[OOC] If Thoughts Could Kill

[Hammerhead]

Besides, what's good for the goose is good for the gander. I can't think of too many DMs allowing their psionic PCs to Mind Blast through doors, THEN busting through. If so, I need to talk to Fallon over in the Banewarrens...

 

[Victim]

IIRC, spells that can work through walls directly state that they do so. Now a higher level/more expensive spell or power that could shoot through walls would be nasty.

But I could really use a map for this turn, or some other kind of update. Afterall, those Mindflayers will now be doing something else instead of blasting at the wall.

 

[GruTheWanderer]

I will be posting something in a few hours. Running this combat is fairly difficult (with at least thirteen significant combatants).

Keep in mind that each person's view will be fairly limited until they get into the next room. That is why only the girallon and Ellyn are visible now. The Wilder's had an easier job. They didn't have to see you to ready fireballs for an opening door.

 

[Jemal]

Which is the reason that one of the warriors (Who should have 1 more round of haste left after this, if my calculations are correct) sprinted into the next room right after the attack came, to go after the spellies(Spellcasters).

 

[Victim]

Yeah, I figured that LOS was killing us. I don't have many burst or spread effects - instead of fireballs, Darian's loaded up with a bunch of Cones and Lines. Of course, against wizards, using some Area Dispels might be just as good - especially if we get lucky and their summoned meatshield goes away.

I think William should have 5 or 6 rounds left on the haste, actually.

I always like to use mostly standardized bad guy stats. Running more 6 enemies with mostly unique abilities is going to be messy. Especially since several (3+?) guys are wizards.

 

[Hammerhead]

Umm, does anyone else think Ellyn's spell was wierd? Did anyone with spellcraft recognize it? 'Cause I can't think of any spell like that, in ANY book I own. Piddly damage, and four targets within thirty feet of each other? Either he's Energy Substituting some wierd spell, casting something like Lesser Chain Lightning, or is some wierd race that can do that.

 

[Victim]

It seems like a lightning bolt that skipped an area. All the characters hit were in a straight line, IIRC.

 

[Hammerhead]

I've been thinking, and I have a theory. Remember that the Wilders must have access to a Chosen to track down Verra so easily, right?

And, upon reviewing the list of spells I know, I can find no spell remotely similar to the one Ellyn used. However, I can find something that is identical to Ellyn's effect.

Greater Biocurrent, a psionic power. Perhaps this Wilder organization is being used as a tool for Ellyn to eliminate psionic rivals? Maybe he's a Chosen? 'Cause let's face it, although one of those Mind Flayers could be Chosen, I don't think they're gonna pick a captive to be one, no more than they're gonna pick a 1st level Seer.

I think Ellyn's a psion.

 

[GruTheWanderer]

Verra is able to confirm part of that theory. Using Psicraft, he is sure that Ellyn is using Greater Biocurrent, but is trying to make it look like she is casting a spell.

 

[Hammerhead]

Ha! I was right! At the very least, halfway right. Thinking more, I believe Ellyn is a Slayer. Why? The Wilders used to hunt psionic creatures, like Mind Flayers and...uh...Illithids. Ellyn, of course, is using the Wilders as puppets to further his scheme. Then, of course, good ol' Ellyn hears about this Crystal Consciousness, and then makes a move to kill the other Chosen so he can change the Disciplines. And where would Illithids be without Telepathy? He could cripple the MInd Flayer universe through such an action. And he can't let on he's a psion, else his Wilder cronies will attack him. A plausible theory, eh?