Act 9 - Chimera Cove

The Age of Magic is ended, Bhall, the Goddess of Fire, has succumbed to the whispers of Agares and fallen into Hell. Her worshipers and creations driven mad, and fire, which has been a powerful ally to man, has turned against him. Each good god was charged with the opposition of an evil god. Bhall was responsible for balancing Mulcarn, the God of Winter. Finding himself unopposed Mulcarn has broken The Compact and moved into Creation.

Creation was on the verge of another open war between the gods, that which they had outlawed with The Compact. To keep that from happening a deal was struck and the gods agreed that one god would enter Creation to challenge Mulcarn. That was Sucellus, the God of Nature. The two gods battled across the face of Creation, entire civilizations still recovering from the Burning Skies that marked the fall of Bhall were destroyed by their power. In the end Sucellus was killed and Mulcarn remained.

The Eternal Winter has begun...
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The Dragon - Fluxhold: Round 1

Post by ManWithDoor » Fri May 21, 2021 12:35 am

Nate positions himself near the narrow walkway, in case he needs to tactically withdraw. He raises an eyebrow at the liquidy voice coming from the water, but right now he can't act on something he doesn't understand yet. Right now, Poltur is before him and the guy is clearly up to no good. He wouldn't mind the guy surrendering and questioning him, but until the jerk volunteers for that, the gunslinger isn't in a merciful mood. And there's weird dark magic and corruption afoot in the region, so he really doesn't want to take any chances again.

Aiming with his Musket, he palms a few alchemical cartridges and begins firing.
He's relatively close, so going to chance going all-out for damage. Rapid Shot + Deadly Aim (and assuming within 30' so Point-Blank Shot). +13/+13/+8, for 1d12+14 each.
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Post by Grimbold » Fri May 21, 2021 8:22 am

Torias gets ready to cast a spell, praying to Kilmorph, but he takes a bit too long to remember the right incantation, so he needs to start again.
Flavor text, Torias goes last and will cast a spell.

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Post by Vardaen » Fri May 21, 2021 6:14 pm

Round 1 Nate 28, Dreams 24, Poltur 19, Torias 5
Nate moves up, point blank, and he opens up, a shotgun like blast that fires a barrage of damaging shot. Polutr is hit hard with a blast and staggers on the narrow plank but keep his balance even as he's bleeding down the side of his left arm, his clothes a tatter. Somehow he manages to avoid being blows away right then and there.

Dreams...
Nate: Rapid + Deadly Sho, Point Blank: 29 Hit for 21 Dmg, 16 Miss, 15 Miss
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Post by Muskrat » Fri May 21, 2021 7:13 pm

Dreams charges towards Poltur, calling out, "Junil and Lugus, guide my hand," striking hard with her sword, which now flows with divine power.
Free Action: Quickdraw: Draw elven long blade.
Swift Action: Activate Smite Evil vs. Poltur.
Move Action if necessary: Move to engage Poltur.
Standard Action: Attack vs. Poltur with elven long blade/Smite Evil. If no Move Action is necessary, I get two attacks.

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The Dragon - Fluxhold: Round 1-2

Post by Vardaen » Tue May 25, 2021 3:38 pm

Round 1 Nate 28, Dreams 24, Poltur 19, Torias 5

Round 2 Nate 28, Dreams 24, Poltur 19, Torias 5
Dreams leaps forward, blade in hand, glowing with a holy radiance. The paladin slams her blade into Poltur's shoulder and nearly severs his arm. The blow cuts deeply and painfully into the man who stumbles and falls into the water below! The scyring pool is crimson now with his blood as he scream. "Kill them, kill them! I release you as we spoke about, kill them!" He manages to grab the side and produces a potion vial from his belt and drinks it down sealing up much of the damaged wound.

As he screams to the water droplet a very large watery creature drops down out of it, "Free! Free after a century!" The huge water elemental turns his gaze on Dreams and slams her in the chest knocking her back into the wall with a powerful punch. It knocks some wind from her lungs. Then a massive constrictor snake darts out from the hanging droplet too, like a lashing vine the snake strikes at Dreams but she side steps, then blocks with her blade as it attempts to grab her with its mouth several times.

Torias, with Nate and Dreams quickly behind....
Dreams: Quickdraw, Smite Evil vs Poltur, Move, Attack: 31 "18" Crit Hit (Confirm: 34) Critical Hit for 34
Poltur: Commands those in the Droplet to attack. 5ft, Drinks Healing Potion: +27 HPs
Elemental: Move, Slam Dreams: 28 Hit for 6 dmg
Massive Snake: Attack Dreams: 20 Miss, Attk Dreams: 23 Miss
So Polutr is in the water, and now the elemental and snake are in the way mostly blocking him. One of them needs to come down or you need to some out get around them in the very crowded chamber.
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Post by Muskrat » Tue May 25, 2021 6:50 pm

Would it be possible to shoot arrows at Poltur or are the monsters providing cover for him?

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Post by Grimbold » Wed May 26, 2021 6:06 am

Torias calls to his diety for aid, and lo, a dwarf like figure in heavy armor and with a two handed axe appears, and attacks the elemental with the axe.
Cast spiritual ally, make it appear right behind the elemental, so it can flank with Dreams. It attacks the elemental.

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Post by Muskrat » Wed May 26, 2021 7:34 pm

Well then, not to pass up this opportunity ...
Dreams lets out an ear-splitting wail of grief and rage, then attacks the elemental with her sword.
Swift Action: Battle Cry
Full Round Action: Attack vs. elemental with elven curve blade. Two attacks per round. Power attack.

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Post by ManWithDoor » Thu May 27, 2021 6:39 pm

Nate reloads as he fires, grateful for the army training that worked the action into his muscle memory.
If I can keep on shooting Poltur, I will. If he's blocked, then join in on battling the Elemental. Same rolls as last time.
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The Dragon - Fluxhold: Round 2-3

Post by Vardaen » Wed Jun 02, 2021 5:24 pm

Round 1 Nate 28, Dreams 24, Poltur 19, Torias 5



Round 2 Nate 28, Dreams 24, Poltur 19, Elemental, Snake
, Torias 5
Torias summons a shimmering spirit. The dwarf appears with a great axe emblazoned with the symbol of Kilmorph the dwarf god of the forge. The creature lays into the elemental as it flanks with Dreams. The axe slices through the watery elemental knocking great splashes of its mass into the pools below.

Nate reloads so fast it seem impossible, but the cartridge helps keep up the pace. He can't fire on anyone in the room without the danger of shooting his allies in the back save for the towering elemental that stands 6 feet above even Dream's helm. So he clusters some shot into the creature and sprays the far wall with water and bullets from his musket. The creature is howling now in pain.

Dreams echoes the howl with one of her own before she slices horizontally through the elemental, then flips her blade and splits it top to bottom sending two waves of crashing water into the pool below. Just like that the creature is dead.

Poltur climbs out of the pit of water on the far side, he rolls to his feet, draws his blade and sneers, "Well, time to go I guess!" He's about to dart away.

The massive snake rears up, hissing in anger as its only companion for decades is now slain by the elf. It lashes out with new effort and clamps onto her shoulder pulling Dreams in and coiling up around her constricting and grappling the Elohim within its muscled body. It then starts to hoist Dreams up toward the great watery droplet in hopes of drowning her inside it.

Torias and his spirit...
Torias: Spiritual Ally
Spirtual Ally: Flank 30 Hit for 9 Dmg Hits as Spell , "20" (Crit: 29) Crit for 18 as Spell



Combat Round 2
Nate: Rapid Reload: Fire at Elemental PBS, Etc: 14 Miss, 30 Hit for 21, 19 Hit for 15 = 36 Clustered Shot - 5 DR = 31 Dmg
Dreams: Battle Cry, Full Att, Power Att: 27 Hit for 16 - 5 DR = 11, 20 Hit for 21 - 5 = 16 = 27 Total DEAD
Poltur: Escape Pool, is across chamber, weapon drawn
Massive Snake Attack Dreams: 25 Miss, 35 Hit for 19 Dmg + Imp Grab 33 vs 26 Success: Constrict 13 Dmg, Grappling with Dreams

There is room now to move at Poltur with the elemental gone
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