NG vs. NE: Neutral Evil is Victorious!

[PJSlavner]

I should have given the rats Eschew Materials as a bonus feat, but then we never would have seen the previous paragraph.

Round 133 (cont'd)

Jurathor gets burned (CL check 33) and does not dodge the flames (Ref save 15+2=17), taking 34 points of fire damage. Jurathor has 202 HP remaining, and senses where the rats are.

The cloud centered at 20N60E burns away.

 

[Greybar]

Now that I wasn't expecting... nor was Jurathor...

Jurathor continues with his upward motion, and calls upon some spell defenses of his own.

MEA from 15n50e10z to 15n50e50z (using the previously established hover mode)
SLA Aid

 

[PJSlavner]

Round 134

Jurathor gains 11 HP, and now has 213 HP.

Amazingly enough, both combatants can see each other clearly.

Greybar[sblock]After taking the time warp into consideration, Jurathor can use breath weapon next round.

Jurathor recognizes his opponent as a greater pack cranium rat swarm, a swarm of rats that are magical beasts. He knows their magical beast traits, their swarm traits (immunity to weapon damage, taking 50% more damage from area effects, distraction, and swarm attack), they are immune to cold, they have a stunning mind blast attack, and they have a hive mind (they are susceptible to mind-affecting effects).[/sblock]

 

[Infiniti2000]

The rats scramble to 5n55e. They then sway and chatter some more. A handful of the rats produce a three-penny-nail-sized metal rod--where they obtain this from, you don't know--and point it at Jurathor. Jurathor feels a hostile force try to freeze him in place.

OOC: Hold monster, though Jurathor's immune. How's that for not metagaming?

 

[PJSlavner]

The rats squeak in frustration when Jurathor keeps moving.

 

[Greybar]

Jurathor begins to wheel away from the mass of rats, then continues the long spiral until he ends up passing over them and giving them a big blast of sonics while looking imposing and scary.

MEA: from 15n50e50z to 15n55e20z (i.e. a big spiral off to the south)
Std: Breath Weapon - Sonics, centered on 5n55e

(OOC: since Jurathor is 15x15 this means he's just brushing the wall, unless I'm off again, so he is actually directly over them in part as he ends)

 

[PJSlavner]

Round 135

The rats are not frightened. They also dodge the sonic blast (36 Ref save), but still take 24+12=36 points of sonic damage. The rats have 144 HP remaining.

Greybar[sblock]Jurathor can use breath weapon in round 138.[/sblock]

 

[Infiniti2000]

The metal rod disappears into the crowd of three hundred furry, thick-skulled rodents. Then, all at once they stop swaying and chattering and every single little rat stares menacingly at Jurathor. A wave of mind-numbing pain radiates out from the tiny little beasts, better known in academia as rattus cranius, as they try to blast Jurathor's mind into a stupor. If successful, they will swarm over the body.



Q's to ModsUnrelated Unrelated to this action: [sblock] a. Did you ever roll a caster level check for the blade barrier?
b. I'm confused by the 24+12 damage. I'd think the reflex save would be 36-10, right? The effect (breath weapon in this case) allows a save, so it's not double damage. [/sblock]

 

[PJSlavner]

Infiniti[sblock]a. No, I did not. Thank you. The CL check result is 31 (natural 1 Ref save), so the rats took 51 points of damage from the blades.
b. The swarm traits as listed in the Fiend Folio are not to be used in 3.5. The traits as listed in the Monster Manual are to be used instead (50% extra damage from effects that affect an area; no penalty to the saving throw).[/sblock]

Jurathor feels something try to mess with his mind, but resists it (34 Will save).

Because of moderator error (what else is new?), I reported the rats' hits points incorrectly. The rats have 93 HP remaining.

 

[Greybar]

Jurathor wings away from the rats and starts singing a deep and terrible song of battle, making a widdershins spiral upwards.

MEA: 15n55e20z to 20n60e55z
Std: Start semi-bardic singing

notes to self/moderator
[sblock]
Buffs active: Aid, Protection from Evil

A mature adult battle dragon. It has 26 ranks each in Concentration, Escape Artist, Knowledge (Arcana), Knowledge (Religion), Listen, Perform (Singing), Search, Spot & Use Magic Device.
Feats: Alertness, Flyby Attack, Hover, Improved Sunder, Power Attack, Snatch & Weapon Focus (claw & bite).

Jurathor recognizes his opponent as a greater pack cranium rat swarm, a swarm of rats that are magical beasts. He knows their magical beast traits, their swarm traits (immunity to weapon damage, taking 50% more damage from area effects, distraction, and swarm attack), they are immune to cold, they have a stunning mind blast attack, and they have a hive mind (they are susceptible to mind-affecting effects).
[/sblock]