Samarah by night

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Mar 12, 2021 9:53:34 GMT -12 remie said:

The kreen bites and slashes his victim. Shreds of meat flying around. The acid oozes from his lower hands dealing even more damage.

( rolled terribly : 1-9-1-1-1 for natural attacks)

((Even with the +1 from prayer, the best shot you rolled hits an AC 2. That's an insane amount of Nat 1's.))

[Attilius]

[it happens to all of us, though not 4 at once!  ]

[Niachi]

Laakh observes. As long as the thing still breathes, the job continues. He turns to Pallia, "Thanks for the boost! What else ya got?" He turns, unwraps his wrist razor while uncapping the light orb on his wrist for full illumination. Feeling rather emboldened by her Prayer, he says:

"This is Widow's work."

Powers up Phase, then Dimension Blade, then for the first time since owning it, calls upon his Empowered weapon to activate Adrenalin Control to increase his CON.
Intent: Stride up to the beast's skull while Phased, then:

IF it remains incapacitated, de-Phase, and drive the mono-molecular blades into its brain with some extra HP on his side.
IF it wakes up on his approach, Phase on and slowly back up back to Pallia, and maybe they run like hell.

Phase: needs 19, rolled 8
D-Blade: needs 16, rolled 16 POWER SCORE, double damage
The Widow's Adren Control: needs 15, rolled 20 -fizzle-

damage: 6 to brainpan.
-18 PSPs including Id Insinuation. Widow has 24 PSPs remaining.

[Skrye [AC3; 48/48HP]]

- Looking how the creature gets quite rigid in comparison with how it moved and hit Kem a few seconds ago and how it behaved with the attacking party, she decides to act - 'How am I going to be remembered if I don't act? How can I waste such an opportunity?' - Kementiri performs agile movements towards a flank of the creature, avoiding a frontal attack.
The feeling of her wrist razor deepening a fleshy trail in its skin is enough to bring back a satisfactory smile of accomplishment to Kem's face - 'This is better, much better! But I must still be cautious as I don't know for how long it will keep like this...'

[OOC: Hit nat 20, damage 11]

[Niachi]

Forgot Prayer boost, total damage 7

[DM Bob]

The beast thrashes, but not at anything in particular. Hurk gets into position after fighting off a bit of apprehension. Laahk attempts to tap into the Widow's power... and it lashes out at him instead. Waves of grief, pain & hot regrets throttle his mind and body. He falls to the ground broken. (Failed System Shock roll, 95 rolled on d100... needed less than 90. Laahk is at 13/26 HP currently.)

Kri-kcht attempts to attack, but a pair of gorak lizards (150 pounds each) crush into his legs, tripping him. He face plants onto the ground and narrowly misses the side of the well. The lizards hiss as they make for the hole in the wall. (You'll miss the next round's attack as you get up and get back into position.)

Victory is facing the beast's rear. Only his first attack seems to show any damage, a slight dent in on a few scales.

Kemintiri passes the kreen, weaves past the goraks and attempts to hurt the large monstrosity. While her blow is strong, it hardly affects the beast's tough, grey-scaled hide.

Pallia can get into melee or keep distance - if you wish a ranged attack or spell, you may get it for the end of this round.

***

Mak's target turns to face him as he intones his prayers to the spirits nearby. A shadowed, darkly tanned woman - short, curly hair and a look of judgmental focus briefly regards you. The hold does not take... as a large, really large flying insect, most likely a Jalath'gak, appears out of the dark and lands just beyond the hooded figure. She turns once again and sprints to leap upon it's back.

This is just as your reptilian pterrax friend appears behind you.

Great minds think alike, it seems.

[Niachi]

Laakh uglycries on his knees bleeding his life out from nose and ears, his skull a searing clod of dirt.... all for Nisha...Guardian of the Gates of the greatest fucking nation on Athas, where he is now a hunted dog. Liquid curves and razor wit, they would have made strong children, or at least enjoy trying...Why did I trust a templar....now a thing I know nothing about will end this absurd folly....

[Skrye [AC3; 48/48HP]]

- Kementiri wasn't expecting something like that in a lifetime but the scene doesn't shock her and still keeps beating the now bleeding criature - 'I never saw something like that in all my time in the Arena, but I do really like the approach...' - thinks in sarcastic tone, getting ready for another round of attacks as the creature should be more focused now in the one that dealt it the most damage

[Coden Rokos (Jesse H.)]

Mar 13, 2021 7:23:08 GMT -12 Niachi said:

Laakh uglycries on his knees bleeding his life out from nose and ears, his skull a searing clod of dirt.... all for Nisha...Guardian of the Gates of the greatest fucking nation on Athas, where he is now a hunted dog. Liquid curves and razor wit, they would have made strong children, or at least enjoy trying...Why did I trust a templar....now a thing I know nothing about will end this absurd folly....

Pallia soothingly says, "Wait for it... this will pass. The right moment will come."

(Casting moment on Laakh. This takes me a full round to cast, which is fine because Laakh is in the middle of sorting out his own brain, then allows me to advise Laakh of the perfect time to act. He takes a +1 penalty on his next initiative roll in exchange for a +4 on his attack roll.)

(See Tome of Magic p. 60.)

"Theoretically, every action has a particular moment at which it will have its greatest possible effect. Using the arcane mathematics of this spell, the priest can determine the "ideal moment" for any single action in each round that the spell is in effect. This action must be performed by a character other than the priest.

In practice, another character informs the priest of an action he wants to undertake in a round. The priest concentrates on the action, then informs the character when the "correct moment" has come. The character then gains a bonus of 20% (+4 on a d20) to the success of his action. The spell can affect only a single action in a given round. When used in combat, the priest can advise the best moment to initiate an action (affecting initiative) or what moment offers the greatest success in striking (affecting the chance to hit).

If the character seeks advice concerning initiative, he gains a —2 modifier to the initiative roll, but only at the cost of —2 on his chance to hit. Characters who seek the best attack frequently delay their actions. These characters suffer a +1 on their initiative roll but gain a +4 on their chance to hit. The spell cannot affect the amount of damage caused, since the act (striking) has already succeeded at that point.

Characters are not obliged to wait for the moment specified by the priest. For example, a fighter might decide that striking first is more important than gaining +4 to hit. The character can act normally, based on his or her unmodified initiative. The character gains no bonus from the moment spell, and the priest can affect no other action in that round.

[Cut material about noncombat actions]
While concentrating on this spell, the priest can take no other action. A break in the priest's concentration—taking damage in combat, for example—terminates the spell instantly."

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Mak's target turns to face him as he intones his prayers to the spirits nearby. A shadowed, darkly tanned woman - short, curly hair and a look of judgmental focus briefly regards you. The hold does not take... as a large, really large flying insect, most likely a Jalath'gak, appears out of the dark and lands just beyond the hooded figure. She turns once again and sprints to leap upon it's back.

This is just as your reptilian pterrax friend appears behind you.

Great minds think alike, it seems.

Seeing the large flying insect Mak curses in druidic "Bugs, of course it's more bugs."

Mak points his spear to the ground next to him, directing the Pterrax where he wants him, and draws a mushroom from his haversack of various agricultural products. Mounting the Pterrax he whispers to it "Confuse her mind" and then begins to whisper an incantation to the mushroom which changes it into a fungus puffball, which he then tosses at the half elf and her bug mount (grenade type weapon with a 10' diameter).

((Pterrax: Land next to Mak, Use Id Insinuation on Half Elf.
Mak: Mount Pterrax, Cast Puffball [Lv.1, Priest Spell Compendium] and toss to effect both the Half-elf and her mount.
Attack roll for thrown Puffball: 16 (+3) for 19, hits AC of -3))

[Attilius]

Dragon-fly-Hurk hastily flies underneath the beasts mid section and lands. He quickly shape changes into a 3" B'rohg form while raising all four arms up in a "powerlifters brace pose". He then concentrates on his nexus again, summoning his psychic energies while ceasing his reduction power concentration.

[Expansion 19, rolled 18 = success
Power Manipulation 17, rolled 10 = success. -51 PsP's in total
D100%: 80]

Hur'ohg grows into his 360' size lifting the creature high overhead. If he can see Mak battling the insect rider, he will drop the beast on the large insect.

If not, he'll toss the beast far, far faaaaar out into the silt sea.

[Niachi]

[OOC] Timing of stuff: when does Laakh snap out of it?

[AthasianLaborer]

Gesturing towards the Colossus of Samarah, Victory asks those around "What do we do the day he loses it and uses that on us?"

[Coden Rokos (Jesse H.)]

"Stop fighting the battles of tomorrow and fight the one here and now."

[DM Bob]

The puffball hits. Releasing a cloud of spores directly over Mak's opponent's head. Violent coughing ensues as the pterrax squints in the half elf's general direction. The giant bug does not seem to be affected by the mushroom's ensorcelled spores.

Victory attacks with his arena weapon. It lacks the punch and material needed to effectively damage such an armored creature. Kementiri's attack? Much the same.

Hurk does throw the beast... not as far as he'd like, but somewhere over the silty bay. He was not in position to easily see the actions of Mak and his hunt.

Laahk shakes himself out of his stupor as Kri-kcht stands once more.

Most of the goraks have fled town... along with the residents. A few small fires sputter about as the winds howl.