IC: Dichotomy's Age of Worms Redux, Part V(b)

[Dichotomy]

Erdolliel lashes out at the illithid. Aided by the invisibility, she manages to land one solid blow to the creature's head. The illithid looks about to collapse.

Either out of sheer luck, or an uncanny sixth-sense, the illithid manages to send another lighting bolt right at Erdolliel. This time, however, the invisible elf nimbly darts through the air and safely out of the way.
[sblock=OOC]Erdolliel: full attack; 15+, miss chance 73 hit, 21 damage; 4+ miss; steps
Illithid: lighting bolt, ref save 13+ success; 0 damage

Status & Init
Erdolliel: 43 damage; dodge
Illithid: 10 feet above floor; 99 damage
Kushnak: 0 damage; dodge; -11 STR; still stunned

Fly in effect ~ 58 rounds. Protection from Evil: 24 rounds. Greater Invisibility: 5 rounds left [/sblock]

 

[TiCaudata]

The elf feels her hair drift towards the sudden bolt and redoubles her efforts.[sblock=oc]holy crap! Same action as before Full Attack 1 +10/+5 1d8+3 +4d6 SA crit on a 19 or 20. Then silently (+15) 5' step S so that she is immediately above 1's head.[/sblock]

 

[Dichotomy]

Hoping against hope that Erdolliel can finally bring the creature down, the elf strikes again. Once more, she manages to get through the creature's magical defenses and finds a weak spot.

With a disgusting gurgling sound, the creature collapses. Whatever magic was holding it aloft fails, and it slowly descends to the floor.
[sblock=OOC]Erdolliel: full attacks; 7+, miss chance 52, hit, 28 damage

It's dead.

Kushnak will be stunned for 7 rounds, so whatever Erd wants to do in the meantime...

Status & Init
Erdolliel: 43 damage; dodge
Illithid: 10 feet above floor; 99 damage
Kushnak: 0 damage; dodge; -11 STR; still stunned

Fly in effect ~ 59 rounds. Protection from Evil: 25 rounds. Greater Invisibility: 4 rounds left [/sblock]

 

[TiCaudata]

Erdolliel follows the body to the floor while pulling out a potion. She then drinks the potion, and pulls out another. After that, she searches the body, pocketing anything she finds. Then she moves the mace and herself back to Kushnak's side and drinks the second potion, waiting for more danger.[sblock=oc]First drink the potion of Cure Serious Wounds, then get (and drink eventually) potion of Cure Moderate Wounds. Search (+17) the illithid, then do a spot and listen (+14 both) check to make sure nothing is sneaking up on us. finally after moving around, rearrange my belt a little to put a few more CMWs and a potion of invisibility on there. Once all that is done, she'll be visible again and she'll ready to cast Invisibility sphere from a scroll with Kushnak as the target if she senses anything approaching.[/sblock]

 

[Dichotomy]

Erdolliel quickly assesses and takes control of the situation. Fortunately, nothing untoward happens.

The elf find quite a few potential treasures on the illithid's body.

In short order, Kushnak regains mental control of himself. The half-orc, however, is still very weakened by the necromantic magic of the dead illithid.
[sblock=OOC]First potion heals 19 damage; second heals 13

The search shows the following on the illithid:
Two potions (when you id them they will be cure serious wounds; it is easier to just tell you now)
Necklace
Rod
Boots
Cloak
Ring
Key

By the time Erd is done with everything, it is close enough for Kushnak to not be stunned.

Status
Erdolliel: 11 damage
Kushnak: 0 damage; -11 STR

Fly in effect ~ 66 rounds. Protection from Evil: 32 rounds. Enfeeble 11 rounds.[/sblock]

 

[TiCaudata]

[sblock=oc]spellcraft check on the potions +17 (Just to get teh formalities over with) and detect magic while focusing for the full amount on the rest.[/sblock] "Good to see you back, but I must admit it was a bit dicey there for a second. Good thing it missed with the second lightning bolt. The creature had quite a few knick knacks on him including a key. My bet is that it's too that door over there, although I must say I'm reluctant to explore much more before we get back to full strength. I do still have one or two tricks up my sleeve however, if we decide exploration is needed."

 

[Dichotomy]

[sblock=OOC]Everything is magic except the key. You succeed with the potions (12+ and 20+ checks).

Fly in effect ~ 69 rounds. Protection from Evil: 35 rounds. Enfeeble 14 rounds. How long did we decide those first two last?[/sblock]

 

[TiCaudata]

[sblock=oc]80 rounds for both I think[/sblock]

 

[o3caudata]

[sblock=oc]
My fly is 160 from the rod.
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Kushnak shutters weakly as he struggles to reorient himself.

Turning to Erdolliel, he says in as strong a voice he can muster, "Thank you. You save me again, and i will not forget it."

Sitting for a moment, he surveys the room and shakes his head in response to some internal dialogue.

"We need to regroup. The greatest threat is gone, but we can't be sure there aren't others. I'm in no condition to move about though. I believe my current condition to be temporary. Let's get Nethezar's body and rest a moment to consider our options."

[sblock=oc]
I guess i don't know that kushnak knows his strength loss isn't permanent, but maybe? If not then i'll need to redirect in a followup post.

lets just go get neth and talk a bit about what to do next.
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[TiCaudata]

Erdolliel takes the long way back to Nethezar for the regrouping. When there she searches the door for traps as well as the body of the monster and the tank for anything of interest.[sblock=oc]Search +17[/sblock]