Jandar Monday January 10th, 2005 11:08:17 PM
While they are moving slowly, Jandar also casts Spell Resistance on himself and continues on. He also watches behind the group, to make sure nothing is behind them.
He says,"I could send The Hand ahead to see if there are any traps not on the ground."
Gareth Tuesday January 11th, 2005 5:56:22 AM
The warrior nods and lets Jandar do his thing with his hand spell.
Onrad d20+16=18 d20+16=32 Tuesday January 11th, 2005 11:05:59 AM
Onrad keeps his eyes peeled for traps and secret doors. He rolls an 18 for Spot, and a 32 for his cursory searching.
Jerry
Jandar Tuesday January 11th, 2005 11:47:47 AM
At Gareth's nod, Jandar sends the 'Hand' down the hall in front of the group. If it can be controlled in such a way, he'll have it brushing the ground, to trigger any traps on the ground.
Symon d20+19=22 d20+45=52 Tuesday January 11th, 2005 5:19:26 PM
Symon watches carefully as Jandar tries this tactic. Spot 22, Search 52.
DM kent d100=100 8d6(4+2+5+1+2+4+3+3)=24 Tuesday January 11th, 2005 9:29:35 PM
(Steve - is this a new hand, or the same one as before? If it is the old one it is way, way gone.)
Gareth floats along with Fai'fasal in tow as the others follow along in their own manner.
Onrad tumbles down the hallway trying to spot and search at the same time for secret doors and traps. And low and behold he finds one just as his hand hits the floor with one of his tumbling tricks. He feels the stone give under his weight and there is a loud crash as the ceiling just behind Symon and Jandar crashes to the floor blocking off the route they entered by. At the same time the area ten feet behind and twenty feet in front of Onrad is entirely filled with flame (Onrad, Jandar, Symon and Addinein take 24 points damage - As Tericus is at the perimeter he gets a reflex save DC 22 for 12 points).
Jandar Wednesday January 12th, 2005 1:07:37 AM
(Kent, he had two going. One was dispelled, but the other was not. It was there when Symon came into the room and after the liches disappeared. You decide if it's gone by now.)
Jandar curses softly under his breath and sprints quickly through the flaming area.
Tericus Wednesday January 12th, 2005 9:56:44 AM
Not bothered in the least by the flames (magic shield and minor ring of fire resistance take care of the damage), Tericus checks on the others to make sure they are okay.
Onrad d20+16=28 d20+16=35 Wednesday January 12th, 2005 11:21:52 AM
"Ow! Yoww! Ouchie! I--Ohh!"
Onrad howls through the pain continuing to move forward.
"I hate burns! Can someone heal me please?"
He looks for more traps.
"Sorry guys. I'll try not to set off any more."
He keeps looking.
His Spot is 28 and his search is 35.
[d20+16=28 d20+16=35]
Addinein HP =78 AC 37 (Delay Poison, Bless, Cats Grace, Bulls Strength, Bears Endurance, Sheild, bless, haste Wednesday January 12th, 2005 12:11:06 PM
(ooc I've not had a chance to sit down with the books and double check spell effect durations. I apologize for that. Been moving all my materials around within the apartment.)
Crying out in pain, Addinein suffers some from the bright light, and from the effects of the fire.
Having held off some of his spell power, Addinein decides it is time to bring some personal power to bear.
Addinein then casts Protection from Energy (fire) (70 minutes 84 points).
"Though it be a little late, I can offer some protection from fire for those of us that were together."
Symon Dracozyl (AC24, HP 102 of 126) (Message, Heroism, Endure Elements, Extended Prestidigitation, Extended Arcane Sight, True Seeing, Detect Evil, Alter Self (halfling), Darkness, X-Ray Vision) d20+45=46 d20+45=58 d20+19=39 Wednesday January 12th, 2005 12:24:20 PM
Symon yelps and then says to Onrad, "Really, my brave friend, let me go first a-looking!" (His ioun stone of regeneration kicks in, but that's only 1 hp per hour)
Symon makes sure the trap does not reset (Search roll is a nat 1, alas.) Thinking that the coast is clear, he continues down the corridor, looking for traps and and opponents (his x-ray vision is still active) (Search 58, Spot 39, nat 20).
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Stuff used: endure elements tattoo: 1 of 3 ring of x-ray vision: 4 minutes of 10 first level slot: 2 of 7 second level slot: 1 of 7 third level slot: 1 of 7 fourth level slot: 2 of 7 fifth level slot: 4 of 6 sixth level slot: 2 of 4
DM Kent Wednesday January 12th, 2005 5:37:29 PM
(OOC: the time that has gone by since the end of the combat with all the searching and sending of eyes and blowing up of doors and spider baiting is well over 25 rounds)
Todd (Addinein) Wednesday January 12th, 2005 10:08:14 PM
(OOC round is 6 sec/10 rounds a minute. shield cast by Addinein has 7 minutes duration, or 70 rounds.
Sheild 7 minutes Cat's Grace & Bulls strength 7 minutes Bears Endurance cast by someone else Bless 1 minute per level cast by someone else Delay poison is 1 hour per level, plenty of time there. haste is the only thing expired, I'm guessing, at 1 round per level)
Onrad d20+16=35 d20+16=26 Thursday January 13th, 2005 11:07:21 AM
Onrad nods at Symon and continues to move forward with him and the others.
[Spot check of 35. Search of 26] [d20+16=35 d20+16=26]
"I hate this place. Have I said that yet?"
DM kent d100=26 d100=10 Thursday January 13th, 2005 4:53:31 PM
Three other traps are located and disarmed as rest of the passage is traversed. And now you are bunched up near the end arrayed around what is apparently the non secret side of a secret door. While there is no visible door or door cracks there is a latch that would appear to be used to open a door. Lisseth is audibly humming and Gareth is having a bit of trouble holding on to Fai'fasal as she tries to regain control of his facilities.
Gareth is addressed by Max as the struggle continues.
"Boss, There are some mighty evil things beyond that door. There is also some sort of energy/power that I do not fully understand or recognize over there too."
Symon Dracozyl (AC24, HP 102 of 126) (Message, Heroism, Endure Elements, Extended Prestidigitation, Extended Arcane Sight, True Seeing, Detect Evil, Alter Self (halfling), Darkness, X-Ray Vision) d20+19=32 d20+45=47 Thursday January 13th, 2005 7:46:37 PM
Symon whispers (via Message) to his new comrades, "Hold on a sec while I check things out."
He uses his x-ray vision to see through the door. With his arcane sight, true seeing, detect evil, robe of eyes, and x-ray vision, what can he see past/through the door? Can he get a fix on anything sufficient to teleport into the room, possibly surprising creatures inside? Can he detect any traps on or near the door?
Spot 32, Search 47
He suggests teleporting in to his companions.
Jandar: AC32, HP 204 (SR30, Stoneskin, Deah Ward, Detect Undead, Righteous Might, Bless, Delay Poison, Stoneskin) Friday January 14th, 2005 1:40:08 AM
(OOC: The only spells left originally cast on the group ar Delay Poison and Bless, the others have expired.)
Jandar is seething at the fire trap and at the chance to finish this fight. It is what he came to the Storm Dragons for to begin with anyway.
He says, "I'm almost out of spells that can do any serious damage, but they should be too. They should actually be worse off than us, as they weren't able to cast as powerfully as me and Tericus in the last battle. If we can sense them, they can sense us as well. Check the door for traps and let's finish this. Of course, they'll have a fireball ready or something like that if we just burst in, so teleporting might be a good idea, if we can do it. But whatever we're to do, let's do it quickly."
With that, he draws his Warhammer (Disrupting) and then casts 'Disrupting Weapon' on Max again for Gareth. If the group takes any more time, he'll use the Wand of Holy Sword on Onrad's, Tericus's, Faifasal's, and anyone else who wants it on their weapons.
(Jandar's extra Hit Points come from Righteous Might spell, which also gives him damage reduction 15/evil, a +8 to Strength, and +4 to Con, and doubles his size.)
Tericus(ac 28, hps 137, bless, delay poision, holy aura, SR 25) Friday January 14th, 2005 7:01:51 AM
Tericus holds out his mace for Jandar to bless, then he casts Holy Aura on everyone(eveyone gets +4 deflection bonus to ac, +4 to all saves, magic resistance of 25, immune to possession and mind influence spells, and if your attacked, the attacker must make a fort. save of 23 or be blinded). "I think we're ready." Tericus says
Onrad Friday January 14th, 2005 10:03:29 AM
Onrad gratefully accepts the preparations of the others and stands beside Gareth in the front of the party.
When Gareth gives the word, he'll move in beside him to make a front.
He tenses for action.
Jerry [OOC] Friday January 14th, 2005 10:07:40 AM
Dear Storms,
Starting Monday we will be playing on the Gold Dragon Board. The time is breakfast. The event is to follow up on our ::ahem:: plans for the Emerald Talons who are also invited for breakfast. A three game gathering.
DEH from this game and Steve from the Golds will lead the action. All 3 DMs and myself will adjudicate things.
I'm expecting this to last a week or two. We will consider this meeting to happen "later" in our game...after this module. We'll plug in the posts at that time. However, we will freeze this moment starting Monday until that meeting is over.
If you don't understand, email me.
Addinein HP =78 AC 37 (Delay Poison, Bless, Cats Grace, Bulls Strength, Bears Endurance, Sheild, bless, Protection from Energy (fire),Holy Aura Friday January 14th, 2005 7:07:32 PM
Not wanting to get in the way of the front line fighters. Addinein readies his bow, and lets the others proceed him a little bit.
(other effects 4 deflection bonus to ac, +4 to all saves, magic resistance of 25)
DM kent Saturday January 15th, 2005 10:55:43 AM
Symon detects no less than seven traps on and around the door. Jandar notices some sort of religious symbols on the door and realizes that there are ay least three glyphs of different types on the door as well.
Symon takes a gander through the door and he feels the xray vision beging to work. He ses to the other side of the door and then as soon as soon as he is through the door the xray vision as ell as all the other types of sight abtruptly end. It is almost like something snuffed out the magic.
Fai'fasal is starting to drool a bit from his mouth and there is a high pitched hum coming from Lisseth.
Umm boss, He's in there too. Suddenly Gareth is innundated with chaotic scenes from the Storms past all dealing with Moralas.
At this pronouncement everything seems to come to a halt. Even the remaining flames in the hallway seem to have no motion to their flickers. to their right an open britghly glowing golden doorway opens out of nowhere.Through it the Storms can see the entryway of Gold Dragon Castle. There are the sounds of bustling servants and laughter heard from within....
Kent Monday January 17th, 2005 11:04:01 AM
From the strange images of the passageway comes a wiff of smoke and suddenly a britghly glowing golden doorway opens out of nowhere.Through it the Storms can clearly see the afore mentioned halway and well protected door of the Drow stronghold. The last whispers of the fire and poping and crckling and the hall while visible is filled with smoke...
Fai'fasal is standing frozen, drooling a bit from his mouth and there is a high pitched hum coming from Lisseth.
Umm boss, He's in there too. Suddenly Gareth is innundated with chaotic scenes from the Storms' past, all dealing with Moralas.
Symon Dracozyl (AC24, HP 102 of 126) (Message, Heroism, Endure Elements, Extended Prestidigitation, Extended Arcane Sight, True Seeing, Detect Evil, Alter Self (halfling), Darkness) d20+24=41 d20+24=35 d20+24=30 d20+24=30 d20+24=41 d20+24=34 d20+24=40 d20+24=37 d20+24=43 d20+24=40 d20+17=26 d20+45=53 d20+3=5 Tuesday February 1st, 2005 11:31:43 AM
[OOC: Are we back?]
Symon whispers his discoveries to everyone and asks for a minute to disarm all thses traps. He also mentions that he could use a cure or two.
He only works on the traps if he can do so without setting off the glyphs. By the way, if he can, he will disable the glyphs too. With his Arcane Sight he should have no problem seeing them?
Durations: Message -- 120 min Heroism -- 120 min Endure Elements -- 24 hours Extended Prestidigitation -- 2 hours Extended Arcane Sight -- 24 min True Seeing -- 12 min Detect Evil -- 30 min Alter Self (halfling) -- 120 min Darkness -- 120 min X-Ray Vision -- up to 7 min
So far not more than 3 min has gone by, so everything is okay.
Onrad Tuesday February 1st, 2005 12:19:07 PM
Onrad emerges form the dark upside down and smashes his head on the floor!
"Ouch! See I'm always cursed with these unwanted teleport thingees! The only teleport I've ever survived was one cast by Nonam!"
He pops to his feet and pops his neck. We're short handed folks. Be careful.
Gareth Tuesday February 1st, 2005 11:08:33 PM
The warrior looks to the dwindling group. "Anyone have a way past or must we simply blast through the hard way?". He waits for Symon to complete his work - at a safe distance.
Tericus Wednesday February 2nd, 2005 7:03:03 AM
"Im not really able to do anything about it." Tericus tells Gareth
OOC, we're missing so many people, maybe we should wait until at least one of them to come back before we continue.
DM kent Wednesday February 2nd, 2005 10:00:32 PM
Symon's fingers do some good work and though there is sweat streaming down his cheeks when he is complete the door is now trap and glyph free.
Symon Dracozyl (AC24, HP 102 of 126) (Message, Heroism, Endure Elements, Extended Prestidigitation, Extended Arcane Sight, True Seeing, Detect Evil, Alter Self (halfling), Darkness) Wednesday February 2nd, 2005 10:30:36 PM
"Well, my friends, are we ready?" Symon asks. "Remember, I think there is an anti-magic field out there."
"If there is an anti-magic zone, it works against them as well as against us. We could open the door and chat with them ... they won't be able to fire spells at us either."
"I could talk to them. I have some power that way which could work to our advantage."
"I could throw this shrunken fire into the zone ... it would revert to a real fire in the zone, I think. That might help us some how."
Clearly, Symon wants to open the door and talk to the enemy. But he waits for an okay from the others before doing that.
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Durations: Message -- 120 min Heroism -- 120 min Endure Elements -- 24 hours Extended Prestidigitation -- 2 hours Extended Arcane Sight -- 24 min True Seeing -- 12 min Detect Evil -- 30 min Alter Self (halfling) -- 120 min Darkness -- 120 min X-Ray Vision -- up to 7 min, but is not now active.
So far not more than 5 min has gone by, so everything is okay -- figure Symon just spent two minutes disabling traps.
Jandar 3d8(3+5+5)+15=28 d20+18=35 Thursday February 3rd, 2005 12:50:09 AM
Jandar goes to Symon and says,"I will heal your wounds, little one. Then I will attempt to dispel any magic on this door. Hopefully, it will work and you won't chance getting blown into oblivion, before I even get to meet you and find out how you got here, which is a discussion for another day. I suggest you all move back, so only I get fried if this doesn't work out."
Jandar activates his ring of Elemental Resistance(fire), says a prayer to Domi while the others move back, then casts 'Greater Dispel Magic', area effect on the door.
(Kent, tell me how many checks you need, if one is not enough...and how many saves Jandar has to make to keep from dying)
(Healed Symon 28 points, Dispel check DC35)
Tericus Thursday February 3rd, 2005 6:33:38 AM
"You can't reason with liches," Tericus tells Symon matter of factly as he moves out of Jandar's way (remember, everyone has holy aura cast on them).
Symon (extra post) Thursday February 3rd, 2005 7:35:48 AM
"Well, no, but I think I could tick them off, maybe, to our advantage. Is the other option to run in swinging? Can't we do that anyway if talking fails?"
"Or at any rate, why not open the door, throw in the fire, get a look around, and maybe see a place to teleport farther in, for some of us at least maybe. Talking while we do that can't hurt, can it?"
"By the way," Symon whispers to Jandar, "Thanks for the cure. And pleased ta meetcha!"
Onrad Thursday February 3rd, 2005 7:44:40 AM
Onrad remains silent, focusing on the door.
"I'm tired of the smell down here. Can't we get this over with?"
He nods to Gareth and stands beside him.
"Once more into the fire, my friend?"
At least we still have our two priests, and our healing wands.
Gareth Thursday February 3rd, 2005 8:06:43 AM
The warrior waits as Jandar does his thing. Looking to Onrad and then the others he offers "I hope to good gods of the Wold are with us in strength this day. We will need it. And Symon, they know we are here, and they would be glad to talk while some of them got in the first blows. Time to fight. Throw in your fire or anything else you may have. It will be greatly appreciated.". Once Jandar is finished he throws open the door, rushes in, and engages Morlas (or whichever one is between him and the abomination).
Jandar Thursday February 3rd, 2005 11:56:51 AM
(Sorry, I missed that the door was trap and glyph free. My bad. I'll post later.)
Kent Thursday February 3rd, 2005 8:59:09 PM
Symon throws open the door and throws in his shrunken fire which nearly scorches him as it flares into normal size just inches inside the door, and suprises the Death Slaad Blackguard Lich that is standing right there.
Unlike the other room this room is not covered with dead bodies but chests and sacks and other assorted containers, some of which have spilled their rich contents onto the floor. Along the two side walls are racks of ornamental and bejeweled weaponry interspersed with gorgeous tapestries, batiks and other wall hangings. There seem to be a pile of rolled and folded weaving and carpets in one corner upon which your old friend Morlas is standing. On the other side of the room standing next to what seems to be a rather large Prismatic sphere, is the Drow Lich Assassin you were just facing and the Drow Matron Lich Mystic Theurge you faced the day before.
There are no other apparent exits to this room though you can not see into the area where the spere is very well and can see nothing behind it...
Map is on its way.
Gareth (38 AC, 317/317 HP, Fly, Disrupting Weapon on Max, Stoneskin - 130/150, Delay poison, Bless+1, Cat's Grace, Bear's Endurance, Bull's Strength, Holy Sword on Short Sword) d20+42=51 d10+23=27 Thursday February 3rd, 2005 9:40:52 PM
Seeing Morlas the warrior wastes no time. He immediately launches himself at the lich, flies over all the tapestries and such and lands next to him, striking at the lich with Max with two hands (Hit AC 51, 27 DMG - Save vs. Disrupting Weapon).
Symon Dracozyl (AC24, HP 126 of 126) (Message, Heroism, Endure Elements, Extended Prestidigitation, Extended Arcane Sight, True Seeing, Detect Evil, Alter Self (halfling), Darkness) d100=45 d20+43=48 Thursday February 3rd, 2005 10:40:13 PM
Symon casts Teleport to place himself in the lower right hand corner of the chamber, behind the chests and suits of armor. (45% for mishap = ok)
He immediately Hides, aided by his darkness spell and the clutter all around. (Hide check 48) He is still halfling-shaped, too, which helps.
He takes a good look around (True Seeing, Arcane Sight, Detect Evil). He is especially wary that the "suits of armor" are not golems or something. But he is trying like a mad fiend to be hiding from them too.
Still hiding, he draws his bow.
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Stuff used: endure elements tattoo: 1 of 3 ring of x-ray vision: 5 minutes of 10 first level slot: 2 of 7 second level slot: 1 of 7 third level slot: 1 of 7 fourth level slot: 2 of 7 fifth level slot: 5 of 6 sixth level slot: 2 of 4
Jandar(AC34, HP204, SR30, Stoneskin, Holy Aura, Death Ward, Righteous Might, Bless, Dealy Poison, Damage Reduction 15/evil from Righteous Might, Ring Fire Resistance) d20+18=38 d20+15=22 10d6(6+2+2+6+3+5+4+2+4+4)=38 10d8(2+4+8+8+2+5+7+2+1+5)=44 Friday February 4th, 2005 1:08:17 AM
Jandar moves just inside the door to the left of the fire, leaving room for the others to enter without getting burned, and casts Searing Light at the Slaad.
(hit ac 22+6 for stength bonus on touch attack=28 vs his natural AC + his dex bonus, overcame SR38+2=40 with Spell Penetration, natural 20, for 38 points, or 44 if he doesn't like sunlight. No save)
Onrad d20+33=50 d20+33=49 2d6(4+5)+14=23 2d6(3+1)+14=18 2d6(2+6)+14=22 d20+26=38 Friday February 4th, 2005 8:38:17 AM
Onrad races tumbling across the room to avoid Attacks of Opportunity charging (duelist ability to charge through uneven ground and while tumbling) at Morlas. If he can reach him, he'll charge right through the sphere if he can right beside Gareth, his brother in arms.
[tumble check of 38]
"Gargul wants your soul, Morlas! Prepare to die!"
If he can get off an attack, he hits AC50 which is a possible crit. if that matters. The crit roll is AC49.
[d20+33=50 d20+33=49]
Damage for 1 attack is 23hpd. If he crits that becomes 63hpd.
[2d6(4+5)+14=23 2d6(3+1)+14=18 2d6(2+6)+14=22]
---------- AC: 38 vs monster in front of him. AC: 37 otherwise hps: 173 hps. Major Cloak of Displacement 6 uses today not equipped currently. Boots of Speed Round 8
Tericus(Bless, Delay Poision, Holy Aura) d20+15=34 Friday February 4th, 2005 10:00:14 AM
Tericus rushes up to the Slaad after Jandar casts his spell and touches the Slaad on the shoulder and says "Begone, spawn of evil!" (casts heal on the Slaad, touch attack of 34, 150 pts of damage, will save of 21 to negate)
DM kent d20+20=38 d20+20=39 3d6(2+3+6)+6=17 3d6(1+5+6)=12 3d6(4+5+6)+6=21 3d6(3+1+5)=9 d20+25=28 d20+25=33 d20+20=22 6d6(2+5+6+1+6+6)+12=38 d20+22=25 d20+20=25 d20+18=34 3d6(4+4+1)+18=27 3d3(2+1+2)=5 15d6(3+3+5+2+4+2+4+5+3+5+2+6+5+1+1)=51 Saturday February 5th, 2005 12:16:58 AM
A number of things all happen at the same time, most of which are quite unpleasant for the Storm Dragons.
Gareth and Onrad go flying across the room charging Morlas and realize immediately upon striking him that they are in trouble as the shape they strike shimmers and disapears and they feel themselves covered with an substance that immediately starts burning them and their weapons and armor. Max sneces something is wrong but not until it is too late and the warnig to stop doesn't make it to gareth in time. Both Gareth's and Onrad's weapons, armor and clothing start to disolve 50 points damage each weapon and armor - reflex save for each DC 21 for 1/2 damage.] They are immediately each hit with a slam by the now split Black Pudding in front of them. Gareth 17 points plus 12 points acid damage, Onrad 21 points plus 9 points acid damage
Both heroes feel the ooze try to wrap around them but it doesn't manage to do so this time.
Tericu and Jandar cast their spells only to watch as the Slaad disapears and a suit of armor is turned to slag by the searing light.
Symon perhaps is the most suprised as he teleports into a room he can't tell what's real from the door and finds himself in the corner he chose. Peeking up from behind things he now can see things as they re and he sees several things. He sees Onrad and Gareth dive into a black pudding, he sees Jandar and Tericus kill a helpless suit of armor, but what bugs imthe most is that it appears that he is peering out from between what seems to be two very large frog legs and there are two drow right in front of him as well.
The Sladd grins evily and claws downward twice at the apparent halfling and then tries to bite him, hitting with both claws AC 28, 33, 20 for 38 points. Symon feels his body start to shut down 2 will saves DC 22 or be stunned for 2 rounds.
The two drow react as well, one sending three daggers at Tericus AC 25, 25, & 34 for 27 points and Tericus feels a great lethargy start to overwhelm him. 3 fortitude saves DC 19 or lose 5 points of constitution
The drow matron casts a spell on Jandar and a collumn of flame engulf the cleric (flame strike) 51 points Reflex save DC 21 for 25 points
new map coming.
Symon Dracozyl (AC28, HP 88 of 126) (Holy Aura, Message, Heroism, Endure Elements, Extended Prestidigitation, Extended Arcane Sight, True Seeing, Detect Evil, Alter Self (halfling), Darkness) d20+19=32 d20+19=22 d20+25=38 d20+33=54 d20+7=14 Saturday February 5th, 2005 7:50:16 AM
[Kent, I forgot about the Holy Aura spell, which boosts Symon's AC to 28 ... but that's no biggie, since both Slaad attacks still hit Symon. However, the spell says that if an evil creature hits someone protected by Holy Aura, then the creature has to save or be blind. Maybe the Slaad has to save twice, once for each hit on Symon?]
[Also, Symon's Darkness spell gives him (and everyone else within 20 feet) both concealment and the resulting 20 percent miss chance -- unless you can see through Darkness, like Symon can, with True Seeing. Does it look to Symon like the Slaad is bothered by the Darkness at all? Maybe one or two of those hits were misses?]
Symon resists the stunning effect of the blows that slammed him. (Will save +13 base +2 heroism +4 holy aura = +19).
His eyes focus on a spot just behind the Slaad. "Thank Alemi you've arrived! Please kill the drow and lich now!" Symon says. [Bluff check to create a diversion -- a standard action that lets Symon "attempt a Hide check while people are aware of you." Symon's Bluff check, opposed by Sense Motive checks, is 38]
When the lich and drow look away, Symon ducks behind whatever is handy within 17 feet of him and hides. [Hide check is 44 after factoring in the -10 penalty to Hide after creating a diversion.]
If there is nothing at all to Hide behind within 17 feet, Symon will Hide in the shadows of his own Darkness spell, which grants the concealment needed to make a Hide check.
If there is nothing to Hide behind AND Symon thinks the Slaad can see through the dark AND the Slaad is not blinded by the Holy Aura, then Symon is in trouble! If all that is true, then if he can, he'll abandon this plan and just Withdraw. (Untrained Tumble check 14 is also not good news for our hero, if it comes to that!)
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Stuff used: endure elements tattoo: 1 of 3 ring of x-ray vision: 5 minutes of 10 first level slot: 2 of 7 second level slot: 1 of 7 third level slot: 1 of 7 fourth level slot: 2 of 7 fifth level slot: 5 of 6 sixth level slot: 2 of 4
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Later ... Last minute add after seeing the map ... maybe Symon can hop between a chest and the back wall as a hiding spot?
Gareth (38 AC, 317/288 HP, Fly, Disrupting Weapon on Max, Stoneskin - 130/150, Delay poison, Bless+1, Cat's Grace, Bear's Endurance, Bull's Strength, Holy Sword on Short Sword) d20+14=31 d20+42=50 d10+23=32 Saturday February 5th, 2005 9:28:32 AM
As the acid does its work the warrior mutters "Should'a known...". He dodges some of the flying mess sparing his armor and sword some serious damage. He backs away from the pudding, turns and tries to find the real culrpit. He sees Jandar and Tericus destroying armor, and Symon getting attacked - and daggars flying from the same general direction, and finally sees who he hopes is the dark lich himself (per the map). He closes on what he hopes is the real Morlas and attacks yet again. (I assume Gareth has some idea that of what is real now.). He cuts into the lich with his attack (Hit AC 50, 32 DMG - save or be utterly destroyed).
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