Re: Adventures #7 & #8 - Jotun Valley and the Dragon Orbs -&- Bleak be the Future

[Malazek]

Surprise Round ...

From the gate, Elodie will raise her hands, wiggle her fingers, and set the courtyard ablaze. "I'll be waiting!" she cackles as everything starts to burn.
- Cast Fire Storm (30 10-ft cubes to include the hooded figures and dragons, and to do as much damage to the courtyard as possible)
- Damage: 59

Caught off guard, the hooded men turn to face Elodie as he shouts, but they do not react in the time to avoid the fires of destruction. Each and everyone one of them is burnt to ash, incinerated in a moment. The dragons, too, are severely burned, but dragons are not as frail as men; both dragons rise up to face to their assailant.

- Reflex Save (Black Robe) = 25 (Fail) Full Damage
- Reflex Save (Blue Robe) = 22 (Fail) Full Damage
- Reflex Save (Green Robe) = 16 (Fail) Full Damage
- Reflex Save (White Robe) = 23 (Fail) Full Damage
- Reflex Save (Silver Robe) = 19 (Fail) Full Damage
- Elodie's  Caster Level Check = 35 (Natural 20) Success
- Reflex Save (Green Dragon) = 26 (Fail) Full Damage
- Reflex Save (Blue Dragon) = 16 (Fail) Full Damage

Initiative for Round 1
- Red-robed Wizard = 18
- Elodie = 11
- Blue Dragon =10
- Green Dragon = 5

Round 1 ...

Init 18
Hearing the commotion, the imposing wizard with the red and black robe rushes from the keep. Realizing that his followers have been destroyed, he casts a quick paralysis spell on Elodie, freezing her in place ... or at least, that's what would have happened, if she hadn't already cast a "Freedom of Movement" spell on herself.

Init 11

Once the spell has been cast, Elodie will recall herself to the Arx, to meet Talmut.

And with a word, Elodie is gone. When she reappears at the Arx, Talmut takes her hand. "Are you ready to join the others, in the cave?"

[Glitz]

"That was AMAZING! Yes, I'm ready, let's go!"

[Malazek]

"Are you ready to join the others, in the cave?"

"That was AMAZING! Yes, I'm ready, let's go!"

With a word and a gesture, Talmut and Elodie rejoin the others in the cave.

Gumphrey smiles, "Elodie, you made it! How did it go? Were you able to shake them up a bit?"

After Elodie recants the outcome ...

As soon as Elodie is in the cave he will share last minute insights into fighting dragons.
- 4 rds, hunters bond shares favored enemy bonus, halved, with party.

Jeremiah quickly shares a few last minute insights to prepare his allies for the coming battle. Talmut returns to the strategic tunnel Jeremiah pointed him to, earlier. Gumphrey and Miphelgara ready themselves for the arrival of powerful foes.

Time passes. Seconds turn to minutes.

After awhile, Talmut announces "someone is scrying on us, right now."

Jeremiah reminds everyone, once again, on the best ways to fight dragons. Everyone tries to stay alert, ready to pounce on any enemy foolish enough to come in here.

A minute passes, and then ten, and then maybe thirty. All the while, Jeremiah is giving insight to his companions.

- OOC: It takes more than 4 rounds for the enemy to get here, but there's no usage limit on Hunter's Bond, so you'll have four rounds from whenever the enemy arrives.

Finally, a colossal, imposing monster reaches the cave, larger than life. It's the blue dragon! Standing in the entrance of the main chamber (straddling the stream), it takes a deep breath.

- OOC: Post your readied actions! (I assume they're readied, since you went through the trouble of staging an ambush). Nobody is surprised. Your readied actions will go off on Initiative count 15. The dragon will act on Initiative count 14.

[Alpha Omega]

Jeremiah will set the dragon as his quarry.

[Glitz]

As the dragon inhales, Elodie flicks the wand in her hand, sending a spray of divine fire at the giant creature.

Use Wand of Flame Strike. 
Damage: 30

[Malazek]

Round 1 ...

Init 15

As soon as the dragon appears, Jeremiah prepares himself for the "hunt."

Elodie blasts the wyrm with her wand, calling the fire spirits to form a vertical column of radiant holy fire, which burns the the dragon.
- The wand's caster level check (vs. the dragon's spell-resistance) = 25 (Success)
- Dragon's Reflex Save = 30. The dragon takes half damage.

Gumphrey fires one of the banded arrows from hiding. The arrow sinks deeply into the dragon's shoulder.
- Attack roll = 32 (Hit); 36 Damage

Realizing that a blue dragon will be immune to lightning, Miphelgara holds his own breath weapon, and waits for the wyrm to fully enter the cavern.

Talmut casts a powerful enchantment at the dragon, hoping to permanently hinder the wyrm's ability to think clearly.
Unfortunately, the the dragon's innate resistance to such magicks prevents the spell from working.
- Talmut's caster level check (vs. the dragon's spell-resistance) = 17 (Fail)

Init 14
The blue dragon surveys the cavern, with a look of shrewd cunning in its eye. Maybe it realizes that you are too spread-out for to catch many of you with it's breath-weapon? Maybe it realizes that if it enters the room, it will be quickly surrounded? Whatever its thought process, it retreats from cave.

Almost as soon as the blue one escapes, the head of the green dragon appears in its place. It too surveys the room before taking a deep breath and exhaling a toxic cloud of green gas.

- The dragon is surrounded by a frightful aura that affects everyone.
- The dragon releases its breath-weapon in a 50' cone that catches Talmut, Miphelgara, and Elodie. Your tactical cover will grant you a +2 bonus on the Reflex save.
- Jeremiah's Will Save = 30 (Success)
- Gumphrey's Will Save = 11 (Fail) Gumphrey is Shaken, so he's -2 to most rolls
- Elodie's Will Save = 34 (Success)
- Elodie's Reflex Save = 25 (Success and her magic ring prevents her from taking half damage)
- Talmut's Will Save = 18 (Fail) Talmut is Shaken, so he's -2 to most rolls
- Talmut's Reflex Save = 20 (Fail) Talmut suffers 40 points of acid damage
- Miphelgara's Will Save = 18 (Fail) Miphelgara is Shaken, so he's -2 to most rolls
- Miphelgara's Reflex Save = 17 (Fail) Miphelgara suffers 40 points of acid damage

Round 2 ...

- Initiatives counts remain at 15 and 14.
- What do you next?

[Alpha Omega]

OOC: To clarify is Jeremiah within melee distance from the dragon?

[Malazek]

OOC: To clarify is Jeremiah within melee distance from the dragon?

OOC: No. Not if he was in one of the choke points. He could move up in one round, though.

[Alpha Omega]

Composite +2 Longbow built for a +6 Strength mod.
Composite Longbow +2: +20/+15/+10 to hit, 1d8+8 Piercing damage (crit x3)

A quiver of 50 arrows with banded shafts, exotic fletching, and ornate black heads. Each arrow carries a +3 enhancement bonus.
Favored Enemy: Dragon (+4 Attk / +4 Dmg) +4 bonus on Bluff, Knowledge, Perception, Sense Motive, and Survival checks.

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Afraid to close the distance so soon into combat, Jeremiah will pull his bow and knock a few magical arrows.
Attack 1: 10 + 29 = 39 | 6 + 12 = 18
Attack 2: 15 + 24 = 39 | 7 + 12 = 19
Attack 3: 12 + 19 = 31 | 7 + 12 = 19

[Glitz]

Elodie continues to use her wand to scorch the new dragon with fire.

Use Wand of Flame Strike.
Damage = 35

[Malazek]

Round 2 (Continued) ...

Init 15
Jeremiah sinks three well-placed arrows deep into the green dragon. The dragon winces with each strike and spills dragon blood all over the cave floor.

Elodie waves her wand, again, calling upon a vertical column of radiant fire spirits.
The dragon roars in pain as the holy fire burns its way down the arrow holes.
- Elodie's Caster level check = 24 (Success)
- Dragon's will save = 21 (Fail)

Gumphrey fires his bow, as well, but since he is no longer in-hiding, his shots are just not as accurate as Jeremiah's.
- Attack Rolls = 21, 18 (Miss, Miss)

Miphelgara transforms into his true form, as he releases a bolt of lightning from his mouth! The bolt strikes the other dragon, causing it to spasm and burn.
- Dragon's Reflex Save = 24 (Success) the dragon takes half damage (10 damage)

Realizing the dragon could flee before the Band of Four finishes him off, Talmut conjures a wall of iron to seal the exit. That dragon isn't going anywhere, soon.

Init 14
Trapped and wounded, the dragon turns his attention toward Jeremiah. Rushing fully into the cavern, it pushes its head and long neck into the narrow side passage and snaps at the ranger with its powerful jaws.
- Attack Roll = 39 (Hit); Jeremiah takes 22 damage

Meanwhile, the gong-like sound of the blue dragon trying to batter down the iron wall echoes in cavern around you.

Round 3 ...
Actions?

[Alpha Omega]

OOC: Ugh just lost all my rolls cause my page timed out!

[Alpha Omega]

WYRM SLAYER AXE +23 to hit, 1D6+8 Slashing damage (crit x3)
-This +2 magic handaxe excels against wyrms. Against a wyrm, the weapon’s enhancement becomes +4 and it deals an extra 2d6 points of damage

(DUAL ATTACK)
AXE OF THE GIANT-SLAYER +21/+16/+11 to hit, 1D6+8 Slashing damage (crit x3)
WYRM SLAYER AXE +21/+16, 1D6+8 to hit Slashing damage (crit x3)

Favored Enemy: Dragon (+4 Attk / +4 Dmg) +4 bonus on Bluff, Knowledge, Perception, Sense Motive, and Survival checks.

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Furious from being bit, Jeremiah will swing his axes at the head of the dragon.

AotGS 12 + 27 = 39 | DMG 16
AotGS 20 (NC) + 22 = 42 | DMG 18
AotGS 10 + 17 = 27 | DMG 15

WSA 15 + 27 = 42 | DMG 11 + 8 = 19
WSA 8 + 24 = 32 | DMG 15 + 11 = 26

HP: 122/144

OOC: Forgot to add cats grace to my BAB last round
OOC: NC = Not Confirmed

[Malazek]

Round 3 ...

Init 15

Furious from being bit, Jeremiah will swing his axes at the head of the dragon.

With several swift and furious chops, Jeremiah cleaves the skull of the green dragon in two.

As the sound of a dragon battering itself against the iron wall echoes through the cavern, Talmut and Gumphrey and Miphelgara get ready to face the blue dragon.

Elodie ...

- OOC: Elodie told me she was going to blast again with her wand, but since the dragon is dead, I wasn't sure if she would want to take this opportunity to do something else?

[Alpha Omega]

Jeremiah will once again use his hunters bond in preparation for the next fight.

[Glitz]

"Jeremiah, which dragon is more powerful, the green or the blue? I don't want to exhaust my most powerful magic spells if the worst is yet to come..."

OOC: Just trying to decide which healing spell to bust out in the lull. 

[Alpha Omega]

Knowledge Arcana: 5 + 3 = 8
Knowledge Arcana: 2 + 3 = 5

[Malazek]

Jeremiah really has no idea how to answer Elodie. There are just so many variables.

Miphelgara interjects, "It depends on the dragon, in the same way that it depends on the person when dealing with humans. Both of these dragons are adults, however, and blues and greens are both in the middle of the chromatic hierarchy. Reds are at the top, and whites are at the bottom."

Hearing the young dragon's words, Jeremiah remembers reading that before. He just forgot.

[Glitz]

"Thanks, Miph, Jeremiah." Elodie nods and pulls some materials out of one of her pockets. She speaks a brief incantation, restoring the health of her allies.

Cast Cure Serious Wounds (Mass) on everyone in the cave.
Cures 21 + 15 = 36 Damage 

[Malazek]

OCC: Is anybody else doing something before the iron wall comes down? For some reason, I was waiting for everyone else to post, but I only just realized that maybe you were waiting on me.

[Malazek]

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! 

The banging on the iron wall continues for a a few seconds before ...

End of Round 4 ...

Init 14

Suddenly the iron wall crashes down! From behind it, a large WHITE dragon rushes into the cave! As it does, the air in the cave becomes bitterly cold! Although the frigid dragon is much smaller than the green one, it belches forth a frosty spray!

- The dragon is surrounded by a frightful aura that affects everyone.
- The dragon is also surrounded by an aura of cold that affects anyone who gets next to it.
- It's breath weapon is a 40' cone that hits Talmut, Miphelgara, and Elodie.
- Jeremiah's Will Save = 27 (Success)
- Gumphrey's Will Save = 17 (Success)
- Elodie's Will Save = 30 (Success)
- Elodie's Reflex Save = 26 (Success) No damage due to her ring of evasion
- Talmut's Will Save = 19 (Success)
- Talmut's Reflex Save = 17 (Fail) Talmut suffers more 30 Cold damage.
- Miphelgara's Will Save = 27 (Success)
- Miphelgara's Reflex Save = 9 (Fail) Miphelgara suffers more 30 Cold damage.

You all realize that the gargantuan blue dragon is still out there, somewhere.

Start of Round 5 ...

Init 15

Talmut casts a familiar summoning spell, but whatever he calls forth is invisible to the eye. Nonetheless, you can hear the summoned creature assaulting the dragon, but to no avail.
- Invisible Stalker's attack rolls = 26 and 18 (Miss and Miss)
- Invisible suffers 4 cold damage.

Gumphrey steps from the shadows and sinks his dagger into the dragon. His skin reddens and chaps immediately from the extreme cold.
- Gumphrey's attack roll = 29 (Hit); 45 damage to the dragon.
- Gumphrey suffers 4 cold damage plis 3 more damage from the vicious dagger.

About the same size as the adult white, Miphelgara moves to engage the evil dragon, snapping at it with his powerful dragon jaws.
- Miphelgara's bite attack = 33 (Hit); 14 damage.
- Miphelgara suffers 4 cold damage.

OOC: Elodie and Jeremiah can finish the round.

[Alpha Omega]

Jeremiah will knock three arrows and aim for the dragons throat...


Attack #1 20 (verified) + 27 = 47 | 40 DMG

Attack #2 8 + 19 = 27 | 14 DMG

Attack #3 2 + 14 = 16 | --

[Glitz]

Instead of reaching for her wand, Elodie instead uses her hands to form a pinpoint of fiery light. She directs the ball of light directly into the dragon's face.

Cast Fireball.
Damage = 35

[Malazek]

Round 5 (Continued) ...

Init 15 (Continued)

Jeremiah's arrows sink deep into the dragons throat, whose crimson blood look all the more red as it runs down the dragons frosty white scales. Struggling to breath, the dragon raises its head toward Jeremiah with anger and disdain, as it inhales a powerful breath.

But then the fire spirits, summoned by Lady Elodie, become an explosion of fiery destruction that scatters burning chunks of dragon all around you.

Init 14

Suddenly, and without warning, the blue dragon appears in front of Talmut. The huge blue wyrm spits a bolt of lightning right into the side passage where Talmut was standing!
- Talmut's Reflex Save = 19 (Fail). Talmut suffers 54 points of lightning damage. Talmut has 8 HP left.

Meanwhile, the huge silvery head of another dragon appears at the entrance of the cave. Mumbling arcane words of power, it summons a wall of wind to divide the cavern, so that Talmut and Miphelgara are trapped on one side (with the blue dragon), while everyone else is still on the other side with the silver one.
- The wind wall is 2' thick, but as wide and as tall as the cavern. It blocks all gases and most projectiles, is difficult to fly through, and can toss/tear small items.

Start of Round 6 ...

Init 15

Inside the barrier, Miphelgara spins around to face the much older blue, swinging his powerful tail with reckless abandon. Worried about Talmut's life, the young bronze dragon unleashes his full fury upon the enemy.
- Tail attack = 22 (Miss)
- Bite attack = 31 (Hit); 11 damage
- Claw attack = 29 (Hit) 13 damage
- Claw attack = 32 (Hit) 13 damage
- Wing attack = 27 (Miss)
- Wing attack = 14 (Miss)

Mortally wounded, Talmut steps back further into the tunnel, escaping the dragon's reach. Once out of striking range, he uncorks a potions and quickly quaffs it before shouting orders to his conjured servant.
- Potion of Cure Serious. Talmut regains 15 hit points. He now has 23.

Obeying the wizard's commands, the invisible creature assails the silvery head at the entrance. You only know this because it draws blood.
- Invisible Stalker's Attacks = 31  and 19 (Hit and Miss); 11 damage.

Realizing that the silver one hasn't fully entered the cavern, Gumphrey decides to take a risk. Relying on his magical glass ring, he steps through the cave wall and emerges behind the silver dragon ... where he is able to sink his magical dagger into the dragon's unsuspecting flank.
- Splinch Rolls = 91 and 53 (safe)
- Attack Roll = 32 (Hit); 51 damage
- Gumphrey also suffers 4 damage from his vicious dagger.

OOC: Jeremiah and Elodie are next.

[Alpha Omega]

As he curses the silver dragon he will quickly adjust to him as the new target and release three arrows. Hopefully it will draw his attention away from Gumph...

Attack 1: 7 + 29 = 36 | 2 + 12 = 14
Attack 2: 5 + 24 = 29 | 6 + 12 = 18
Attack 3: 14 + 19 = 33 | 6 + 12 = 18

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