good morning

hi

at first it wouldnt add you

np

hello Lylleth

hello

is mason there or sleeping?

don't know

k, just mailed final characters

got em

okay so we'll give sleepy head a few more minutes... then we'll begin... he can catch up...

Rod did dan inform you of where you are now

dragons?

I read the recap

yeah he fought 2 adults and killed 2 babies too

how difficult was it?

not

so now we are looking for the control room?

you took some damage but with mass heal from art you have no problem with that

supposedly the control room has a portal to the towers

convenient...

yeah... you must go down thru all the levels to get to the topside

how big is the dragon lair?

well mason's already explored about 400 feet of cavern... and he saw cave tunnels in every direction

the current room is over 200 ft long and about 80 ft wide with 2 openings to the air and 2 leading back into the caves

any tunnels lead down?

down and up and down and up... its very uneven -- since dragons fly... but none yet that continue straight down

Are you back, Dan?

according to the Hobgoblin there may even be another level that you need to find stairs too

let's walk towards the center of the citadel

MASON wake up

I am here

Im up...brb have to feed cat

How do I change "[email protected]" to another name.. like Wai Lo / Thror or something

just woke up, I guess

tools options

better

We need Pipster

So we've pretty much gone through the whole dungeon by force?

whats wrong with force

nothing, I guess. It's been working so far

It will fail eventually like everything else

except the dragons' lair could have 100 dragons

or more

okay so you want to head away from the room toward the down direction... remember since the citadel floats and can spin you really dont know N-S-E-W

the hall you travel in now is slightly narrow -- its the one mason attempted to flee down.

It rapidly widens as you come into another large cavern area

let's stick to the narrow tunnels and we won't have to worry about larger dragons

doh

(let me know when I appear, unless I am already there)

a single column about 50' from you and over 80' in diameter supports a somewhat circular cavern that is pocked with stalagtites and mites

back

I will let you know it will be soon...

the cavern is well over 400 ft in diameter (although numerous juts in and out as it is not perfectly circular

how tall is the cavern?

to the down direction you can see the other side of the citadel (and 2 passages to air)

the height is over 100'

mason remembers the stairs up to be near one of the 2 outside enterances

any passages in the column?

a large tunnel or more of continued cave holds a 3rd air tunnel and continues in the right direction

near you is another tunnel heading back in the up direction and a wide cave leading in the left direction...

do we have any idea where the control room is besides "through the dragons' lair"?

Draconian voices can be heard from the left direction and the sounds of wings lots of them ... are drawing closer

what are they saying?

the rushing wind conceals most of the conversation and the conversation is in hurried tones... but Lyl can tell it aint good

is there anyplace to take cover?

the columns or some of the larger stalagmites

Are you using whiteboard?

not at the moment

k

What is whiteboard? do I need to install something to see it?

I suggest we go behind the stalagmites

white board comes with xp...

okay the party takes cover in a grover of stalagmites.

grover?

the large group of draconian figures breaks into smaller groups with the largest band heading nito the dragons lair ... where you just were

grove

he he

the little sesame street guy isnt here

aww

and smaller band heads your way...

where the dead dragons are?

as the trio nears the party identifies them as Drakma (yes to lyl)... 3 large blue drakma in electric blue chainmail and weilding nasty looking greatswords

the drakma circle the column and seem to be scanning the area

the grove you are in provides excellent cover from their view but has you near one of the up direction tunnels...

you hear frantic voices... as the drakma attendants learn their new cousins have been slaughtered

can greater dispel work on multiple targets?

it works on an area yes

its not long before the keen draconian eyes notice movement...

one of the drakma screams a warning....

boots of haste

The trio of dragonmen dive toward your location... each seeming to speed their own flight alarmingly... with only a few sputters of dracon language

INIT

Anthony just fyi we roll Init every round... so I'll clue you when to roll as you will be entering in this combat

17, 16

k

14

lyl that was with bonuses?

+8,+7

and mason was without... so a 22 and 21 for him...

all the bonuses I'm aware of

alarmingly the drakma are faster

The first dives... straight for the dwarf... I'll take the largest.... Slash you kill the mage..., Roar get the others... these 5 are formidable...

the 1st comes up short with his dive... just enuf to clear the rocks that mason was hid behind... it lets out a stream of blue lightning REF save dwarf.

8

Roar, follows his orders and darts to the up direction that you came into the room by... hissing in dracon to his commrades in the room just up from here...

They get the message.

is that total...?

either way... Mason is charred... for 49 electrical any resistances?

no

17 total

not unless kims spell is still running

the one called slash dives (no its not) at lyl... passing close enough for its oversized sword to slash out... it turns end of end and heads right back into the sky... Lyl narrowly dives aside... saving her head this time.

Kim

cast resist energy on mason

okay... kim moves to mason and casts a spell

mason

can he reach the one that hit him?

not unless he can fly

can an avoral guardinal fly?

a what?

or a lillend?

I don't know. It's some celestial thing.

a lillend can... for sure... its avoral guardian

it's in the book

he'll pull out his bow and shoot it...will use boots

the book says guardinal

what bow?

yes the avoral can fly as well

he only has one left

kim has it...

in the quiver

you left it on his sheet

thats cause it is his... but she took in in the last battle remember.... when the brillant one went boom

okay...well then I guess there is nothing he can do

okay lyl

mass haste of course

are any of the drakma still grouped together?

nope

party is hasted

is summon monster VIII full round or single action?

full round all summoning is

how many drakma's are in the air?

Gar syas... make me fly again....

and how far up are they?

have we rested?

1 is 30' up near lyl...

1 is 40' up above mason

your current state is on the battle sheet

I'll make gar fly

then it is gar's turn

gar will fly up to the one near lyl

enraged

okay... that uses his haste move...

okay.

you reach the target and have a full round

hack'n'slash

afk 1 min

14+29

and 1st roll is

hit

8 + 12

2nd

afk?

20 + 24

rolled 6 for crit

crit misses ah...

22 damage right.

3rd

isn't it 20?

+9 normal, +3 for rage

back

oh yeah you do d8...

3rd attack

5 + 19

misses

4th attack

15 + 14

misses

these guys are hard to hit

Arthur gears up a searing light and then readies his wand

the searing light connects with the one gar is fighting

Lyl gar and art see more drakma speeding toward then from the up hall they are standing in...

these drakma are still blue, currently hasting themselves

Lyl will have to blast them

but they are different... 1 carries a heavy maul and wears a weird serpent logo on her mail

ewe

the other is unarmored except for a pair of metal bracers... it carrys a simple ironwood staff

are we still near the smaller caves?

Thror/Wai Lo in disguise??

the last... is the biggest drakma you have seen yet... it carries a even nastier greatsword and around its flying person is a magical animated shield.... it roars in disgust... VILERS of Dragon kind.... you shall perish

Mason you see the one called Roar reappear from the oening he fled into...

To make matters worse --- the column glows with a bright magical light... and a portal of white light opens.... 2 figures can be seen from within....

Everyone roll INIT

2

16, 15

Mason and kim are frozen with fear... they react rather slowly this round... ;->

Thror/Wai lo will need Init rolls as well

haha.. u gonna think I am cheating

rolls 19, 20

without bonuses

yes, w/o bonus

okay you roll 1 d20 for both and add bonuses separately... but thats fine...

thror =19+1=20

wai lo = 20 +5 = 25

The Drakma are still faster.... too bad

doh 25 is as good as it can get for me

The one above mason dives in (+8 init is not unheard of in this group most take improved init)

it charges with its haste action then full attacks.. .remaining 10' away

OMG! Mason is destroyed...

the charge hits with a 20... critical lands!

mason takes 46!

dwarves never die!

Well this one better hope no more 20s land this round

the fast warrior slashes 4 more times and then darts in to bite at the dwarf... its maw crackles with blue energy

the 1st sword blow hits oh mason's shield and slashes into the dwarrf's arm.... the othe blows are mere feints and the even the smart dwarf is caught off gaurd as the snakelike head slithers over the shield to bite the torn arm...

ouch

the sword blow causes 19...

the bite causes 10 and 2 electric (mason is protected from that)

but 29 more... and the dwarf is hurting

The one facing gar... Skarl... Dwarves and orcks for dinner... my favorite... Die ork!

with that it begins the round by opening its maw.... REF SAVE!

a streak of lightning tears into gar!

10 + 9

not quite good enough... and gar feels the full force... a huge 57! points of energy

ouch

what are my new hps?

before the lightning?

the creature completes its round with a similar sword flurish and a final snap of its jaws...

how many foes are there? like 5 warrior type drakma, plus 1 wizzie type, plus 1 leader type? 7?

6... 3 warrior.another that could be a warrior but probably a cleric, a wizard and a leader...

the heros besides yourself are surrounded...

the sword flurish follows a slight different pattern... the 1st a fake, the second a deadly slash that tears gars armor... the next two fakes but gar is ready for the snake bite and turns aside

the slash however does 24 (gar 's dr removes 3)

for 21

the cleric drakma charges forward... to determine foe... arriving near lyl and art this round.

the mage moves forward but stops in the tunnel... readying a spell and its staff

the leader stays put. for now ;->

the final warrior - Roar... eyes the portal it seems confused... and waits for the figures!

Wai lo

do i see this? all the heroes except Gar are in the tunnel.. cleric and wizzie and ? warrior near them

leader and ? warriors outside flying around in chamber (how big is chamber)

you see it all as you step through... Roar is closest to you and is flying at 40' height in the open cave.

are there any on the ground?

the party is in a grotto of stone... Slash is in the air with gar

Skarl is 10' in the air above mason and kim

another drakma is with in 20' of art, lyl

you dont see the leader or the mage drakma as they are up the tunnel

k.. so I have to fly to engage anything with melee correct?

you could use your 10' reach to get skarl.... in melee but otherwise yes

you are 40' from skarl though

k fly to one within 40' as move action, then stun fist

whats the reach on the lance?

10'

roll 13+19=32 to hit on stun fist melee

okay... you fly to skarl ... as you do Roar comes to his senses and moves to intercept...

the blow is a narrow miss... the heavy armored drakma takes notice...

are you hasted?

no

okay they it will be thror's turn

Thror can not see the other dwarf needing healing correct?

not from 40' away

also the other drakma is now in that area too... so its probably his nearest targets

can I drop a blade barrier on the ones near the tunnel?

yes... you can... do you wish to target the cleric or just pervent it from getting out

I wll position it so that the entrance to the tunnel leaves only a 5' opening

so we can move in adn out and the large creatures can nto

can not

unfortunately... the tunnel is higher... they can fly over it

40' height

bladebarrier is one direction only... you get vertical or horizontal/...

you cant cover the 40x40

So Thror enters and shouts, Heroes in the dragon chamber, Pelor has sent us to aid u!

and then

first action is 20' move toward the tunnel

the heros are confused... whose Pelor?

then cast dragon breath on myself

arthur probably knows of the god...

can I breath the same round I cast or do i have to wait till next

okay... can you use that now...

k, copper ... anything within 15'?

not yet... 20' to roar

strech my neck

hehe

lyl you're up

where is the cleric?

are the mage and leader together?

20' from you just in the tunnel, just off the ground...

no the mage is 20' in front of the leader, 20' behind the cleric

what's the area of greater dispel?

30

So I could get the leader and the mage - is it full round?

you know magic items arent affected by the area version of the spell right?

oh

no 1 action

yeah, I knew that...

it'll affect their haste...

and maybe they're flight but probably not they have wings

hmmm...

what the heck. greater dispel on them, then delayed blast (can I get all 3 with delayed blast?

yes... barely

the mage... drakma... casts greater dispell to counter your greater dispell

it follows by attempting to greater dispell your delayed blast as well...

;->

thats why he held

both your spells are defeated...

damn

at least it kept him occupied, too

The mage drakma smiles... Your magic is weak vs Dragon magic... it raises its staff... (for next round)

I hope I win init

but cost you a 6th and a 7th

gar

15 +

hit

1 + 12 dam

1st

13 + 29

hit

6 + 12

19 + 24

hit

2 + 12

3rd

6 + 19

misses

4th

1... oops

2... uh oh

fumble check

oh boy

d20

12

oh not good... gar over extends opening a hole... the creature Slash is all too smart... and the great sword....

tears gar's side...

for 21 (18) points

rod... i already get 6 attacks... I dont need a 7th

at least I didn't break his axe this time

oh yeah you did that too

See anthony... they end up killing themselves

Art follows by changing direction and using the wand twice on the cleric...

ahah

both touch attacks land... and the cleric roars... Vile good God Magic.... My dark powers will see you roasted!

kim

cast heal on mason

okay... 2nd action

brb

pull bow and shoot at one on mason

FYI Anthony.... 3rd edition haste allowed the 2 spells... thats why this extra casting is going on

one shoot since you had to drop lance and shield and retrieve bow

thats shot

6

not even close... without the brillance bow... she just cant hit

need GMW on the arrows

yeah I know

she's stil lusing masons 20.

mason

i think 3.5 still allows it.. u get an extra standard action.. which can be a spell

I thought they changed it to an extra melee attack... like it was in 2nd

pulls out the lance and attacks

they thought haste was too much fire power for a mage

drops sword... oh no

doh, u correct.. re-read it

and shield by the way lance is 2 handed

yeah I know

okay that could all be done with haste partial so now you have a full attack with a 10' reach

12

hit.. .and guess what .. he's dragon subtype so bane affects him too

does the dragon bane effect these

oh

d8+12+2d6

18

2nd

9

miss

3rd

15

miss

4th

18

need 20

miss

told ya hard to hit

INIT

7

thror 5+1=6

wai lo 13+5=18

24, 23

just roll 1 d20... so would be 5+1, 5+5

lyl is awesomely fast... and goes 1st

greater dispel on the staff

k, 6 and 10 ill hang out and watch for a bit

no... dotn do it...

d20

ugh... 4

AGAIN!!!

damn!.... you dont have too.. .the staff goes dark

how long does it last?

greater is +20 remember

long enuf

or not so long...

depends I roll a dice in rounds!

or die that is

delayed blast them now

2nd action

can I still get all 3?

thats 4 6th lvls gone... what happens when you dont have mass haste

yes

will I have any 7th left?

that will leave me with 1 7th - enough for mansion

yes you have 6 of them now... this will only be your 4th

okay, I'll blast them

oh, I thought the sheet said 4

4 8th?

your 17th lvl... you did downloiad yesterday right?

duh...

yes

damage

despite the lines in the spreadsheet, I still couldn't line them up

17d8?

17d6?

d8

delayed is d8? damn

91

you dident change kim's spells on her sheet

it is in 3rd...

oops... I'll fix it...

damn that hurts...

even with saves

they're still over 100 I'm sure

2 are real close to not being.... the other is over 200

still

gar

ouch

1...

rolled 11 for fumble

not good.

1st att

gar puts axe away and goes home

7 + 29

i cant roll i'm quiting

hit

8 + 12

12 + 24

slash is lookin rough

hit

1 + 12

11+ 19

miss

19 + 14

miss barely

jeez

yeah 12 natural armor... plus mithral magical chainmail...

plus dex +4

even with large size penal... its huge

the drakma surprised by rods quickness are next

Slash evokes a special ability... a crackling shield surrounds him.... he dares gars to slash him again

and then attacks

landing 2 huge sword slashes... then feinting again... and this time gar misses the cue... the bite sinks deep...

could these things be considered, evil humanoids, monstrous humanoids, or giants?

gar takes 18(15), 21(18) and 16(13) +5 Electric

he's below 100...

they are Dragon subtype not humaniod

they are evil... thou

can gar use his bow as a staff?

no

coward....

hit the field common...

Roar attacks wai lo...

opening of course with the lightning breathe Ref Save

does he have improved evasion?

never mind I found it

make svae take 0

it then attacks...

yes

save roll 16

he dodges aside

aieeee.. haa... hann.. sann

Wai Lo talking.. his mouth isnt moving with his words

the dodge costs him on the 1st attack.,.. sword sinks deep, but the over confident drakma.. roars in and bounces his sword to the ground... it snarls... invokes its own cracklin shield and snaps at wai to finish its round

damage on the sword strike: 22

did u remember the 50% miss from displacement?

yes

damn!

thats why 3 attacks missed

these are 16th lvl fighters with magical greatswords... they hit a 32 pretty well

oh.. then.. aieeee.. loo... ya... sann

it did fumble its sword though

hahaha

now its claws and bite for you

skarl on mason... seeing the dwarf drop its sword,.... haha it laughs then moves within 5' putting kim in threat and making the lance useles...

Die Dwarf... you'll be my dinner... its slashes 5 times and then bites.... invoking its own shield as well

the first 3 attacks all land... ouch!

for 20, 15, 22

the cleric... eyeing art... I summon from the black and force of unholy energy....

all of the drakma are now blessed by Unholy Aura!

the cleric the charges Art...

maul branshing an unholy and electrical aura!

Art narrowly dives aside

all the drakma are within 2-' of each other?

20'?

the leader and mage are not

affected sorry

and yes otherwise...

k

the party is nearly back to back now... there is a big stalagmite separating the two fights

the mage roars... You dispelled my lightningrod!

No matter... it breathes on lyl!

\

The casts Ball of lightning! like fireball with electrical energy type... I love that metamagic feat

everyone except gar, thror, and wailo need ref saves

lyl needs 2

11 + 10

5 + 10

oh boy she missed by 1

admixture plus transmution.. insane.. i shoot u with my fireball that does 10d6 sonic and 10d6 electric dmg!

oh shit ... lyl dies

yes I know... but he doesnt have that YET!

lyl takes 58 from the breathe

a

other saves?

lyl takes 42 from lightning

ouch

shes at 2

she's barely standing

did she make the reflex on the breath?

no missed that by 1 (its a 22)

in a way that's good

I would hate to think it could have done 116 damage

its only 12d8

only!

Mason did you roll saves!

2

13

art took 42... - 5 from his shield

13 is mason or kim

kim

kim saves takes 21... - any electrical res

mason takes 42 but gets 15 off? from energy res?

its a 3.5 spell so I dont know...

30 off in 3.5

ok takes 12 then

no she doesnt have anything

leader does nothing

art moves away from the cleric... casts heal on lyl

then fires one searing light at the cleric

thank you!!

wow 30pts from 5d8... nice... the cleric is hurt

course she's a cleric

kim

and he beat SR barely...

she's probably going to cast mass heal soon

she's not that high

we should kill her now!!

of course we don't know that

what if.. mass harm existed ? ouch

takes a 5' step back and summons greater fire elemental

better carry spell immunity to that always!

if you 5' back you run into the evil cleric

you arent in her threat yet but if you move you will be

can she get out of threat

not unless she can fly

or climb over the stalagmite

changes to a bird and flys out of threat

coward....

combat cast you wimp

she took too much damage to do so

Skarl sneers... your friends are fleeing dwarf.... no matter the birdy will make a nice desert after I eat your flesh!

mason

what she didnt get hit while casting...

I thaught if she got hit before she casted it still counted

we've never used that before....

and it aint true

thats why you have to hold to stop a spellcaster

except for full round

oh okay then she would have just combat casted then

so now she's not a bird! kim drives herslef crazy this round shapechanging ;->

so what are you casting

yeah

11 on the roll

are you summoning right here

shure

\what spell

thror snores

animal shapes

'

okay... masons turn

gar and lylleth have to leave soon

thror will need to roll higher init to wake up

mason will soon after, too

mason aint palying paintball

drops lance and picks up sword and shield

1 attack left

attack

he has to be here by 1:00!!

19

chance to crit

20

nice

lots of fight to happen in the next few minutes then

nice!

that hurts...

2d10+22

37

ow!

mason resists the 10 electrical damage the shield sends back to him thru the sword

wai

ok

the dude i am next to has unholy aura... how far are the people w/o the aura

Roar is in front of you... Skarl is 5' below you

all the way across the battlefield and up the tunnel 20' for 50' total

but you'll take at least 1 aoo

k.. one move action can come 60' fly ill go.. plus 4 ac on mobilityfor aoo

mason does need a will save Dan

if i melee someone with unholy aura ill hve like 10str at the end of the rd

sorry its fort

you'll save!

8

good thing you have +18...

roll attack on the dude i moved to.. roll is 16 plus 19 = 35, stun fist

-6 str would have sucked

yup

which due... you actually fly across the field and take the aoo?

yes leader and mage dont have the aura correcT? if so.. i go for mage

the aoo lands

for 18

the mage is hit

and will be stunned

damage

DC on stun is 23.. dmg is 17

okay thror

thror will use divinemetamagic to quicken cast a widened (from rod 100% increase in size) blade barrier like i thought of in rd 1

so i leave a 5' passage and hit the others if i can

you can still hit the priest... and this will make it hard for wailo to escape the mage and the leader

whats your DC vs blade barrier

he can tumble and 5' open is there.. he should be ok

dc 25 for 6th

ouch... roll damage... priest will be forced to this side.

near art, kim, lyl

62 dmg on BB

16d6

15d6

max at 15

its it maxed out at 15 in 3.5?

too bad

20 in 3rd

a

cleric is really hurt

k, now i am gonna take a move action up to 20' to get within 20' of as many freaking bad guys as possible.. then cast righteous smite.. how many can be in range

I have to go now

try not to get me killed!

cya!

you shall die soon

cya at 1:00, dan

20' radius on righteous smite will do 16d6 dmg to all in 20' radius and blind them all for 1d4 runds... WILL save for 1/2 and no blind

you can get all the warriors except slash, the cleric and the mage

and then we'll see who dies!!

I'll try

this is against evil only right

evil and neutral

says "only evil and neutral are harmed by the spell: good are unaffected"

the cleric dies.

1:00!! We have 6 other people coming, and one of them has to leave at 3 or 4, so we have to start at 1:00

cya

only HALF dmg to neutral.. noticed that at bottom

so if cleric is nuetral.. could save for 1/4 dmg

damage

roll the 16d6 and 1d4 rds?

yes

kim isnt in the spell is she?

kim is nuetral good she takes no damage

she is good isnt she?

52 dmg and 4 rds

roll d20 for SR

4 times

roll is 15

each creature affected individually

3

19

12

18

10

more ?

cleric dies... mage and roar take half... skarl SR resists

damn.. all but cleric either save or SR? so none are blind?

no cleric had SR too Unholy arua gives SR...

not if they save...

I mean... i didnt manage to blind anyone

cleric failed both save and sr and died... she is blind... but that doesnt matter

INIT

I'll control the barbarian and sorceress

8

1

oh man... long day for the drawves

the drakma are first

yup

Seeing the cleric go down.... slash pulls out of combat with gar and dives at Lyl

gar nearly fumbles his AOO

Aoo!

oh boy!

doh lol

and lyl dies!

ok takes 22