Fallen World (Mature, Dark)

[Trollbabe]

"Two. Quite manageable." Canthan tries to stifle a giggle, "One of you will need to kill me." He pauses then inflects his voice to add emphasis After I finish casting my spell . I will trade places and faces with one of the elven guards. Aeryk, I will finger the buckle so you know who not to kill. Strike immediately after I make my incantation and you are given the signal."

Aeryk listens to Canthan and whispers that he understands the instructions. He then moves into place and watches for Canthan's signal to strike.
[sblock=Aeryk's Actions]Greater Invisibility on himself and move silently +17 and study guard #1 for 3 rounds to gain Death Attack...

Surprise Action: Attack with Sword of Lifestealing using Death Attack +15 (-4 power attack)= 32 - Confirming Critical = 20, Damage 1d8+12+4d6 = 24 or if a critical it is 24+36=60, Fort Save DC 21 or die regardless of whether or not it was a critical.[/sblock]

 

[Nephtys]

Canthan casts his spell and the very same moment the gate opens. A light feminine voice rings out, like the sound of silver bells in the elven tongue. "I swear my dear sister, that so called count who you claim to love is nothing but a simple scoundrel. You are nothing to him, he only wants you for a bodyguard." A similar voice answers, mocking. "Ah, and I thought he only wanted me for my body. Nevertheless, sister, you voice your doubts far too openly and I think it's time to teach you some decorum." A soft laugh peals, casting its echoes across the cave. Two elven maidens appear walking out of the gates, each nearly identical and both wearing elegant mithral full plate. "Oh, you are so sweet. Do you think I have forgotten why you challenged me to this duel? Poor child."
Canthan, standing right beside them, see that they are wearing an impressive amount of what is likely magical equipment and weapons.
The other young noblegirl answers, "You tart! Spare me your condescension." Somewhere in the darkness, where Aeryk strikes down the translocated guard, a voice cries out in pain and fear before falling forever silent. "What was that?" "That was an elven voice... You guard, what is happening here?" the older of the two young elven noblewomen turn to the disguised Canthan as they both draw their slender blades.


ooc: The guard failed his save and was cut down by Aeryk.

 

[Trollbabe]

[sblock=OOC Questions for DM and Group]OOC: Can Aeryk see the elven maidens and how much time is remaining on my Gtr. Invis? It has an 8 rd duration, so I assume I have approx 2-3 rounds remaining on it? The other guard is now standing where Canthan was I think so I assume the rest of the party is doing him in?[/sblock]

 

[Nephtys]

[sblock=OOC Questions for DM and Group]OOC: Can Aeryk see the elven maidens and how much time is remaining on my Gtr. Invis? It has an 8 rd duration, so I assume I have approx 2-3 rounds remaining on it? The other guard is now standing where Canthan was I think so I assume the rest of the party is doing him in?[/sblock]

[sblock=ooc]The guard Canthan changed places with is dead (killed by Aeryk in his and the partys surprise round). The other guard is standing beside the gate, opposite to Canthan. Aeryk, Kaj and Big who were in various forms of stealth mode can see the gate and the elves. The others are just beyond a corner, they can hear but not see anything. Canthan, obviously, can see and hear everything. (He took a risk being spotted while casting the spell, but the guards failed their spot checks because of the distance and darkness and their listen checks because of the elven maidens conversation.)
The main party is about 60 feet from the gate.
You have 3 rounds left on the Invisibility.
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[Gli'jar]

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OOC: Can Aeryk see the elven maidens and how much time is remaining on my Gtr. Invis? It has an 8 rd duration, so I assume I have approx 2-3 rounds remaining on it? The other guard is now standing where Canthan was I think so I assume the rest of the party is doing him in?

That is what I had planned. I would replace one guard, the party would kill him and you will kill the other. Nephtys understood it differently, language barrier perhaps or a lack of explaining fully on our end. How do we proceed as written or do we backtrack? Either way this is going to be quite interesting.[/sblock]

 

[Nephtys]

[sblock=ooc]"One of you will need to kill me" -I though that meant that you had to kill the person who looked like Canthan. Noone wrote anything about killing the other guard, but I see that Canthan perhaps implied it. Of course, the part about killing the one who didn't touch his buckle could have been a precaution in case the guard made the save against the translocation (so the party wouldn't kill the real Canthan by mistake). Sorry, but it probably doesn't make much difference. The guards are low level, the others are the real threat.
Tactically it would have made the most sense if it had gone as you planned, but with two additional visible NPCs in the encounter you woudn't have gained complete surprise anyway.
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[Bloosquig]

Big watches as Canthan begins his spell and with a quick thought thickens the air around him to shield off blows. As the two maidens appear he grins a feral grin to himself. "These two appear to be a bit more of a challange then some sleepy door guards..." with a slight yawn Big's jaw melts like taffy and expands to become a long viciously fanged maw.

[sblock=ooc]Right before Canthan does his teleportation trick Big will cast Inertial Barrier followed by Bite of the Wolf once the elf chicks show up.

Sorry if the barrier was a bit late. I meant to cast it earlier but my son has got some kind of allergic reaction to something so he keeps breaking out in hives and we were stuck at the doctors. If that won't work just ignore the barrier and I'll just cast the Bite of the Wolf once the elf girls come into view.

HP: 110/116 (w/6 subdual)(almost forgot the profane bonuses from when we warped in )
pp: 54/63

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[Autumn]

Ysande freezes for a moment, biting her lip. Her mind is racing, automatically putting together a hasty plan for the best way to squirm out of the situation.

With a deep breath, she puts all that aside. With her allies standing around in plain view and already preparing for a fight, there's no way she can take control of this the way she would like to.

With a mental shrug, she resigns herself to the idea of playing a support role in the inevitable battle. Not for the first time, she considers that it would really be much more convenient if she'd been sent in on her own.

[sblock=OOC]Ready an action to cast Haste on everybody within range as soon as the elves come around the corner or one of her allies breaks the impasse with a hostile action.[/sblock]

 

[WarlockLord]

"How amusing. A sister's quarrel."
Mystic mentally prepares for combat. Raising his hands, he invokes a spell of death, then fires a swift paralysis spell, figuring these opponents to be dangerous enough to be worth such methods. One spell for each target.

[sblock=OOC] Casting phantasmal killer (DC 21) and a quickened hold person (DC 23) that was heightened to 6th level. Sorry about not posting, I've been busy all day.
HP 66/66, 3 subdual dmg, not counting profane con bonus if applicable.(raises it to 79, but I'm not sure how long it lasts). If that's there, than raise the spell DCs by 1 due to the int bonus.
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[sblock=Spells Readied]
0- detect magic (2), light, cure minor wounds,
1- bless, snake's swiftness, silent image, charm person, CLW (2)
2- hold person, silence, mirror image, align fang, augury, mirror image,
3- dispel magic, invisibility purge, haste, suggestion, lightning bolt
4- enervation, (4 used)
5-summon monster V, baleful polymorph, (2 used),
6- magic jar, (2 used)
7-greater teleport, summon monster VII
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[Gli'jar]

"What was that?" "That was an elven voice... You guard, what is happening here?" the older of the two young elven noblewomen turn to the disguised Canthan as they both draw their slender blades.

Canthan quickly turns to see the other guards reaction before turning back to the young women.

OOC Quick post should move it along. I will try editing later today. What is the other guards response? Is he standing idle or drawing his weapon as well. If he is drawing his weapon, Canthan will respond as follows:

Canthan nods, slowly drawing his blade.

Otherwise, "My ears must be failing me lady, but I heard voice other than your own."