Six From Gate Pass - Chapter 2: The Indomitable Fire Forest of Innenotdar

[The Bashar]

OOC: I'm still new at placing this AOE business and it's the only spot I can get LOS to that doesn't require a charred Dwarf. I called the square so I can't change that, I will put it in the top right corner of the square.

 

[Gregor]

Hrimr, your spell lashes against the devils, but does not seem to do as much damage as you predicted. In fact, the gravel and stones merely cause tiny scrapes and bruises which largely go by unnoticed.

The shambling mounds of flesh surge forward mindlessly, attempting to swarm Alric with their tumorous limbs. A barrage of fleshy slaps land on Alric, but he turns most away. One manages to slip over the guard of his shield, striking him in the face with a sweaty, pulsating blob of flesh.

The bearded devil laughs as the gravel scrapes across his face and then vanishes out of sight, a fiery bloom erupting from where it once stood. In the blink of an eye, it reappears closer to Arnir, Torrent and Bannock (L8) in another blossom of flames. It raises its wicked glaive for a strike and screams an unearthly howl before sinking into a wild frenzied state.

GM: Hrimr, I'll accept the amendment to place the spell in the upper right corner of the square. But in the future, you'll need to choose a corner that you want the spell to centre on. This is helpful for future reference: Spell Area of Effect Templates - Pathfinder_OGC

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Initiative Order

1 - DM #2
2 - Arnir
3 - Bannock
4 - Alric
5 - Kirio
6 - DM #1
7 - Torrent
8 - Lars
9 - Hrimr

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Round 2

 

[digimattic]

Arnir startles as the devil reappears next to him. Bow in hand, he takes a 5-foot-step back to K5 while keeping his eyes locked on the hellish abomination before him. Sweat is pouring down his face, and he clenches his jaw in fierce concentration, barely able to mouth the words required for his spell. Holding both hands out before him about a foot apart, a crackling ball of electricity forms, and quickly grows until it is a roiling mass of terrifying energy, then, suddenly it flashes out in a beam of white hot arcing lightning, straight at the devil.

 

[Gregor]

Arnir, your ray of electricity strikes an invisible shield that seems to surround the bearded devil. The shield initially resists your spell, but soon gives way allowing the unleashed energy of your energy-substituted scorching ray to strike your target. The devil rears its head and groans in pain as the electricity courses through its body in pulsating waves. The smell of ozone sits heavily in the hot air and the smoking devil marks you with its evil eyes.

 

[Bannock]

Bannock is first flummoxed by swirling gravel in front of him, then confused by the sudden teleportation of the demon, then dazzled by Arnir's spell. These have a net effect of pissing him off. He turns to the demon,

"I respect your choice of weapon! I'm looking forward to inspecting it after I kill you!"

He sends a strong slash at the devil.

 

[Adjuntive]

Alric sees the flash of flame out of the corner of his eye and hears the roar of the devil as he's struck by Arnir's lightning. Though he has all the confidence in his party members, he knows the bearded devil is far more the threat than these blubberous abominations.

Knowing he's putting himself in danger of attacks from both the blobs and the bearded devil, Alric moves away from them and moves straight for the glaive wielding horror.

OOC: If Alric survives the AOOs, he attacks the bearded devil after moving to K8.

 

[Gregor]

The four oozy piles of flesh attempt to grab at Alric's limbs and bludgeon him to the ground, but each attack strikes a shield or a piece of armor.

Similarly, the Bearded Devil lashes out with his saw-toothed glaive, but only manages to scrape sparks from the surface of Alric's steel shield.

 

[funkmamagoat]

Kirio curses inwardly at his clumsy shot, takes a 5 foot step (K5) and his arms moving in a fear induced flury, fires twice at the hellhound...

OOC: le sigh... won't even bother wiht the damage rolls... apparently he is more scared than I thought

 

[Gregor]

The Hell Hound dodges the two arrows from Kirio and then sets its evil glare onto Lars. It snarls, puffs smoke from its nostrils and then pounces at the young rogue with teeth bared. Its mouth snaps only on open air though.

Torrent takes a small step away, to avoid the threatening range of the Bearded Devil's glaive and palms her holy symbol: "Istishia, Lord of Water, hear my plea in this desperate hour, far from the sea in this place of never ending fire. Bless me and my friends in our time of need!"

GM: Torrent has cast Bless on the party, granting everyone a +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and on saving throws against fear effects. Kirio, Arnir is standing in K5, so I presume you stand still this round.

 

[fromage67]

Lars miraculously dodges the snapping jaws of the creature, and this helps him to regain his confidence. He draws his sword, takes a 5-foot step back to N7, then moves to O8, and N5 before slashing at the hound in a flanking position.