Heroes, Inc.: Aftermath

[Steve Gorak]

I was referring to Barnak, who has all five levels of a prc dedicates to BOED blasts (all BOED spells added to spells known, spontaneous metamagic for a couple metamag feats that increase dmg v evil, etc) , but doesnt seem to use em.

OCC: Storm of shards has 1d3 str drain sacrifice... I haven't been using these spells with str drain because I thought you coulnd't recover the lost points. Is it possible to recuperate from Str drain easily?

 

[kirinke]

ooc:
Last time we used those types of spells, we could use Restoration to restore the points or good old fashioned bedrest.

 

[Falkus]

OOC: Doesn't bed rest only cure ability damage? This is ability drain.

 

[DM_Matt]

OCC: Storm of shards has 1d3 str drain sacrifice... I haven't been using these spells with str drain because I thought you coulnd't recover the lost points. Is it possible to recuperate from Str drain easily?

Yes. Restoration (Cl 4) cures all drain to one ability score (And pretty miuch all exalted spells draw from str, so it does the trick). In my last offline campaign, the group's best minmaxer played an Exalted Arcanist. They can be VERY strong.

 

[Steve Gorak]

Yes. Restoration (Cl 4) cures all drain to one ability score (And pretty miuch all exalted spells draw from str, so it does the trick). In my last offline campaign, the group's best minmaxer played an Exalted Arcanist. They can be VERY strong.

OCC: Wow, I simply had no idea. I was under the impression that the str drain was permanent. Barnak is going to earn himself a wand of restoration (darn, his potential has just been bumped up significantly!).

IC: Barnak will indeed cast Storm of shards on the retreating army.

 

[DM_Matt]

OCC: Wow, I simply had no idea. I was under the impression that the str drain was permanent. Barnak is going to earn himself a wand of restoration (darn, his potential has just been bumped up significantly!).

IC: Barnak will indeed cast Storm of shards on the retreating army.

Barnak manages to fly forward into the army before they leave, as its slow going getting out of the water and disengaging from the combat. He unleashes a rain of small force blades that slays many dozens of invaders in its path, even the ogres, and seriously wounds or finishes off giants. Many of the survivors are blinded. The demon is hurt, but not slain.

Meanwhile, Murdoch throws his best at the demon, blasting two holes in its iron carapace. He fidns that the creature's blood is infused with magma.

Alethia blasts and wounds the giants. Dyria starts running at them, he whips newly-strengthened by their absorbing the great demon. They too run away.

Timrin, carrying Kayla, and Shando get back to the others. The army is fleeing into the hills and beyond. You manage to slay large numbers of them as they flee past your position.

The demon, too, turns around and starts flying back.

 

[kirinke]

Alethia lets them go as running after the fleeing army would be damndably foolish at best, suicidal at worst and she wasn't stupid. They were most likely falling back to regroup. She raced back to the others and took stock of the group's injuries. "Looks like we all more or less made it out alive huh?" she said, the bright glow around her slowly fading as she and the demon calmed down and extinguished the nimbus/holy radiance.

She then gets out her cure-sticks, wand of restoration, healing kit and potions and set to work patching them up before taking care of her own injuries/ability drain etc.

 

[frostrune]

Timrin winces as he hands Kayla over to Alethia for aid then moves stiffly to stand in front of Taern Hornblade. He removes his helm and bows as gracefully as he can, "Lord Hornbalde, I am Sir Timrin Goldmantle and we are the Hidden Shield. We have been sent by Waterdeep to aid you."

He stands before continuing, "Forgive us for not announcing our presence earlier. I'm sure we could have better coordinated our attacks but we needed surprise to get to the enemy leader. Perhaps you have heard of the 'twice-damned'?"

 

[kirinke]

ooc:
I have the sneaking suspicion that Alethia/Naverone is going to weird out the local paladin/priest brigade. At the very least.

IC
Alethia scowled at the variety of injuries the group had, ranging from magma burns to broken bones to gods only know what else. "Kayla, next time, when going up against stone giants, do try to avoid the big, rocky things. They tend to sting when they connect." she quipped as she jolted the woman with the cure serious wounds stick until she's more or less healed of her injuries. Once she finishes, she moves to Murdoch, the next on the list of serious injuries.

 

[DM_Matt]

Timrin winces as he hands Kayla over to Alethia for aid then moves stiffly to stand in front of Taern Hornblade. He removes his helm and bows as gracefully as he can, "Lord Hornbalde, I am Sir Timrin Goldmantle and we are the Hidden Shield. We have been sent by Waterdeep to aid you."

He stands before continuing, "Forgive us for not announcing our presence earlier. I'm sure we could have better coordinated our attacks but we needed surprise to get to the enemy leader. Perhaps you have heard of the 'twice-damned'?"

Once the battle ends, the bridges disappear, though you guys have ways over the water. It seems the mythal has failed.

"Indeed. I saw you destroy one of them, the leader of that army. With the enormous firey explosions and whatnot, it was rather hard to miss. Your aid is much appreciated. We fear for the North, however. The Great War Demon's second in command, The Demon Dragon Ixardius the Cannonforge leads them now, and without the bridges it will be slow going redeploying the forces within the city to defend their homes. On one side of the river, they can hold the pass with minimal forces and move on to destroy other towns who sent forces here. They could go around and strike anywehre else as well. But no matter where we move our troops, if we divide them too much, the enemy could attack them...or they could strike here yet again. Their force took heavy losses, but it is still slightly larger than our combined force here, although their special units took especially severe losses. What of the skyship? We see you must have brought it down somehow?

The adreniline fading, Timrin and Dyria begin to feel like they were just nearly killed. The weakness and pain become rather intense. Meanwhile, Alethia is unable to fully wake Kayla, though she gets a mumbled "You're telling ME" to Alethia's playful question. She killed at least seventy of the enemy one-by-one, but it seems that's about all you'll get form her today.