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Inside the Ritual Chamber, underground, continuous ...
Inside the Ritual Chamber, underground, continuous ...
The two shadow demons mindlessly hiss as they fly quickly around and around the grey-robed cult leader, who maintains his posture pointing above the chamber floor. The three heroes are peeking from the rocky passageway, and the Shadow Demons zip through the air toward them.
SHADOW DEMONS
SHADOW DEMONS
Yesssss, Zalryr!
GM says
GM says
Roll for Initiative
ERIC
ERIC
⬙(2) (or 11)
+ Initiative (8) = 19
PRESTO
PRESTO
⬙(1)
+ Initiative (8) = 9
DIANA
DIANA
⬙(7)
+ Initiative (9) = 16
Round One
Round One
ESCALATION DIE = 0
The heroes try to scramble in retreat but the Shadow Demons slip in front and behind them. The Elf Shadow rakes at Eric with extended, knife-like shadow fingers, and the Human Shadow similarly slashes with a wide backhand at Presto, their shrieks full of terrifying intensity.
ELF SHADOW
ELF SHADOW
⬙(8) + Ice-cold Ghostly Touch (11) = 19
vs Eric's PD = 26
Damage = 0
HUMAN SHADOW
HUMAN SHADOW
⬙(5) + Ice-cold Ghostly Touch (11) = 16
vs Presto's PD = 19
Damage = 0
ERIC
(buckles down behind his Shield, which radiates a wave of Smite toward the Elf Shadow)
ERIC
(buckles down behind his Shield, which radiates a wave of Smite toward the Elf Shadow)
Guess it's too late to leave and report to Lord Neverwhatever?
⬙(8) + Melee Attack (10) + Smite (4) + Escalation (0) = 22
vs Shadow Demon AC = 20
Damage 1d6 (2) + 10 + Smite damage bonus (17) = 29, only half goes through
ZALRYR
(laughing maniacally)
ZALRYR
(laughing maniacally)
Young fools! But I must thank you! You shall be perfect specimens for my experiments!
(Chanting and swaying, his whispers send black lightning throughout the cavern and toward the heroes.)
⬙(13) + Whispered Chant (11) = 24
vs Eric's MD = 18
Damage = Eric chooses to take the Weakened condition
DIANA
DIANA
"Jump, jump, jump to it!
Oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh!
Jump, jump, jump to it"
I mean it! Move it!
Diana makes a vaulted leap using her Staff of Acrobats, launching herself over Presto to strike at the Human Shadow. Her dance gives Presto an opening to move.
⬙(15) + Melee Attack (10) + Escalation (0) = 25
vs Shadow Demon AC = 20
Damage 1d8 (2) + 6 = 8
PRESTO
PRESTO
Oh,man! Your attacks are barely fazing it. These are the real shadowy deal!
Free action ⬙(4) = Failed to disengqge.
Presto ducks and covers as moves opposite of Diana's dancing. The Shadow Demon seems to float in time as well.
Regular move action ⬙(3) = Failed to disengqge.
PRESTO
PRESTO
Ugh! These guys are impossible!
(and since he has to stay in place, he takes of his hat and begins gathering power)
"Hocus Pocus, Gotta Focus..."
Hocus Pocus, Gotta Focus..."
Strange energies swirl about his hat, sending random sparks to his friends so that they seem to sparkle.
Round TWO
Round TWO
ESCALATION DIE = 1
The Elf Shadow rears in front of Eric, its voice crying out with a wail of sin and darkness. The Human Shadow echoes its cries while it lashes this time at Diana.
ELF SHADOW
ELF SHADOW
⬙(5) + Wail of the Shadow (11) = 16
vs Eric's MD = 18
Damage = 0
HUMAN SHADOW
HUMAN SHADOW
⬙(20) + Ice-cold Ghostly Touch (11) = CRIT
vs Diana's PD = 18
(Diana shifts, wriggles, and rolls, making herself hard to target)
⬙(1) + Ice-cold Ghostly Touch (11) + Shift Wriggle Roll penalty (-3) = 9
vs Diana's PD = 18
Damage = 0
ERIC
(to the wailing Elf Shadow)
ERIC
(to the wailing Elf Shadow)
Shut up! Who asked you anything anyway?
(focusing his righteous anger through his Cavalier Shield, he sends out a burst of white energy)
⬙(7) + Undaunted (1) = 8, Failed Save vs Weakened
⬙(15) + Melee Attack (10) + Escalation (1) + Weakened (-4) = 22
vs Shadow Demon MD = 20
Holy Damage 8d8 (42) + 5 + Vulnerability (10) = 57, only half goes through
The cult leader Zalryr continues his whispered chant, the black lightning striking the floor, walls, and even Diana.
⬙(13) + Whispered Chant (11) = 24
vs Diana's MD = 17
Damage = Diana chooses to take the Weakened condition
DIANA
DIANA
Such... a weak... beat... but I'll give it my best shot!
(dancing to her own song as she swings her Staff)
"Cause we be he-roes!"
Dance of Heroes
⬙(6) + Melee Attack (10) + Dance of Heroes (1) + Escalation (1) + Weakened (-4) = 13
vs Shadow Demon AC = 20
Miss Damage = 5, only half goes through
⬙(4) = 4, Failed Save vs Weakened
PRESTO
PRESTO
"In front of these Shadows
We seem like ants!
Give us protection
Only a dragon could grant!"
⬙(16) + Charisma (4) + Level (5) + Dance of Heroes (1) + Escalation (1) = 27
vs Shadow Demon PD = 15
Fire Damage 13 + CHA x 2 (8) = 21 + x2 for Gathered Power = 42, only half goes through
Golden snakes of fire with dragon heads lash from Presto's hat, burrowing into the Human Shadow. Presto's eyes gleam with fire and on his shoulders flare epaulets of flame.
ERIC
(impressed)
ERIC
(impressed)
Presto! You're on fire! Now get down there and chump up that chump.
PRESTO
PRESTO
(gulps)
R- Right!
(He skips behind the smoldering demon to make his way down the cavern's passageway.)
⬙(11) = Disengqged.
PRESTO
PRESTO
"Abra-ka-gather power!
Abra-ka-gather power!"
Round THREE
Round THREE
ESCALATION DIE = 2
Hissing with something akin to sadistic laughter, the Shadow Demons zip in and around Eric and Diana, who tighten their formation amid the whirlwind.
ELF SHADOW
ELF SHADOW
⬙(16) + Wail of the Shadow (11) = 27
vs Eric's MD (18) + Weakened (-4) = 14
Damage = 25 psychic damage
HUMAN SHADOW
HUMAN SHADOW
⬙(18) + Wail of the Shadow (11) = 29
vs Diana's MD (17) + Weakened (-4) = 13
Damage = 25 psychic damage
DIANA
DIANA
Ugh! I can't take much more of this!
ERIC
ERIC
Just go! Leave me to clean up this mess, why doncha?
(bringing up his Shield so a Demon smacks into it, even if it does pass right through.)
GM says:
GM says:
You are using Bastion to share Diana's damage. Okay.
You are also activating your Shield's magic properites to use your normal AC as your MD for the remainder of the battle. Okay.
⬙(8) + Undaunted (1) = 9, Failed Save vs Weakened
⬙(14) + Melee Attack (10) + Escalation (2) + Dance of Heroes (1) + Weakened (-4) = 23
vs Shadow Demon AC = 20
Damage 1d6 (3) + 10 = 13, only half goes through
Zalryr's chanting lends ominous background noise to the scene. He turns his attention to Presto who is picking his way as fast as he can towards him.
⬙(6) + Whispered Chant (11) = 17
vs Presto's MD = 20
Damage = 0
DIANA
DIANA
Okay, Eric, "over to you!"
Diana tumbled out of the whirling shadows and parkours down the cavern opposite of Presto in order to engage with the cult leader, swinging her Staff through the momentum.
⬙(9) + Over to You (2) = 11, Disengaged.
⬙(4) = 4, Fail to sustain Dance of Heroes; Presto recieves bonus
⬙(9) + Melee Attack (10) + Escalation (2) + Weakened (-4) = 17
vs Zalryr's AC = 21
Miss Damage = 5, only half goes through
⬙(13) = No longer Weakened
PRESTO
PRESTO
Wow! Diana! Nice moves!
DIANA
DIANA
Great. Now how about some magic?
PRESTO
PRESTO
What? Oh. Yeah!
"Because this guy
Is so dark,
Why not try
A little SPARK!"
Lighting forks out of Presto's hat, mixing with the dark tendrils coming from the cult leader. Flashes strobe and thunder rumbles throughout the cavern, cutting off his ominous chant.
⬙(13) + Charisma (4) + Level (5) + Dance of Heroes (2) + Escalation (2) = 26
vs Zalryr's PD = 17
Damage 32 + CHA x 2 (8) = 40 + x2 for Gathered Power = 80
The cult leader cries out as electricity travels up and down his body, falling to one knee and visibly spent but breathing laborously.
Round Four
Round Four
ESCALATION DIE = 3
SHADOW DEMONS
SHADOW DEMONS
NO! Zalryr!
(The demons see his defeat, then zoom away from Eric to zip to their leader.)
⬙(8) = Fail to disengqge.
⬙(11) = Disengqged.
ERIC
ERIC
Oh no you don't!
(bashing his Shield through the form of the Elf Demon as it leaves)
⬙(18) + Melee Attack (10) + Escalation (3) + Weakened (-4) = 27
vs Shadow Demon AC = 20
Damage 1d6 (5) + 10 = 15, only half goes through
Zalryr, crumbled, motions the Shadow Demons to stop. Presto and Diana stay ready for anything.
ZALRYR
(without looking up from his kneeled position)
ZALRYR
(without looking up from his kneeled position)
No! Stop, my shadows! I-- I surrender.
DIANA
DIANA
Surrender?!
He rises with difficulty, palms open. The Shadow Demons hiss and claw at the air but are drawn inexorably back into their original prone bodies. The process is long and loud; Presto winces at the sight. They remain motionless.
ZALRYR
ZALRYR
But first, let us leave, for I do not know--
With a flash of green light, the runic circle on the cavern floor ignites once more. Explosively, thousands of green sparks spew from the lines of power, which swirl into the shape of a enormous skull with one glowing green eye, looking down upon the people below.
ZALRYR
(trembling)
ZALRYR
(trembling)
No! It cannot be! Vecna...!
APPARITION OF VECNA
APPARITION OF VECNA
Zalryr! How disappointing. How typical. And yet, you have brought me new... points of interest!
(The giant skull swivels to look at each of the heroes.)
"Yes, interesing, indeed. Perhaps I might have a *hand* in your destiny! I must keep my *eye* on you! HA-ha-ha-ha-ha!
The skull rocks backward with a raucus laugh, then explodes into three waves of green sparks, each blasting through one of the heroes like a wave crashing on a rock.
GM says
GM says
Roll a random number, evens or odds.
ERIC
ERIC
⬙(19)
PRESTO
PRESTO
⬙(8)
DIANA
DIANA
⬙(14)
ZALRYR
ZALRYR
Oh my! You have been blessed! You have been blessed! HA-ha-ha!
(laughing deliriuosly)
ERIC
ERIC
What the heck was that all about?
(wiping his forehead, then realizing)
Hey! Guys! It's gone! The eye!
DIANA
DIANA
Uh, Eric?
(She waves at him.)
ERIC
ERIC
What?
(oblivious, he looks at his own hand, then shrieks; it's now pale grey in color and looks aged, pock-marked and thin)
Ahhh!
(He looks at Diana and Presto, then shrieks again.)
Ahhh!
DIANA
DIANA
What?
(She rubs her forehead, then looks worriedly at Presto.)
Oh, no!
PRESTO
(also rubbing his forehead)
PRESTO
(also rubbing his forehead)
Oh, man. Not again!
Both Diana and Presto stare at each other, each with a green-hued third eye in their forehead. Zalryr's laughter continues to echo through the chamber.
continued in 1.9 MONTAGE . . .
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