic cloud.  He circles the battlefield, sharp eyes picking out Uganon as well as a blackstar prowler lurking near the eastern ruins.  He demands the location of Ghovran's phylactery, and bends his will upon Uganon's, forcing the knowledge of death upon the tiefling.  "You seek your fellow lich?  Mauglurien holds the phylactery.  Perhaps you will meet him, when I present him with your unconscious carcass as a trophy," Uganon taunts, though what can be seen of his face behind the cowl is ashen.  [sblock=History DC 20]Mauglurien the Black is an infamous dwarf warlord, leader of the Ebon Riders.   Savage and bloodthirsty, he seeks wealth and glory in battle above all else.  His weapon, a battleaxe called Boneshredder, is nearly as famous as he is.  [sblock=DC 25]Mauglurien was exiled from his clan long ago, for reasons long forgotten.  He is wrinkled and ancient now, but still leads the Ebon Riders to victory after victory. [sblock=DC 30]Rumors whispered in taverns after too many drinks hint that Mauglurien's continued vitality is unnatural, and bespeaks some kind of unholy pact with dark powers.[/sblock][/sblock][/sblock]Uganon turns his gaze on Kalas, spitting a curse at the revenant that clings, burning at his psyche.  Then Uganon points his dagger at Batin, and two streaks of reddish-black twisting malevolence burn their way through the air.  Batin is hit twice, and drops to the ground, dying.The naga nearest Batin ignores the fallen foe, sliding southward with inhuman speed.  It passes by Sarenax, who carves a large chunk of bone away with his scythe in passing.  Positioning itself carefully, it hisses; a potent, somehow alluring sound that promises the peace of endless sleep.  Kylek ignores the effect, but Sarenax finds it take hold of his mind, urging him closer, toward the nearby pit.  At the last moment, he has a moment of sanity and hurls himself to the ground rather than fall into the pit.  As Sarenax falls, three forms materialize out of the mist.  Quadrupedal creatures vaguely resembling large hounds, or perhaps panthers, they are made of the same smooth black rock, animated by bluish primal energy, as the knights you fought previously.  One of the forms simply appears next to Sarenax, drawn by his apparent helplessness, and tears away a large chunk of flesh with its jaws.  The other two leap to the top of the southern wall, then charge Sarenax, ripping into his flesh one more time.  They circle the fallen cleric, waiting for him to try to stand.  [sblock=ooc]Thanatos Pall misses Sarenax.  He moves in closer.  Batin takes 10 p&n and is hit by Thanatos Pall, total 29 damage.  The shift is no good due to the naga's difficult terrain aura; S10 is still in the pall anyway.  I assume you don't want to make it a move action and provoke an OA...  Marks naga with Aegis, and ghost sword hits for 26 hp.  Kylek hits naga 1 for 44 cold damage, bloodying it, and pushes it into sand, where it takes 10 more fire damage.  Note the naga is too big to fall down the pit.  Fury sneaks out and hits naga 3 in the back.  I make it 27 damage, +3 gloves, + 7 radiant, +10 radiant vulnerability, yes?  Total of 47 if I've counted right.  Gilthanas is hit for 13 necrotic.  Kalas teleports into the flaming sands.  He and Gilthanas take <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2321136/" target="_blank">13 fire damage</a> and are blinded while in the sands.  They teleport out again with Boots of Eagerness.  Kalas marks naga 2, but misses.  Kalas also spots Uganon in M8.  Massacre flies around, and spots Uganon as well as a prowler.  Hammer of Fate misses.  Face of Death hits Uganon, misses Naga (due to cover from the wall in column 13).  Massacre uses a couple of orb powers to make it harder to get out of.  The Flaming Sands expire.  Uganon sustains Thanatos Pall (minor).  He curses Kalas (minor), and uses two ghoulish rays on Batin:  <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2321177/" target="_blank">Crit, 34 vs. Will</a> both hit.  Damage is <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2321177/" target="_blank">21</a> (non-crit) + 31 (max hit) + <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2321180/" target="_blank">21</a> (magic weapon crit damage) + 24 (curse damage, maxed) = 97.  Batin is dying, and immobilized (se).  Don't forget your +1 to saves!  Uganon makes 2 saves;  <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2321183/" target="_blank">11, 1</a> and becomes helpless (se).  Not clear to me whether helpless is supposed to replace immobilized, but it seems like it should be "in addition to" rather than "instead of".  I believe the -5 to saves applies to only the immobilized condition, but the "roll twice, take lowest" applies to both.Naga 1 moves past Sarenax, provoking an OA:  <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2321188/" target="_blank">40 vs. AC hits for 39 damage</a>, ouch!  It uses Death Lure:  close burst 3.  <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2321192/" target="_blank">39 vs. Will hits Sarenax, 30 vs. Will misses Kylek</a>.  Sarenax takes <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2321192/" target="_blank">17</a> psychic and necrotic damage, is marked (se), and is pulled one square closer to the naga... into X12, where there is a pit.  Sarenax gets a save to fall prone instead:  <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2321193/" target="_blank">13</a>.  Aww...  Sarenax is bloodied, and prone.Naga 2 shifts between Kalas and Uganon.  It attacks Kalas, <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2321217/" target="_blank">47 vs. AC hits for 15</a> poison and necrotic damage, and Kalas takes 10 ongoing p&n (se) with an aftereffect of dazed (se), and is marked while any of this is going on.  Naga 3 attacks Fury, nat 1.  It shifts E.Prowler 1 climbs to the top of the wall (from AB8.  It can't fail the climb check) and charges Sarenax with Blackstar Charge:  <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2321222/" target="_blank">48 vs. AC hits for 20 damage</a>, and Sarenax is knocked prone (again), and standing provokes OAs from adjacent prowlers.  Prowler 2 teleports (from S17) to the north side of Sarenax and bites him, <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2321225/" target="_blank">47 vs. AC hits for 23 damage</a>.  Prowler 3 climbs the wall from AB 4 and charges Sarenax; normal charge with a bite attack at the end:  <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2321226/" target="_blank">33 vs. AC</a> misses.  Aww... everyone is up. [/sblock][sblock=status and initiative]Everyone except Fury has +1 to skill checks, saves, and ability checks until they leave Zvomarana.Fury HP 143/143 Surges 12/12Massacre HP 102/102, surges 4/7, 2 squares upBatin HP -12/165 Surges 8/10, cursed by Uganon, 10 ong p&n damage (se), marked by naga1, immobilized (se), dyingUganon 8 damage, immobilized (se, saves at -5, use lowest of 2 saves), helpless (se, use lowest of 2 saves)Naga 1 153 damage, bloodied, marked by Batin w/Aegis, 5 cold vuln (tent Kylek)Naga 2 23 damage, marked by Kalas w/LDNaga 3 47 damageSarenax HP 27/142 Surges 7/9, bloodied, prone, standing provokes from adjacent prowlers  <== You're upKylek HP 124/124 +8 temp Surges 12/14Kalas HP 169/197 Surges 9/11, cursed, 10 ong. p&n damage (se), marked by naga 2Mounts:Lucifa  HP 80/106 surges 0/1Gilthanas HP 125/138 surges 2/2Auras and zones:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Massacre: Aura 3; living enemies take 5 necrotic, undead enemies take 5 radiant.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Thanatos Pall (tent Uganon, sustain minor):  burst 5 on X13 5 sq. up.  Lightly obscured for enemies; enemies who enter or start their turn in the zone are subject to an attack:  +26 vs. Fort, 2d6+7 necrotic damage.</li> </ul>Resources used:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Kalas: Red death, blood oath fulfilled, coif of focus, 1 daily magic item power.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Massacre:  Evard's black tentacles, Carcanet power, Orb of Mental Domination, 2 daily magic item powers, Face of Death Boots of Eagerness, Hammer of Fate (miss), Orb of Imposition </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Kylek: blackfrost serpent, blizzard, Boots of Eagerness </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Sarenax:  divine power</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Fury: Overpowering strike, </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Batin: Planar Shock, planestrider boots, Ghost sword </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Uganon:  Thanatos Pall </li> </ul>[/sblock][sblock=map]<img src="http://www.betahelix.net/pics/maps/deathsreach/gate3_03.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />The walls are 15 feet high and 1 foot thick, as before.  The triangles denote difficult terrain.  [/sblock]</blockquote>

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