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== Log Info ==
*Title: Vast Expectations, part 10
*Emitter: Whirlpool
*Characters: Paenitia, Faranmidahn, Jinks, Lysos, Edinaz
*Place: That time in the vast
*Time: Monday, March 21, 2022, 10:06 PM
*Summary: In the vast, the battle continues. Paenitia draws the vrocks down to the ground after Jinks uses a spell to send one there. Sir Faranmidahn dispatches the fallen demon-bird, and when the Vrock falls for Sister Paenitia's Broken Wing Gambit, everyone gets a strike in. Farland summons Azatas, who heal the group and disrupt the Vrocks casting a lightning ritual. Although, the celestials don't do it quickly enough, soon enough, and some strikes hit the ground. A Vrock flies by with a massive screech as an immense eye looks in on the scene, and then reaches in. A gold dragon battles the entity beyond the hole in the sky, as Faran and Edinaz are injured so badly they go down, despite the healing efforts of the celestials.</div>

==Previously==

''Farland, Av-de and the adventurers take cover in the nearby hill. This is only so effective, as the fliers above have a good view of them. Rather than wait, Paenitia leads the attack on the Vrocks, taking one out. Jinks manages to cast a spell that knocks another out of the sky, dropping it in the midst of the others. Lysos and Farland take cover, and Faran, Edinaz and Av-de get ready.''

''Farland dives to one side as the vrock falls to the ground with a wet thud and then proceeds to start a spell. He's summoning something.''

''Given the Celestial interspersed into it, he's probably going for 'angels'. One can hope, anyway, right? ''

''Three of the creatures, seeing the attack from Paenitia and others, quickly join together in an elaborate dance. Lightning begins to gather around them, arcing between their personages. Others spread out, flying individually and calling out to the others in their native, demonic tongues. It's painful to hear, to listen to. Others yet still flutter through the veil and others depart, unconcerned with this matter. It's almost like they've seen it before.''

''And then a great, baleful eye peers down upon you from above, as if a mammoth demon was staring down through the gap onto you.''

''It's... very large, yes. Worrying.''

''"...uh..," says Farland, "That's ... very ... large."''

''In the meantime, three others zip towards Paenitia's present form, raking her with their claws, biting at her with their beaks. Her armor does serve to protect her excellently, but the harm done is real.''

==Now==

"...WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?" says Av-De, eyes wide. 
 
He's frozen in place. Frozen in fear.

<pre><OOC> Paenitia says, "I'd like to have Ramirez land, drawing the Vrocks with me, and share my second Tactical,"
<OOC> Paenitia says, "which is 'Broken Wing Gambit'. it gives things a bonus to hit me,"
<OOC> Paenitia says, "and if they do, everything in threat range can AOO them"
<OOC> Paenitia says, "so I'd like to land near the melee folks"
<OOC> Jinks says, "Net bonus if +4 to hit, +3 to weapon damage rolls, +3 to saves vs Fear and Charm,"
<OOC> Jinks says, "+1 to reflex saves, +1 to dodge AC, +30' move (up to double base speed)."
GAME: Paenitia rolls weapon3: (7)+13+4: 25 (+3 from song and +1 from Haste)
GAME: Paenitia rolls damage3+3: aliased to 1d6+2+3: (5)+2+3: 10
<OOC> Paenitia says, "so I'm +2 hit/dam from the one I hit. Position so everyone can AOO it if it does. Thanks."</pre>

"Hola!" The Red Knight calls. 'Ruaaaaah!' Her ivory steed echoes. They wing over and turn and she brings up her lance, spearing one of the Vrocks as they go into a dive.

"Oh! I am hurt! I am hurt! Do not strike me, the pain, she is too great." Paenitia shouts.

She and brave Ramirez land amidst her friends, close enough they can back her up, near the melee fighters and away from the casters. She whispers quickly, "I do the dance so that one comes for me. Be ready to strike if I am hit."

Her message delivered, she continues to wave her shield around temptingly while Ramirez hops and helps play up the ruse.

<pre><OOC> Faranmidahn says, "so, where is paen and the vrock'n'rollers in relation to us?"
<OOC> Whirlpool says, "I presume that Paen came down as close to equidistant to all the group members as possible."
<OOC> Whirlpool says, "Without a map, it behooves me to be generous in positioning intent. :)"
<OOC> Faranmidahn says, "do i have enough room for a charge?, or are they still airborne/out of reach?"
<OOC> Whirlpool says, "They haven't gone yet, so yeah, out of reach :)"
<OOC> Whirlpool says, "You can delay until after them if you want."
<OOC> Jinks says, "There's one on the ground."
<OOC> Jinks says, "I Hold Monster'd-ed one guy last time."
<OOC> Whirlpool says, "Does that change what you want to do, Faran?"
<OOC> Faranmidahn says, "i'll... chance it. arcane strike as a swift on my lance, then charge him"
<OOC> Faranmidahn says, "so, arcane strike adds 2 damage, and turns the lance into a magic weapon for this round"
<OOC> Faranmidahn says, "so it's +4 o hit from jinx, +2 for the charge, and anything for him being prone/held/"
GAME: Faranmidahn rolls weapon15+2+4: (6)+8+2+4: 20
<OOC> Faranmidahn says, "because mounted charge doubles"
<OOC> Whirlpool says, "That's a hit due to it being prone and paralyzed. :)"
GAME: Faranmidahn rolls 1d6+2+1+3: (4)+2+1+3: 10 (+3 Inspiration)
GAME: Faranmidahn rolls 1d6+2+1+3: (5)+2+1+3: 11 (+3 Inspiration)</pre>

Seeing Paen's gambit, the eldritch Knight nods, though her attention turns toward the foe felled by the talented master Jinks.

Not willing to chance the creature coming to while the group is otherwise engaged, Faran uses her code of knocks, tugs and kicks to wheel Torrent to a new angle, slips her lance into the cradle and the duo charge with her fierce war chirp!

Along the way, even as she's aligning the tip of the lance, she focuses her mystical energies into the weapon in time for the ensorcelled shaft to soundly pierce the outsider's fel hide.

<pre>GAME: Lysos spends ONE use of TOUCH OF DESTINY.</pre>

With some deep breathing... and the protective veil of her invisibility.. Lysos manages to come down from her near panic attack, engaging the more rational part of her brain once again. She peeks around her cover, looking around at the situation.. and almost wishes she didn't. But before she can think any better of it, the tsuran hikes up her skirts, then moves with magically enhanced speed TOWARDS the fighting. In particular, where Ramirez has dropped from the skies. Thankfully, the invisibility reduces her chances of getting horse kicked by the feathered charger, and she reaches forth to briefly touch Jinks's knee just long enough to impart some magical clarity into the immediate future before pulling back.

<pre><OOC> Jinks says, "Gonna Greater Invis myself (standard), continue singing (free), and dismount (move)."
GAME: Jinks casts Greater Invisibility. Caster Level: 12 DC: 22
GAME: Jinks spends ONE use of BARDIC PERFORMANCE.</pre>

"...crap, crap, crap.." 
 
Farland's summon finishes, of course. Several angelic servitors appear, yes. With long silver hair, these elven warriors with their bows and arrows are the manifestation of *some* celestial order, that's for sure. 
 
They command the very wind themselves as they seek to buffet the flying Vrocks above and disrupt their efforts to bring down the ruin upon you. It seems to be working, at least.

<pre>GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+15: (14)+15: 29
<OOC> Whirlpool says, "Everyone may AOO the vrock that came down to smack Paenitia :)"
<OOC> Jinks lacks a melee and doesn't get Snap Shot until next level. >:C
GAME: Faranmidahn rolls weapon4+4: (4)+9+4: 17 (AOO)
<OOC> Jinks says, "I'll try and buand bump Fara's attack roll with my Swift."
GAME: Jinks casts Gallant Inspiration. Caster Level: 12 DC: 19
GAME: Jinks rolls 2d4: (3): 3
<OOC> Jinks says, "Oh, hey, I'm an idiot and Pae is correct."
<OOC> Jinks says, "Double-move on a mount is -4 and quadruple is -8. The wording on the feat is misleading."
GAME: Faranmidahn rolls 1d6+1+2+3: (5)+1+2+3: 11
GAME: Faranmidahn rolls 1d20+5+4: (6)+5+4: 15 (Torrent AOO)
GAME: Edinaz rolls 1d20+13: (5)+13: 18 (Edinaz AOO)
GAME: Lysos rolls don't have a melee weapon: (7)+0: 7
GAME: Paenitia rolls 1d20+9: (19)+9+4: 32 (Ramirez AOO)
GAME: Paenitia rolls 1d6+4: (6)+4+3: 10 (+3 Song)
<OOC> Paenitia says, "also, I have DR3/- and the next 2 points of damage after that on me are non-lethal"</pre>

Ramirez is well trained, he knows this dance, yes. An enemy will come for his mistress and the great ivory peacock-stallion will strike. It happens, he does, snapping his beak on the demonic avian and raking open a wound.

<pre>GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+13: (10)+13: 23
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+13: (11)+13: 24
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+13: (17)+13: 30
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 2d6+5: (7)+5: 12
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 2d6+5: (9)+5: 14
GAME: Whirlpool damaged you for 12 points. 56 HP remaining.</pre>

Some of the creatures chase after the 'falling' Paenitia. One of them slices into her, but then the gambit is revealed and after that Vrock is injured, the others divert into Faran and Edinaz. 
 
They encounter some success. 

<pre>GAME: Paenitia rolls reflex: (12)+7+1: 19 (+1 from Haste)
GAME: Faranmidahn rolls reflex+1: (3)+6+1: 10
GAME: Faranmidahn rolls 1d20+5+1: (17)+5+1: 23 (Torrent Reflex)
GAME: Jinks rolls Reflex+1: (18)+14+1: 33 (+6 from Lysos)
GAME: Lysos rolls reflex+1: (3)+6+1: 10
GAME: Edinaz rolls ref: (5)+2+1: 8
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 10d6: (32): 32
GAME: Whirlpool damaged you for 16 points. 40 HP remaining.
GAME: Whirlpool damaged your companion for 16 points. 45 HP remaining.</pre>

While the summoned Celestials, all too eager to fight the demons, have disrupted the odd dance above that was drawing the lightning into it, not enough of it could be disrupted. Weakened, yes, but not broken. The lightning rains down. The vrocks, of course, are immune to it ... but the rest of you are not. While some of you evade the worst of it, others are almost knocked off their feet by the force of the blasts which leaves small scorched craters in the earth where it strikes.

<pre><OOC> Jinks says, "And then I'll take my delayed turn after they finish acting, Whirl! Please and thanks. <3"
<OOC> Jinks says, "OK! So I will full attack the wounded Vrock with my bow."
<OOC> Jinks says, "I will pivot damage to the next Vrock if the first dies."
<OOC> Jinks says, "This will provoke AoOs."
<OOC> Jinks says, "PBS, Precise, Many Shot, Rapid Shot, Deadly Aim, and Haste attack."
GAME: Jinks rolls weapon11+1-2-2+1+3+1+6: (19)+18+1+-2+-2+1+3+1+6: 45
GAME: Jinks rolls weapon11+1-2-2+1+3+1+6: (5)+18+1+-2+-2+1+3+1+6: 31
GAME: Jinks rolls weapon11+1-2-2+1+3+1+6-5: (16)+18+1+-2+-2+1+3+1+6+-5: 37
GAME: Jinks rolls weapon11+1-2-2+1+3+1+6: (20)+18+1+-2+-2+1+3+1+6: 46 (THREAT)
GAME: Jinks rolls weapon11+1-2-2+1+3+1+6: (19)+18+1+-2+-2+1+3+1+6: 45 (Confirmed)
GAME: Jinks rolls 1d4+5+1+3+4: (1)+5+1+3+4: 14
GAME: Jinks rolls 1d4+5+1+3+4: (3)+5+1+3+4: 16
GAME: Jinks rolls 1d4+5+1+3+4: (3)+5+1+3+4: 16
GAME: Jinks rolls 1d4+5+1+3+4: (2)+5+1+3+4: 15
GAME: Jinks rolls 3d4+15+3+9+12: (5)+15+3+9+12: 44
<OOC> Jinks says, "Math on bow damage is d4 (widdle babby gnome shortbow)"
<OOC> Jinks says, "+3 enhance +2 str +1 precise +3 bardsong +4 deadly aim."
<OOC> Jinks says, "+3 bow will ignore magic, cold iron, and silver DR but not adamantine DR or alignment DR."
<OOC> Jinks says, "And whichever vrocks are threatening Pae/Ramirez also threaten me and get AoOs. So this'll suck. :D"
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+13: (7)+13: 20 (Vrock AOO)
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+13: (5)+13: 18 (Vrock AOO)
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+13: (6)+13: 19 (Vrock AOO)</pre>

The song still spilling out of his tiny form as the vrocks descend, Jinks can't help but get a little wide-eyed. He glances down at Lysos when he feels the Tsura woman's touch, smiling his thanks as his lips continue to move. Then the demons are all around. 

Squeezing his thighs, the gnome slides back to give himself a bit of room, sets two arrows onto the string, and plucks the bow to singing in counterpoint to his mouth's melody. The barrage is rapid and the arrows tiny, making it quite difficult to follow the missiles through the air. One vrock crumples, choking on its own blood and holding the needle's fletching sticking from its throat. A second reels, trying to grab the missile that's disappeared entirely into its chest. 

Demonic claws snatch in, grabbing and clawing, but the buffeting of noble Ramirez's wings keeps the attacks at bay.

<pre>GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+15: (8)+15: 23
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+15: (3)+15: 18
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+10: (3)+10: 13</pre>

Av-de's arrows pepper one of the vrocks but to little impact. It seems his aim was not true enough this go around. 
 
Well, except for one, anyway.

Meanwhile, the great eye above you vanishes from view. A moment later, a hand reaches through the rift. Then another. It's grabbing both ends of it and tearing it open. Tearing reality open with its bare hands. 
 
NOTHING WILL ESCAPE. 
 
You don't exactly hear it. You absolutely *feel* the words.

<pre><OOC> Paenitia says, "I and Ramirez would like to full attack something."
<OOC> Paenitia says, "Broken Wing Gambit whatever we do attack"
<OOC> Paenitia says, "okay, PA, so a -2, and jinks' bonuses"
GAME: Paenitia rolls weapon3+4-2: (14)+13+4+-2: 29
GAME: Paenitia rolls weapon3+4-2-5: (16)+13+4+-2+-5: 26
GAME: Paenitia rolls weapon3+4-2: (16)+13+4+-2: 31 (Haste Attack)
<OOC> Paenitia says, "damages for them"
GAME: Paenitia rolls damage3+4+3: aliased to 1d6+2+4: (2)+2+4: 11
GAME: Paenitia rolls damage3+4+3: aliased to 1d6+2+4: (6)+2+4: 15
GAME: Paenitia rolls damage3+4+3: aliased to 1d6+2+4: (3)+2+4: 12
GAME: Paenitia rolls 1d20+9+4: (17)+9+4: 30 (Ramirez Beak)
GAME: Paenitia rolls 1d20+9+4: (1)+9+4: 14 (EPIC FAIL) (Ramirez Claw)
GAME: Paenitia rolls 1d20+9+4: (18)+9+4: 31 (Ramirez Claw)
GAME: Paenitia rolls 1d20+9+4: (18)+9+4: 31 (Ramirez Beak Haste)
GAME: Paenitia rolls 1d6+4+3: (1)+4+3: 8
GAME: Paenitia rolls 1d4+4+3: (4)+4+3: 11
GAME: Paenitia rolls 1d6+4+3: (3)+4+3: 10</pre>

"I have the injury. See these weak strikes." The woman in the smiling man's mask laughs as she stabs at the Vrock. Can demon birds interpret context from emotion, understand that she's more amused than afraid. Her laughter might sound like panic, after all.

The little knight stabs, stabs, and stabs again. Each hit meeting great resistance, but still poking into the beast.

Her brave steed, not to be outdone, caws and claws, one hitting, one missing. He snaps his beak, catching the Vrock's head in it's pincer-like grip, and he chews. It's a tough nut to crack, however, too tough, and his efforts do not draw blood.

The events transpiring above do not escape her notice. "They eye is gone but the hands remain. Give the word, I will poke the giant!"

She has found her windmill.

<pre>GAME: Edinaz rolls 1d20+15-2+3+1: (19)+15+-2+3+1: 36 (THREAT)
GAME: Edinaz rolls 1d20+15+2: (5)+15+2: 22 (Not Confirmed)
GAME: Edinaz rolls 1d20+15+2: (13)+15+2: 30
GAME: Edinaz rolls 1d20+10+2: (15)+10+2: 27
GAME: Edinaz rolls 1d20+14+2: (8)+14+2: 24
GAME: Edinaz rolls 1d20+9+2: (7)+9+2: 18
GAME: Edinaz rolls 1d8+6+3: (4)+6+3: 13
GAME: Edinaz rolls 1d8+9: (8)+9: 17
GAME: Edinaz rolls 1d8+9: (3)+9: 12"
GAME: Edinaz rolls 1d6+9: (2)+9: 11</pre>

Edinaz unleashes a flurry of cut-thrust-cut combinations at one of the vulture-demons, opening up it's hide in a number of places. Teeth bared, he keeps poking, cutting, poking, cutting.

<pre><OOC> Faranmidahn says, "so, my target's still alive?"
<OOC> Faranmidahn says, "he's not moving yet is he?"
<OOC> Jinks says, "It would've had a Will save on its turn to break the spell. But it's a full round action."
<OOC> Jinks says, "If it failed the save it'd still be held."
<OOC> Jinks says, "If you're attacking a helpless target as a full round action you can coup de grace."
<OOC> Jinks says, "Auto-hit/auto-crit and it has to make a fort save or die from damage regardless of remaining HP."
<OOC> Jinks says, "And it's an auto-hit, for future reference. And auto-crit."
GAME: Faranmidahn rolls weapon4+4: (11)+9+4: 24
GAME: Faranmidahn rolls 1d6+1+2+3: (1)+1+2+3: 7
GAME: Faranmidahn rolls 1d6+1+2+3: (1)+1+2+3: 7
GAME: Faranmidahn rolls 1d6+1+2+3: (2)+1+2+3: 8
<OOC> Faranmidahn says, "22 dmg total"
<OOC> Jinks says, "Fort save DC is 10+22 (damage dealt)= 32. Since I have the page open right now. ;)"
<OOC> Jinks says, "Oh, so 22, since DR would eat 10 of that. :("
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+13: (5)+13: 18 (vs DC 22)
<OOC> Faranmidahn says, "another vrock was close enough to slap on me, too. coup de grace provokes, he gets a swing"
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+13: (11)+13: 24
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 2d6+5: (6)+5: 11
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 |     Name      |  CHP (T) |  HP  |
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 | Edinaz........|   50     |  82  |
 | Faranmidahn...|   -1     |  56  |
 | (C) Torrent...|   17     |  33  |
 | Jinks.........|   60     |  76  |
 | Lysos.........|   12     |  44  |
 | Paenitia......|   40     |  97  |
 | (C) Ramirez...|   45     |  67  |
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</pre>

The rake of claws draws less a cry from the Eldritch Knight of Spiders, than does the bolt of fearsome lightning that follows, leaving her scorched and arcing astride the twitching form of her smouldering partner.

Shaking her head, the albino regains her clarity of intent, focusing her will, her magic, into the tip of her lance, knowing the risks, she dares...

...because she must...

She plunges the shaft deep into the heart of the hellspawn, slipping between neck and clavicle to cleave through the fel heart within.

The gamble comes with another fel blow from one of the infernal travellers that tears the lucht from the saddle, her armour shorn through as the flesh beneath.

Unmoving, caked in gore, Sir Faranmidahn Waywalker, Knight of the Purple Rose has felled her last, with her voluminous hair settling like a death shroud over her form.

<pre>GAME: Whirlpool rolls 3d8+6: (20)+6: 26 (Azatas Farland summoned have Cure Serious Wounds)
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 3d8+6: (19)+6: 25 (Azatas Farland summoned have Cure Serious Wounds)
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 3d8+6: (12)+6: 18 (Azatas Farland summoned have Cure Serious Wounds)
GAME: Whirlpool damaged you for -50 points. 65 HP remaining.
      3 nonlethal damage healed. 0 nonlethal total.
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+13: (1)+13: 14 (EPIC FAIL)</pre>

The Azatas have work to do. The three of them, still relatively sized to the lot of you, move over you. Lysos is missed since she's invisible, but Paenitia, Edinaz and Faran are all healed. Farland seemed to weather the lightning well enough, and Av-de was hit by a bolt that seemed to do nothing to him. 
 
Perhaps he's got a bit of resistance to it himself? Could be one of the magical items he's wearing, too. 
 
In any event, some of the worst of the harm inflicted by the claws and beaks of the creatures and their lightning is reversed.

In the meantime, Farland has cast another spell, himself, and he reaches out with his hand towards one of the flying demons in attempt to do ... something. Whatever it was didn't work and he makes a frustrated sound.

<pre>GAME: Faranmidahn rolls 1d20+6: (10)+6: 16 (Torrent Fort Save - Fail)
GAME: Edinaz rolls fort: (18)+8: 26 (Success)
GAME: Jinks rolls Fortitude: (10)+8: 18 (Fail)
GAME: Paenitia rolls fortitude: (6)+10: 16 (Fail)
GAME: Faranmidahn rolls fortitude: (4)+9: 13 (Fail)
GAME: Lysos rolls fortitude: (9)+4: 13 (Fail - Stunned)
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d8: (4): 4
GAME: Whirlpool damaged you for 4 points. 61 HP remaining.
GAME: Whirlpool damaged your companion for 4 points. 41 HP remaining.
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+12: (7)+12: 19
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+12: (20)+12: 32
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+12: (13)+12: 25
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+13: (20)+13: 33
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+13: (20)+13: 33
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 2d6+5: (9)+5: 14
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 4d6+10: (14)+10: 24
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 2d6+10: (7)+10: 17</pre>

Things take a turn for the worst quickly. One of them lets out a screech as it wings by. It's painful. That sound, unholy and abominable, is powerful and blasphemous enough to make most anyone stop what they're doing and clutch their head and ears. It's what happens to Av-de and Farland both, as well as Paenitia, Jinks, and Faran. 
 
Another wings by as well, expelling some kind of horrible, thick green vapor that sets spores to growing in their skin, vines starting to erupt through them in tiny bristles. 
 
A last one slams into Edinaz, tail and claws and beak ripping into the warrior. 
 
You've made progress, but the tide may be turning... 
 
... the hole in the sky is getting bigger, too, as a great, hand reaches through before .. *something* seems to slam into it. You catch a glimpse of gold scale and a roar. A familiar roar, in some ways, perhaps. A dragon. 
 
A massive gold dragon. The battle on the other side of that hole has a dragon in it, and it seems to now be in the mix against the great demon.

<pre><OOC> Edinaz will +rage, and full attack the rat-bastard vrock that double-crit him :)
GAME: Edinaz RAGES!, gaining +2 to melee attack/damage/Will saves and 16 temporary HP
GAME: Edinaz rolls 1d20+18-2: (19)+18+-2: 35 (THREAT)
GAME: Edinaz rolls 1d20+18-2: (17)+18+-2: 33 (Confirmed)
GAME: Edinaz rolls 1d20+18-2: (5)+18+-2: 21
GAME: Edinaz rolls 1d20+13-2: (7)+13+-2: 18
GAME: Edinaz rolls 1d20+17-2: (1)+17+-2: 16 (EPIC FAIL)
GAME: Edinaz rolls 1d20+12-2: (14)+12+-2: 24
GAME: Edinaz rolls 2d8+16: (6)+16: 22
GAME: Edinaz rolls 1d6+8: (2)+8: 10</pre>

Edinaz reels from the vrock's assault, bleeding hard from multiple wounds. He yells, and his tattoos glow silver, even as he swings wild to ward it too. Finally, he gets his footing and steps down, extending his longsword at the same time, thrusting it deep into the vrock's shoulder. It's pretty, at least.

<pre>GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d4: (2): 2
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d4: (4): 4
GAME: Whirlpool damaged you for -4 points. 65 HP remaining.
GAME: Whirlpool damaged your companion for -4 points. 45 HP remaining.</pre>

Lysos is caught between her body wanting to keep jolting from the electrical storm and her body not wanting to move because of the stunning screech. She drools a bit. Thankfully she's invisible, so nobody can see it.

<pre>GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+13: (9)+13: 22
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+13: (11)+13: 24
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 3d8+6: (13)+6: 19 (Azata's heals)
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 3d8+6: (5)+6: 11 (Azata's heals)
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 3d8+6: (12)+6: 18 (Azata's heals)
GAME: Whirlpool damaged you for -18 points. 83 HP remaining.
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+13: (18)+13: 31
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+13: (5)+13: 18
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+13: (3)+13: 16
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 2d6+5: (5)+5: 10
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 2d6+5: (9)+5: 14
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1D8+5: (4)+1D8+5: 9
GAME: Whirlpool damaged you for 9 points. 74 HP remaining.
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+13: (7)+13: 20
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d20+13: (20)+13: 33
GAME: Whirlpool rolls 1d6+5: (2)+5: 7
<OOC> Whirlpool says, "Ed is down."</pre>

Edinaz is getting bent over and vrocked without his consent here.

It's a nasty combat. Despite the Azatas' efforts to heal, the party is going down.

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==OOC==

''next round''
<br><OOC> Whirlpool says, "Paen is hit but I think doesn't get to AOO until the top of next round"

''Iron Pae''
<br><OOC> Paenitia says, "I very much want to Iron Man it, fly up to the hole in the sky and stab the hand"
<br><OOC> Paenitia says, "will make not to self for next scene"
<br><OOC> Edinaz grins.
<br><OOC> Edinaz will go all UFC JUST BLEED guy ;)
<br><OOC> Paenitia says, "heeee"
<br><OOC> Paenitia says, "well the fun things about Halflings is, everything is 'bigger' and 'how much' doesn't register in their brains."
<br><OOC> Faranmidahn says, "hehe"
<br><OOC> Paenitia says, "Feeeaaaarrrrlessssss!"
<br><OOC> Whirlpool says, "PAEN IS IRON MAN"
<br><OOC> Edinaz says, "Do do do do doo, do do do do do do do do do do."
<br><OOC> Paenitia is your cast iron speedbump, yes she is. :)

<pre> ===================== Current Initiative Order - Round 5 =====================
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     22   Av-de            1  
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     21   Paenitia         1  
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     12   Edinaz           1  Raging (2 rnd active)                        
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     12   Faranmidahn      1  
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     11   Lysos            1  
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     8    Farland          1  
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  >> 8    Horrible Time L  1   <<
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     7    Jinks            1  
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 ==============================================================================</pre>

''Av-de''
<br><OOC> Jinks says, "Someone needs to jump on the back of the Centaur and go "It's over I Av-De higher ground!""
<br><OOC> Faranmidahn can't cheat on Torrent.

''Broken Wing Gambit''
<br><OOC> Whirlpool says, "Does the broken-wing gambit only work once per turn, Paen?"
<br><OOC> Paenitia says, "it says: "... free action to grant that opponent a +2 bonus on attack and damage rolls against you until the end of your next turn or until your opponent attacks you, whichever happens first. If that opponent attacks you with this bonus, it provokes attacks of opportunity from your allies who have this feat. ""
<br><OOC> Paenitia says, "so... I.. am not sure, I'd say +2 on all attacks it makes against me, unless it doesn't attack before the end of my next turn"
<br><OOC> Whirlpool says, "So it only works against one specific monster, though, right?"
<br><OOC> Whirlpool isn't super familiar with this one, so I want to clarify and make sure that any other attackers woudln't trigger it.
<br><OOC> Paenitia says, "yes, the one I attacked, that's why I had to hit"
<br><OOC> Paenitia says, "full text is: : Whenever you make a melee attack and hit your opponent, you can use a free action to grant that opponent a +2 bonus on attack and damage rolls against you until the end of your next turn or until your opponent attacks you, whichever happens first. If that opponent attacks you with this bonus, it provokes attacks of opportunity from your allies who have this feat."
<br><OOC> Paenitia says, "other attackers wouldn't trigger or get it, right"

''Windmills'
<br><OOC> Paenitia says, "I and Ramirez would like to full attack something."
<br><OOC> Paenitia says, "Broken Wing Gambit whatever we do attack, and then ask the others about... oh... challenging the eye in the sky and flying up to try stabbing at it next round."
<br><OOC> Paenitia says, "is there a Vrock nearby?"
<br><OOC> Jinks says, "'... I've found my windmill.'"
<br><OOC> Whirlpool says, "The eye is gone, but there are hands! And yes :)"
<br><OOC> Paenitia says, "will give it such a poke! "I'll shove my lance up under a fingernail. Bamboo shoots torture the thing. NEXT ROUND.""
<br><OOC> Jinks says, "aaaaugh"