Once ashore, Tyrkoris will remain near the rear of the group, keeping watch on the rear and standing ready to assist as needed, "My words can be soft enough, but I will not lie about our purpose here. But, for the sake of our mission, I can remain silent."
Moving on up to the door, you find it opens easily enough.
A large room with high ceilings held up by thick pillars of grey stone opens up before you. Wooden pews stand to either side of an aisle that runs up to a stone altar carved with a scroll, behind which stands a beautiful statue of an angelic woman. Smaller doors lead off from the left and right of the room and a staircase to the rear heads downwards.
All around lie the same signs of violence you saw back at the shrine. Blood spatters the floor and splintered wood shows where heavy blades tore pews apart.
A white-robed Elf with a bloody bandage pulled tight across his eyes is praying at the altar. Standing guard over him are five Angelic figures, tall and powerful but with a strange air of sickness. Their skin is deathly pale and the orbs of their eyes are a black void.
The white-robed elf stands as the door opens and turns towards it, a frown turning down his lips as he turns his sightless head towards the door, clearly somehow knowing what is there without being able to see. "It appears the dragons were less than vigilent..." The elf says in a tired-sounding voice. He gives a sigh and bows in greeting. "I am Shinoh, Tempani’s lieutenant, and a high-level Cleric of Oghma. What business do you have here?"
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Real will immediately cast armor of agathys on himself at level 8 spell slot. Then addressing Shinoh he will say "My friend Shinoh, we come at the bidding of Ahmzael. He has been tragically wounded and we are told that Tempani is not herself. Ahmzael believes that her attempts to prevent the Far Realms from destroying everything are misguided and will end in timeline changes and destruction of all we know and love. She has taken from the mountaintop shrine of Oghma the knowledge of Chronomancy and we wish to better understand her intentions so that we might prevent disaster. What are your connections and understanding of these happenings?" Real watches and listens as the situation grows tense.
He shakes his head. "Tempani’s plan is the only way to protect this plane from the Far Realms." His voice is haggard and grim as he speaks. "Only a fool would oppose her. If you understood the horrors of that place as well as I do, you would agree,."
"So then you would slaughter innocents to allow her to do this? If I am not mistaken the god supposedly supports is a good aligned diry." Iorythas says as he readies himself to knock the arrow fully onto his bow.
Tyrkoris will approach and bow his head respectfully, "Perhaps you could elaborate on this plan for us? We are working in the dark based on a single perspective and additional information would be appreciated. If we knew both sides we would be able to make a more accurate decision."
"My name is Bjorm, but we all speak as one. From Real you now know what we heard when we were pulled into this world. We should all be able to agree as good souls that innocent blood should not be spilled, thank you Iorythas. I like Tyrkoris would also like to understand what you know, and also would like to know more about the horrors of that place. What is it that we are facing?"
"For what the Far Realm has in it, there is no describing it, you must have seen it to understand." The elf says with another sigh. "As for Tempani’s plan, she has harnessed the power of an Far Realm elder being, and is going to use its power to cast the most powerful chronomancy spell in existence. To stop all time..."
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"And as the human poets once spoke of, as she stares into the void, does it not stare back at her? Ahmzael said something dark had twisted Tempani, causing her to act erratically. Is it not possible that this elder being has not harnessed Tempani and now rides her like a beast of burden? I fear we will need to speak with her directly, and if we must force our way past to make that happen we will do so.
I believe I was mistaken compatriots. It would appear a big stick will be the way to go."
Pinnacle takes a step forward before dropping into a combat stance. With his war pick in one hand, a whirring and sparking sound emits from his chest. With a few more sparks, flames begin to burn in a circle around him.
Pinnacle has decided that elf man and his angels are corrupted and is ready to kick things off. He will follow the lead of the rest of the group, but assuming that combat is actually joined, here is the initiative roll for me and ISD.
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"It seems the time for politicking is over." Bjorn says and readies Green Flame Blade and his Great Sword for the first enemy that attacks, or the first target of one of his peers)
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Real addesses Shinoh again "As you can see, my friends are not here to negotiate. Is it not obvious that this 'most powerful of all chronomancy spells' is a danger to us all? We must make our way to Tempani and stop this madness.". Real prepares to move past Shinoh: initiative if needed 10
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Iorythas simply raises his bow even as he looks to the rest of the group slowly. "Well it seems the speak softly option has been taken away. Let us hope we are not making a mistake by attacking them so quickly...."
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Ralph’s ship begins to dance on its own in anticipation of what’s next. The creeping sensation crawls up his spine as the symbiotic tendril begins to flex and coil.
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"Let's get into it. ISD, Attack with me."
Pinnacle rushes forward, bringing his warpick alight in fire as it swings down on the closest Deva. (Melee Attack with GFB targeting CA5. Pinnacle moves to the square directly west of CA5 for this attack).
Attack: 15 Piercing Damage: 8 Fire Damage: 14
If the attack hits, the fire leaps to Shinoh as well, dealing fire damage to the priest.
Fire Damage to Secondary Target: 22
As he moves forward, the Improved Steel Defender moves up with him. (Stopping just south of the square Pinnacle stops in.)
Pushing forward, the mechanical beast bites at the angelic figure.
Attack: 30 Force Damage: 14
Edit to add - Unless he is forced to move the ISD will use his reaction to use Deflect Attack on the first aggressor to make an attack roll against Pinnacle. That attack roll will be at disadvantage and the attacker will take 7 force damage. Interestingly, the ability write up does not designate that this has to be a melee attack, so any ranged or spell attack will trigger it as well.
Once ashore, Tyrkoris will remain near the rear of the group, keeping watch on the rear and standing ready to assist as needed, "My words can be soft enough, but I will not lie about our purpose here. But, for the sake of our mission, I can remain silent."
Moving on up to the door, you find it opens easily enough.
A large room with high ceilings held up by thick pillars of grey stone opens up before you. Wooden pews stand to either side of an aisle that runs up to a stone altar carved with a scroll, behind which stands a beautiful statue of an angelic woman. Smaller doors lead off from the left and right of the room and a staircase to the rear heads downwards.
All around lie the same signs of violence you saw back at the shrine. Blood spatters the floor and splintered wood shows where heavy blades tore pews apart.
A white-robed Elf with a bloody bandage pulled tight across his eyes is praying at the altar. Standing guard over him are five Angelic figures, tall and powerful but with a strange air of sickness. Their skin is deathly pale and the orbs of their eyes are a black void.
The white-robed elf stands as the door opens and turns towards it, a frown turning down his lips as he turns his sightless head towards the door, clearly somehow knowing what is there without being able to see. "It appears the dragons were less than vigilent..." The elf says in a tired-sounding voice. He gives a sigh and bows in greeting. "I am Shinoh, Tempani’s lieutenant, and a high-level Cleric of Oghma. What business do you have here?"
Real will immediately cast armor of agathys on himself at level 8 spell slot. Then addressing Shinoh he will say "My friend Shinoh, we come at the bidding of Ahmzael. He has been tragically wounded and we are told that Tempani is not herself. Ahmzael believes that her attempts to prevent the Far Realms from destroying everything are misguided and will end in timeline changes and destruction of all we know and love. She has taken from the mountaintop shrine of Oghma the knowledge of Chronomancy and we wish to better understand her intentions so that we might prevent disaster. What are your connections and understanding of these happenings?" Real watches and listens as the situation grows tense.
Rolls if needed: persuasion 26; perception 25
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He shakes his head. "Tempani’s plan is the only way to protect this plane from the Far Realms." His voice is haggard and grim as he speaks. "Only a
fool would oppose her. If you understood the horrors of that place as well as I do, you would agree,."
"So then you would slaughter innocents to allow her to do this? If I am not mistaken the god supposedly supports is a good aligned diry." Iorythas says as he readies himself to knock the arrow fully onto his bow.
Tyrkoris will approach and bow his head respectfully, "Perhaps you could elaborate on this plan for us? We are working in the dark based on a single perspective and additional information would be appreciated. If we knew both sides we would be able to make a more accurate decision."
"My name is Bjorm, but we all speak as one. From Real you now know what we heard when we were pulled into this world. We should all be able to agree as good souls that innocent blood should not be spilled, thank you Iorythas. I like Tyrkoris would also like to understand what you know, and also would like to know more about the horrors of that place. What is it that we are facing?"
"For what the Far Realm has in it, there is no describing it, you must have seen it to understand." The elf says with another sigh. "As for Tempani’s plan, she has harnessed the power of an Far Realm elder being, and is going to use its power to cast the most powerful chronomancy spell in existence. To stop all time..."
"And as the human poets once spoke of, as she stares into the void, does it not stare back at her? Ahmzael said something dark had twisted Tempani, causing her to act erratically. Is it not possible that this elder being has not harnessed Tempani and now rides her like a beast of burden? I fear we will need to speak with her directly, and if we must force our way past to make that happen we will do so.
I believe I was mistaken compatriots. It would appear a big stick will be the way to go."
Pinnacle takes a step forward before dropping into a combat stance. With his war pick in one hand, a whirring and sparking sound emits from his chest. With a few more sparks, flames begin to burn in a circle around him.
Pinnacle has decided that elf man and his angels are corrupted and is ready to kick things off. He will follow the lead of the rest of the group, but assuming that combat is actually joined, here is the initiative roll for me and ISD.
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"It seems the time for politicking is over." Bjorn says and readies Green Flame Blade and his Great Sword for the first enemy that attacks, or the first target of one of his peers)
(Initiative 20)
Real addesses Shinoh again "As you can see, my friends are not here to negotiate. Is it not obvious that this 'most powerful of all chronomancy spells' is a danger to us all? We must make our way to Tempani and stop this madness.". Real prepares to move past Shinoh: initiative if needed 10
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Iorythas simply raises his bow even as he looks to the rest of the group slowly. "Well it seems the speak softly option has been taken away. Let us hope we are not making a mistake by attacking them so quickly...."
Inititative: 23
Ralph’s ship begins to dance on its own in anticipation of what’s next. The creeping sensation crawls up his spine as the symbiotic tendril begins to flex and coil.
Initiative: 8
Arturan summons a tiny brass mechanical dragon in front of him using his eldritch cannon feature.
"Well Cedric it looks like I'll need to borrow your aid for the upcoming fight." Arturan tells his summoned ally.
"Hey if you guys stay close to him he will provide you cover."
Initiative:14
OOC: If you are within ten feet of my cannon you get half-cover.
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"I like the big stick approach better anyway..." Saralyssa says as she prepares for combat.
Initiative: 24
Other initiatives...
Real ... 18
Tyrkoris ... 10
Corrupted Deva1 ... 6
Corrupted Deva2 ... 21
Corrupted Deva3 ... 12
Corrupted Deva4 ... 13
Corrupted Deva5 ... 18
Shinoh ... 14
Real already rolled initiative and got a 19! See above
Lot's of stuff ...
Initiative order is...
saralyssa
Iorythas
Pinnacle
improved steel defender
Corrupted Deva2
Corrupted Deva4
Corrupted Deva5
Tyrkoris
real
Corrupted Deva3
bjorn
Arturan
Corrupted Deva1
Ralph
Shinoh
Initiative order is...
saralyssa, Iorythas, and Pinnacle can all take their turns.
Here is the map...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/14g82hr0nkygruh/EOT map 2.xlsx?dl=0
Fixed Real's initiative order. Sorry I missed the roll the first time through.
Saralyssa casts freezing sphere Doing 35 cold damage DC 20 Con save for half.
"Let's get into it. ISD, Attack with me."
Pinnacle rushes forward, bringing his warpick alight in fire as it swings down on the closest Deva. (Melee Attack with GFB targeting CA5. Pinnacle moves to the square directly west of CA5 for this attack).
Attack: 15 Piercing Damage: 8 Fire Damage: 14
If the attack hits, the fire leaps to Shinoh as well, dealing fire damage to the priest.
Fire Damage to Secondary Target: 22
As he moves forward, the Improved Steel Defender moves up with him. (Stopping just south of the square Pinnacle stops in.)
Pushing forward, the mechanical beast bites at the angelic figure.
Attack: 30 Force Damage: 14
Edit to add - Unless he is forced to move the ISD will use his reaction to use Deflect Attack on the first aggressor to make an attack roll against Pinnacle. That attack roll will be at disadvantage and the attacker will take 7 force damage. Interestingly, the ability write up does not designate that this has to be a melee attack, so any ranged or spell attack will trigger it as well.
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